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BULLETIN 1 September 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# The SACP removes Gwede Mantashe as a member of its Central Committee
# COPE condemns minister Cachalia over interference in the political killings dockets
# And rugby: The Springbok Women are through to their first-ever World Cup quarterfinal

# The South African Communist Party has removed ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe from its central committee, the highest decision-making body between conferences. The decision comes as the SACP prepares to contest the 2026 local government elections independently, a step that has unsettled its long-standing ally, the ANC. The SACP’s first deputy general secretary, Madala Masuku, says they understand Mantashe has his hands full as a minister and his duties within the ANC:

# The Congress of the People has strongly condemned acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia for accusing National Police commissioner Fannie Masemola of interfering on 121 political killings dockets. COPE acting general-secretary, Erick Mohlapamaswi says Cachalia’s demands for reports and delays overstep ministerial authority and interferes with SAPS operational independence. Mohlapamaswi insists that investigations must continue without political pressure, even as the Madlanga Commission conducts its inquiry. He urges Cachalia to respect Masemola’s mandate.

# Public Works and Infrastructure deputy minister, Sihle Zikalala, has issued eviction notices to over a hundred illegal occupants who have hijacked state properties in Cape Town. Two properties in Goodwood and Khayelitsha meant for use by the police have been stolen and are illegally occupied. This is part of Operation Bring Back, a nationwide campaign to recover, stolen, hijacked, and illegally occupied state properties. Zikalala says they are seeing a strong element of poor management of state assets:

# The Joburg Crisis Alliance Summit has committed to support the Presidential Working Group in addressing the city’s financial and service delivery challenges ahead of the G20 Presidency. President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed the Group to stabilise finances and improve governance. Speaking at the summit, the Presidency’s Sikhulekile Duma said the city is in a financial crisis, stating that residents deserve transparency and stronger leadership:

# Indian prime minister Narendra Modi described his long-awaited meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping as fruitful. The two met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin on Sunday. India and China face stiff US tariffs under president Donald Trump’s global trade war, as well as Western scrutiny over their relationships with Russia. Modi, who is in China for the first time in seven years, says India is committed to taking their countries’ relations forward based on mutual trust and respect.

# Rugby: The Springbok Women recorded a 29-24 bonus-point victory over Italy in York, England, to qualify for the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. South Africa scored five tries through Aseza Hele, Nadine Roos, Ayanda Malinga, Sizophila Solontsi, and Sinazo Mcatshulwa, as they claimed their second win in Pool D. They thrashed Brazil 66-6 in their opening match of the tournament. The Bok Women’s coach, Swys de Bruin, says this win is special:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-64-cents and the euro at 20-rand-62-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-83-cents and Bitcoin trades at 108-thousand-86-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-440-dollars-30-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 66-dollars-97-cents a barrel.

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