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BULLETIN 22 September 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# The N3 Toll Route has been reopened after extensive snow disruptions
# The GOOD party says the Cape Town mayor must explain the city’s links to gangsterism
# And rugby: The Sharks lift the Currie Cup again after six years

# The N3 Toll Route between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has been reopened after heavy snowfall left several motorists trapped in the Van Reenen area. Several other provinces were also affected. Chief operating officer of the N3 Toll Concession Thania Dhoogra, thanks disaster relief organisations, road incident management teams, local farmers and community associations who provided emergency services and essential aid to stranded motorists:

Government is, meanwhile, advising motorists in several provinces to cancel their trips until weather conditions improve. Government Communication and Information System’s Sinombulelo Mlisa says severe weather conditions brought heavy snowfall across parts of Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape:

# The GOOD party says Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, must explain the city’s links to gangsterism. Secretary-general Brett Herron wants to know whether former DA mayoral committee member Malusi Booi had accomplices in the city or was acting alone. Booi was arrested earlier this month in connection with unlawful contracts worth about one-billion-rand. His nine co-accused include alleged leader of the 28s gang, Ralph Stanfield, and Stanfield’s wife, Nicole Johnson:

# Lebanon’s Health minister Firass Abiad says the death toll from an Israeli air attack on a suburb of Beirut had by yesterday risen to at least 37. Among the dead are three children and seven women. Friday’s attack wounded almost 70 people. Senior UN official Rosemary Di Carlo warns of a possible major escalation in the Middle East that has raised fears of an all-out war. She says the region is at risk of a conflict that could dwarf the devastation already witnessed.

# And rugby: Sharks fullback Jordan Hendrikse was the hero with his long-range penalty after full time to beat the Lions 16-14 in the Currie Cup final in Johannesburg. In cold and wet weather, the Sharks came from behind to clinch the title for the first time since 2018. Lions forward Siba Qoma scored a converted try at the death to turn a 13-7 deficit into a one-point lead. But Hendrikse, who joined the Sharks recently from the Lions, had the last say with his kick of nearly 60 metres.

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