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BULLETIN 1 July 8 am

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In this bulletin:

# Firoz Cachalia praises the police for enforcing the law during the protests
# The Defence Force is deployed to Joburg and Durban to maintain peace
# And, the ANC welcomes Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle

# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, has praised law enforcement agencies for maintaining peace and public order during nationwide protests against undocumented foreign nationals on Tuesday. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration provided an update on the demonstrations and the government’s comprehensive management of migration in Pretoria yesterday evening. Cachalia says at least 361 undocumented immigrants were arrested, eleven for looting or attempted looting, four for drug-related offences, and 291 for common law crimes:

Meanwhile, minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the South African National Defence Force was deployed to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and in Johannesburg, Gauteng, overnight, in the aftermath of the anti-illegal immigration protests. Police arrested three suspects in Hillbrow after they allegedly opened fire on a splinter group of protesters. In Durban, police contained small and sporadic incidents of looting. Ntshavheni says the SANDF deployment was to increase safety and security measures, as well as provide reinforcement for the police:

# The ANC has welcomed the changes president Cyril Ramaphosa has made to his cabinet, saying the appointment of ministers and deputy ministers is a constitutional prerogative of the president. Ramaphosa largely implemented changes requested by the DA. These will affect the ministries of Agriculture; Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment; Trade, Industry, and Competition; Electricity and Energy; Higher Education; and Water and Sanitation. The ANC says it welcomes the appointment of Dina Pule as minister of Social Development and is confident that she will discharge her duties well.

# US president Donald Trump has urged Congress to take action to restrict birthright citizenship. This follows the Supreme Court ruling, which stated that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for babies born on American soil. Trump wants lawmakers to create new legislation that establishes exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to parents who do not have permanent legal status in the US. Meanwhile, vice president JD Vance told Fox News that the court’s ruling is disappointing:

# Tennis: Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams suffered defeat in the first round at Wimbledon, her first singles match in nearly four years. The American lost, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to Australia’s Maya Joint. Poland’s Iga Swiatek began her title defence with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over American Taylor Townsend. In the men’s draw, French Open champion Alexander Zverev of Germany won, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, against Belgian debutant Alexander Blockx. American fourth seed Ben Shelton suffered a 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 defeat to Finland’s Otto Virtanen.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-42-cents and the euro at 18-rand-72-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-73-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 58-thousand-801-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-978-dollars-44-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 73-dollars-30-cents a barrel.

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