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BULLETIN 20 November 6 am

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In this bulletin:

# The DA opposes State-Owned Enterprise Bill
# The Basic Education Department may not publish the matric results
# And rugby: The Springboks are determined to finish the year on a positive note

# The DA has called for the withdrawal of the State-Owned Enterprise Bill, warning it could enable a return to state capture. Spokesperson Darren Bergman criticised the ANC’s push to centralise SOEs under a single holding company, calling it unwieldy and risky. He emphasised that the DA supports decentralisation, increased oversight, and private sector participation to ensure efficiency and sustainability:

# The Information Regulator has prohibited the Department of Basic Education from publishing this year’s National Senior Certificate exam results on public forums including newspapers. The regulator found that the department violated the Protection of Personal Information Act by publishing matriculants’ details. It says the department failed to obtain consent to publish matric results from learners or their parents who sat for the 2023 exams. The regulator adds that no legal justification exists for the department to continue publishing matric results.

# The Gauteng government has outlined strict regulations for foreign nationals seeking to run a spaza shop. Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile emphasised a valid Home Affairs permit and compliance with employment laws. The measures aim to ensure legal operations and enhance regulation in the township economy. He warned locals against registering businesses for foreign nationals and emphasised the need for accurate compliance data:

# The High Court in Pretoria has postponed the legal battle over the standoff between police and illegal miners at the abandoned Stilfontein mine, in North West, until tomorrow. The Society for the Protection of Our Constitution is asking the court to end the police blockade and ensure the miners’ safety. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe insists the miners are not trapped underground but are avoiding arrest:

# Russia’s central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, says the country is battling to avoid chronic inflation. Prices have accelerated rapidly since the country launched its military offensive on Ukraine because of the huge sums Moscow is spending on the campaign. Inflation was at 8.5-percent on an annual basis in October, more than double the state’s official four-percent target. The bank has raised interest rates to 21-percent, their highest in over two decades, in a bid to bring down the pace of price increases.

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says they are determined to finish the year on a positive note when they face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. He has made seven changes to the team that beat England, with Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse, the 36th set of Springbok brothers, paired at halfback. Cameron Hanekom is set to become the 12th Bok to make his Test debut this season. Erasmus says the squad is a good mix of experience and youth, which is crucial as they look to maintain some consistency in selection.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-94-cents and the euro at 19-rand-11-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-87-cents and Bitcoin trades at 92-thousand-137-dollar-30-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-634-dollars a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 73-dollars-35-cents a barrel.

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