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BULLETIN 11 September 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# The Inter-Ministerial Committee intensifies preparations for the November local government elections
# Minister Blade Nzimande leads South Africa’s participation at the 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in China
# And, Donald Trump urges voters to pretend he is on the ballot in the midterm elections

# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Government Elections 2026 is intensifying preparations for the November elections. He met with the committee to assess progress, strengthen coordination and make the necessary preparations for the work ahead. A total of 546 registered parties will contest the elections. Hlabisa says the IMC remains resolute in ensuring that all plans are robust, comprehensive and watertight to support the delivery of successful elections that meet the constitutional and democratic expectations of South Africans.

# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, is leading a South African delegation to the 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, China, which gets underway today and runs until Monday. The Forum takes place in the context of the upgraded bilateral relationship between South Africa and China. The department’s spokesperson, Veli Mbele, says collaborations between the two countries are intended to advance inclusive economic growth, strengthen industrial competitiveness, build human capabilities and support societal transformation:

# The City of Tshwane is urging residents to come forward and collect their outstanding title deeds and take an important step towards securing legal ownership of their homes. The metro currently holds four-thousand-792 uncollected title deeds across its seven regions. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, says this represents significant progress from the ten-thousand-190 uncollected title deeds recorded in July 2020, with the backlog being reduced by approximately 53-percent:

# US president Donald Trump has urged voters to treat the midterm elections in November as if he himself were on the ballot. He delivered the closing remarks at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas yesterday evening. The elections will ultimately decide whether or not the party holds on to both the House and Senate. Trump says less than two years ago, the American people gave him a mandate to Save America, and in 19 months, he has delivered on every single promise he made:

# Soccer: Manchester United marked their Champions League return with an emphatic 4-0 win over debutants Sabah at Old Trafford. First-half goals from Matheus Cunha, captain Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko took the game away from their opponents before Lisandro Martínez rounded off the scoring. Bayern Munich underlined their credentials as one of the tournament favourites with a 5-0 thrashing of Bodo/Glimt at the Allianz Arena. Como made an impressive debut by defeating RB Leipzig 4-1, while Lens came from behind to beat 10-man Slavia Prague 3-2.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-19-cents and the euro at 18-rand-79-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-87-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 76-thousand-928-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-319-dollars-55-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 109-dollars-74-cents a barrel.

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