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BULLETIN 4 November 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# Ipsos says young South African voters feel unrepresented by any political party
# KwaZulu-Natal voters are urged to get to the polls early due to inclement weather conditions
# And, King Charles calls the transatlantic slave trade a “monstrous injustice”

# A new poll by Ipsos shows that 50-percent of registered young South African voters aged 18 to 24 say there is no political party that represents their views. Only 27-percent are interested in elections and politics. The EFF and ANC are tied as the most supported parties among young voters at 17-percent each, followed by the MK Party at 15-percent and the DA at 13-percent. Ipsos’ Mari Harris says many young people remain unconvinced that using their democratic rights to vote can address the issues that matter most to them.

# The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has urged residents in the northern parts of the province to vote early today. This as the South African Weather Service has issued a Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms. The Electoral Commission has 148 voting stations that are just tents in the province. The department’s spokesperson, Siboniso Mngadi, says residents are also urged to exercise extreme caution when travelling to voting stations, particularly when crossing rivers or using roads that could be flooded:

# NEHAWU’s national executive committee has expressed concern over South Africa’s current macroeconomic policy framework, saying it has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth, investment and decent employment. According to National Treasury, the framework will deliver jobs, better export performance, more investment, greater efficiency and equity of government spending and enhanced human resource development. NEHAWU’s spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi says the country’s economic approach, which focuses on fiscal consolidation, austerity, inflation targeting and structural reforms, is placing pressure on public resources:

# King Charles has described the transatlantic slave trade as a “shameful chapter of history and a monstrous injustice”. The British government has never issued a formal state apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade or offered financial reparations. He spoke at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda yesterday. King Charles said he was committed to finding ways to work in modern partnership to address the wrongs of the past, including through improving access to education and investing in jobs:

# Soccer: Defending champions Paris St-Germain continued their perfect start in the Champions League with a 6-0 victory over Villarreal. Luis Enrique’s side were 4-0 up inside 17 minutes, with Joao Neves, Desire Doue, Senny Mayulu and Ruiz all on target. Ruiz put PSG 5-0 up early in the second half, and substitute David Boly completed the scoring in the 78th minute. Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2, Bayern Munich defeated Atletico Madrid 2-0 to maintain their unbeaten start, while Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-61-cents and the euro at 18-rand-69-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-38-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 76-thousand-593-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-939-dollars-22-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 106-dollars-61-cents a barrel.

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