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BULLETIN 25 September 6 am

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# Deputy president Mashatile urges South Africans to participate in the national dialogue
# The Activists and Citizens Forum welcomes the exposure of police leaders at the Madlanga Commission
# And, the Kremlin rejects Trump’s claims on the war in Ukraine

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged South Africans to engage in the national dialogue process, saying this is part of addressing the deeply ingrained social and economic difficulties the country faces. He delivered the keynote address at the main Heritage Day celebrations in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, on Wednesday. This year’s theme is Reimagine Our Heritage Institutions for a New Era. Mashatile says the national dialogue is an opportunity for all citizens to confront uncomfortable truths and reimagine a shared future:

Mashatile also says deliberate steps must be taken to fast-track transformational imperatives and address the urgent need to restore the dignity of the African people. Mashatile has emphasised the importance of leveraging heritage as a foundation for building a dynamic, socially responsive, technologically innovative, and economically inclusive future:

# RISE Mzansi says South Africa cannot build a united nation while grappling with weak leadership, organised crime, gender-based violence, hunger, unemployment, and failing municipalities. RISE Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi, argues that despite the country’s rich diversity and heritage, the nation remains undermined by a deepening polycrisis. Zibi calls for visionary leadership, accountability, tackling corruption, ending systemic racism, resourcing the justice system, and promoting education and sport. He emphasised that real nation-building requires action beyond symbolic gestures.

# The Activists and Citizens Forum says evidence by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has laid bare political interference in the police. Former Police ministers Nathi Mthetwa, Bheki Cele, and current Senzo Mchunu were implicated in damning testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the revelations confirm long-held concerns about corruption and political meddling, warning that more explosive testimony is still to come:

# The Kremlin rejected the central arguments for U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetorical U-turn on the war in Ukraine, as nationalists and political insiders reacted with a mixture of defiance and mockery. Trump yesterday said he believed Ukraine could retake all its land controlled by Russia and that Kyiv should act now with Moscow facing “big” economic problems. The Kremlin countered that the Russian economy was stable, despite problems in some sectors caused by sanctions, and that Russian forces’ slow advance in Ukraine was part of a deliberate strategy rather than a sign of weakness.

# Tennis: Jannik Sinner has been making changes to his game ahead of his first appearance since losing the US Open final to Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian failed to defend his title in New York this month after Alcaraz beat him in four sets and snatched back the world number one ranking. The four-time Grand Slam champion is returning to action in Beijing and says he will try out the adjustments to his game at the China Open. Alcaraz will not defend his crown and is instead playing in Japan this week.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-32-cents and the euro at 20-rand-35-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-30-cents and Bitcoin trades at 113-thousand-396-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-741-dollars-45-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 68-dollars-23-cents a barrel.

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