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BULLETIN 10 June 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# RISE Mzansi deliberates on the ANC’s government of national unity proposal
# The Hawks are reportedly set to arrest more prominent ANC members
# And tennis: Alcaraz wins his first French Open title

# RISE Mzansi says it will listen to and speak with several political parties and take part in the national dialogue related to the ANC’s proposal for a government of national unity. The party has established a negotiating team led by Makashule Gana. RISE Mzansi’s national spokesperson, Gugu Ndima, says failure to elect a speaker of the National Assembly and a president within the constitutionally mandated 14 days may become an unprecedented crisis:

# The Hawks are reportedly set to arrest more top ANC officials. Last week, former Sports, Arts and Culture minister Zizi Kodwa made his first court appearance on corruption charges, related to 1.6-million-rand bribes. He is currently out on 30-thousand-rand bail. Around 90 ANC members are reported to be implicated in the State Capture Commission report, including ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe, and first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri told City Press that they do not know of any impending arrests of its leaders. 

# Western Cape MEC of Community Safety and Police Oversight, Reagen Allen, has condemned the killing of four people including three children in Khayelitsha. An unknown gunman entered a barber shop on Saturday and opened fire on the occupants of the premises. Two children, aged eleven and 12, and one 30-year-old, died on the scene while three minors were wounded. A five-year-old boy later succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning. Allen says the police should employ every ounce of their intelligence to find the suspects:

# The DA in Gauteng calls for an immediate independent forensic investigation into the Gauteng Partnership Fund. It dates back to deputy president Paul Mashatile’s tenure as MEC of Human Settlements. Reports highlight untransparent board appointments, questionable payments to a law firm linked to Mashatile, and irregularities in fund-raising. DA Gauteng spokesperson for Human Settlements Mervyn Cirota says allegations include eight-million-rand paid to attorneys without a contract and dubious loans to Mashatile’s son-in-law. Cirota urges the new Gauteng administration to involve the Special Investigating Unit.

# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, is attending the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, today. The two-day meeting, chaired by Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, aims for consensus on statements and models. In addition, the meeting will see the expanded Foreign Ministers’ meeting to which Russia has invited 15 countries. Pandor will engage in bilateral discussions with BRICS and partner country counterparts during her visit.

# Tennis: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev to win his first French Open title and third Grand Slam. The 21-year-old outlasted the German, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, to become the youngest player to win a men’s major singles title on all three surfaces, grass, hard and clay. Alcaraz, who arrived in Paris having not competed for three weeks due to a right arm injury, ranks his French Open title as his proudest Grand Slam win so far:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-88-cents and the euro at 20-rand-34-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-2-cents and Bitcoin trades at 69-thousand-667-dollars-60-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-298-dollars-83-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 79-dollars-74-cents a barrel.

Stay tuned for more news………….