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BULLETIN 6 November 9 am

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# BOSA will get representation in four metros in its first-ever local government elections
# Law enforcement is on alert as the capturing of election results continues
# And tennis: Alcaraz and Fritz are through to the Paris Masters quarterfinals

# Build One South Africa says the electorate was understandably cautious about placing its trust in a party without an established local government track record. The party contesting its first-ever local government elections will have elected representation in all four metropolitan municipalities in which it contested: Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town and Ekurhuleni. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says they will approach the post-election period constructively, and where coalition arrangements are necessary, they will be prepared to engage with other parties in the interests of residents:

Meanwhile the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says law enforcement agencies remain on alert as the Electoral Commission continues its work of counting, reconciling, verifying and capturing the results of the local government elections. Law enforcement adopted an intelligence-led and risk-informed approach to operations during the elections, with particular attention to 331 identified high-risk voting stations in KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. NATJOINTS chairperson Tebello Mosikili says eligible voters were able to exercise their democratic rights safely:

# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment minister, David Maynier, says a landmark United Nations resolution will strengthen international efforts to combat environmental crime. The resolution, co-sponsored by South Africa, will lead to the development of an international protocol targeting wildlife and timber trafficking, illegal mining, the illegal trade in minerals and precious metals, and waste smuggling. Maynier says countries must work together to tackle organised criminal networks exploiting natural resources:  

# A massive Wall Street rout has wiped out roughly 41.22-trillion-rand in market value from major technology firms across the US and Asia. This sell-off was triggered by investor concerns over a potential slowdown in artificial intelligence development following the Democratic Party’s victory in the US midterm elections. On Thursday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered 5.5-percent plunge, while AI giant Nvidia saw its stock tumble by around nine-percent. In the Asian markets today, South Korea’s Kospi dropped nearly nine-percent in early trading, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged six-percent.

# Tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz is through to the Paris Masters quarterfinals after his opponent, Italian Matteo Berrettini, withdrew from their third-round match due to injury. The Spaniard will face American Taylor Fritz today, who kept his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin by defeating Frenchman Arthur Fils, 6-3, 6-4. Australian qualifier Ricky Hijikata, Frenchman Luca Van Assche, Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton, Portugal’s Nuno Borges and Norwegian Casper Ruud are also through to the quarterfinals in Paris.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-53-cents and the euro at 18-rand-50-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-19-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 75-thousand-550-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-42-dollars-28-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 103-dollars-68-cents a barrel.

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