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BULLETIN27 August 7 am

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In this bulletin:

# Mmusi Maimane says BOSA’s election campaign is organised and people-centred
# Donald Trump believes Iran’s Supreme Leader is not dead
# And finally, the iconic star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tim Curry, has died

# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says the party’s election campaign is streamlined, professionally organised and offers voters credible candidates across the country. BOSA will contest 24 municipalities across five provinces in the November local government elections, fielding 794 candidates. Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Cape Town and Mangaung make up the bulk of its candidate lists. Maimane says BOSA prides itself on adopting methods that ensure citizens are put first:

# The Electoral Court has found the GOOD Party breached the Political Funding Act over an undisclosed 900-thousand-rand campaign donation. The party failed to disclose the donation to buy T-shirts and party regalia ahead of the 2021 municipal elections. The court has ordered the GOOD Party to pay 50-thousand-rand for contravening section 9 of the Act. The party and secretary-general Brett Herron, as accounting officer, have also been ordered to pay an administrative penalty of 40-thousand-rand for contravening section 12 of the Act, which deals with accounting for political party income.

# Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala says some discussions he had with KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi contributed to his arrest. Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that former Police minister Bheki Cele had attempted to arrange a meeting between him and Mkhwanazi. Addressing evidence leader Alida Hassim, Matlala declined to disclose details of their discussions linked to suspended deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya saying they form part of his legal case:

# US president Donald Trump says he does not believe Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is dead. The son of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was selected to be Iran’s new leader after his father was killed during US strikes in February. The younger Khamenei has not been seen in public since. Reports suggest he could be deceased or brain-dead. In an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck, Trump says Khamenei was very seriously wounded in the strikes that killed his father:

# Tennis: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka has received a late wildcard into the US Open men’s singles main draw. The 41-year-old Swiss, who will retire at the end of the year, was initially not given a wildcard after not entering qualifying. The United States Tennis Association received some criticism for this decision. However, American wildcard Patrick Kypson has withdrawn with an injury, resulting in Wawrinka, the 2016 champion, being offered a place in the main draw. The US Open gets underway on Sunday at Flushing Meadows.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 15-rand-95-cents and the euro at 18-rand-59-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-67-cents and Bitcoin trades at 78-thousand-735-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-624-dollars-17-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 88-dollars-96-cents a barrel.

# And finally, actor Tim Curry, best known for his performances in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, and the TV miniseries It, has died at the age of 80. He passed away at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. His other films included Annie, The Hunt for Red October, Home Alone 2, and Scary Movie 2. Curry’s longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz says his greatest legacies were his curious, expansive mind and generous, gentle heart, both of which remained open and filled with anticipation until his final breath.

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