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BULLETIN 20 June 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# A faith institute hopes the new government will bring better energy and climate governance
# TLU SA says South Africans need to be honest about the consequences of the ANC’s policy environment
# And Julius Malema wants to know why the rifle owner has not been charged

# The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute says it hopes the government of national unity will bring better energy and climate governance to the country. SAFCEI’s Francesca de Gasparis says the environment institute wants to see accessible and affordable electricity, with the lights on every day, and available to all South Africans:

# The TLU SA says South Africans need to start being honest about the consequences of the ANC’s policy environment. The agricultural organisation’s CEO, Bennie van Zyl, says over the past thirty years, the country’s capabilities have deteriorated. Van Zyl is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to stop cadre deployment and eradicate corruption at all levels:

# EFF leader Julius Malema has questioned why the registered owner of the alleged rifle used at the EFF’s fifth anniversary hasn’t been charged. Testifying at East London Regional Court, Malema noted that Joint Operation Centre stakeholders were present in the event and didn’t arrest him after the incident, despite their mandate to eliminate threats. He reiterated his innocence, arguing that he posed no threat during the event:

# Cricket: Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand’s white-ball teams, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup. Williamson has turned down a central contract for the 2024-25 season, relinquishing the captaincy of the T20 and ODI teams. He will still, however, play international cricket. The decision leaves the 33-year-old star batsman able to accept offers to play in lucrative overseas competitions.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-94-cents and the euro at 19-rand-28-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-82-cents and Bitcoin trades at 65-thousand-107-dollars-81-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-334-dollars-33-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 85-dollars-4-cents a barrel.

# And finally, some 882 people crossed the English Channel on Tuesday, which is the highest number on a single day so far this year. The new figure, revealed by the Home Office, tops the previous 2024 record of 711. The number of arrivals by small boats in 2024 now stands at a provisional total of 12-thousand-313, which is 18-percent higher than the total at the equivalent point last year. Some 81-thousand-677 people have made the journey since the government in April 2022 struck the stalled deal to send migrants to Rwanda.

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