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BULLETIN 9 September 7 am

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# The recommendations by the Madlanga Commission will not be binding
# Nearly 80-million-rand was spent on the deportation of illegal immigrants in 2024/2025
# And, nineteen are killed in protests over a social media ban in Nepal

# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry says its recommendations will not be binding and will serve only as guidance to president Cyril Ramaphosa. The commission has been tasked with investigating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations of criminality, political interference, and corruption in policing. He will be the first witness to testify when the hearings begin next Wednesday in Pretoria. The commission’s evidence leader, advocate Matthew Chaskalson, says they hope Ramaphosa will act on their recommendations:

# The DA says the new Codes of Good Practice on Dismissal must be implemented without delay. The code provides comprehensive and practical guidelines to employers, employees, and trade unions. This includes matters related to misconduct, incapacity, and operational requirements, for example, retrenchments, under the Labour Relations Act. The DA’s Michael Bagraim says to ensure full implementation, the party will conduct oversight visits to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration offices:

# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that nearly 80-million-rand has been spent in the 2024/2025 financial year, on the deportation of illegal immigrants. He revealed this in a written Parliamentary question by the Patriotic Alliance. The department has deported more than 51-thousand illegal immigrants since the government of national unity took office just over a year ago. Minister Schreiber says in the 2022/2023 financial year, more than 32-million-rand was spent, while over 67-million-rand was spent in the 2023/2024, to deport illegal immigrants.

# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has urged Western Cape communities to work with police in combating escalating gang violence. Speaking in Cape Town, Cachalia called on law enforcement to intensify efforts against evolving crime patterns. Cachalia emphasised that organised crime is driving the violence, warning that the state must deploy all available resources to confront it. He stressed that community involvement remains vital in strengthening the fight against crime:

# At least 19 people have been killed during protests in Nepal following clashes with police over a government ban on online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X. About 145 people were injured, including 28 police officers. The demonstrators, describing themselves as Generation Z, say the ban is censorship to control content that is critical of the government and punish opponents. The government says social media networks have repeatedly been given notices to register their companies officially in the country, but have failed to do so.

Tennis: Newly-crowned US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz says a career Grand Slam is his main objective after clinching his sixth Grand Slam title on Sunday. He replaced his main rival, Italian Jannik Sinner, in the number one world ranking and would become the youngest man to win all four majors if he is victorious in the Australian Open in January. Twenty-two-year-old Alcaraz had never made it past the quarterfinals in Melbourne. His famous compatriot, Rafael Nadal, was 24 when he achieved the feat in 2010.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-48-cents and the euro at 20-rand-57-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-69-cents and Bitcoin trades at 111-thousand-349-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-644-dollars-19-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 66-dollars a barrel.

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