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BULLETIN 10 May 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# The government says the resettlement of South Africans to the USA is entirely politically motivated
# AfriForum vows to resist the ANC’s policies despite the ongoing treason probe
# And, Donald Trump signals 80% might be where tariffs on China could be

# The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation says the resettlement of South Africans to the United States under the guise of being refugees is entirely politically motivated. The United States has commenced with processing alleged refugees from South Africa and will begin resettling these citizens in the United States. The ministry’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri says it is not clear how the principle of non-refoulement will be applied in relation to these citizens once they are resettled:

AfriForum has meanwhile dismissed the Hawks’ ongoing investigation into alleged treason as an attempt to intimidate and silence those who oppose the ANC. The probe follows charges laid earlier this year, linked to AfriForum and Solidarity’s international engagements. They vowed to keep opposing the ANC’s policies and human rights violations. AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel says working with international leaders like US president Donald Trump is not treason, but their democratic right:

# Former Defence minister and National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has appointed a new legal team in her corruption case. She appeared in the High Court in Pretoria yesterday, where her former lawyer, Reginald Willis, withdrew from the case. Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of receiving over two-million-rand in bribes from businesswoman Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu between 2016 and 2019. The case has been postponed to 20 June, while she remains out on 50-thousand-rand bail.

# US President Donald Trump has signaled that he could lower tariffs on Chinese imports, as the rival superpowers prepare for trade talks over the weekend. He wrote on his Truth Social platform that 80-percent seems right. This would bring them down from 145-percent, with cumulative duties on some goods reaching a staggering 245-percent. He added that it was up to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will confer with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend in Geneva, to try to cool the conflict roiling international markets.

# And finally some cricket news: Players and support staff started leaving India after yesterday’s announcement the Indian Premier League was suspended for a week. This followed the escalating conflict on the border between India and Pakistan. India’s governing body, the BCCI, says all stakeholders agreed unanimously it was not appropriate for the IPL to continue in the current environment. The CEO of the South African Cricketers’ Association, Andrew Breetzke, also said they are in direct contact with the South African players in the IPL and offered them any support they need.

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