News 08:00
BULLETIN 23 August 8 am
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In this bulletin:
# Two suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of a former world boxing champion
# A Russian strike on a shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130
# And, a clinical All Blacks team stun the Springboks in the first Test
# Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete in Mdantsane. Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana says the suspects, aged 30 and 22, were apprehended in KuGompo City yesterday. They are being questioned over Tete’s murder and the attempted murder of his female passenger. She confirmed that investigators are following several leads, with more arrests expected:
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has thanked a whistleblower who alerted her to an alleged plot to kill a senior department official who refused to sign questionable contracts. Kubayi says she immediately contacted law enforcement agencies, which assessed the threat and put protection measures in place for the official and her family. The matter is under investigation. Kubayi praised the official for standing firm against corruption, saying whistleblowers are critical in exposing wrongdoing and saving lives.
# The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union and United National Transport Union have condemned the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s decision to retrench 508 employees. The unions call it a major blow to workers and the rail sector. The unions have also proposed redeployment and early retirement. UNTU’s acting general secretary Atenkosi Plaatjie told the SABC that efforts are underway to save jobs, with 227 employees identified as excess:
# At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine. President Volodymir Zelensky promised a response to what he called an “act of barbarism.” Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said that 22 children were among the wounded in the attack late Friday on the city of Kryvyi Rih, which is Zelensky’s hometown. In an update yesterday Hanzha said nine people were preliminarily considered missing, including two children, and that rescuers were continuing to clear the rubble of the shopping centre.
# Rugby: A clinical New Zealand team outsmart South Africa by five tries to one for a shock 33-16 victory at Ellis Park yesterday in the first test of their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour. The Springboks led 13-12 at halftime only to be dominated after the break. They finished with 13 players after Marco van Staden and Cobus Reinach were yellow-carded. The only South Africa try came from substitute back Andre Esterhuizen. Wing Cheslin Kolbe kicked the conversion and three penalties, before he and winger Kurt-Lee Arendse had to leave the field with injuries.
# And, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has announced the temporary closure of Porcupine Avenue in Riverside, Diepsloot, for the ANC Manifesto Launch today. The road will be closed between Natal Sand Street and Pelargonium Drive from 7am until 7pm. Motorists travelling from the south use Natal Sand Street, Pioneer Street and Pelargonium Drive, those from the north use Lanner Drive. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla has urged drivers to follow officers’ instructions:
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