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BULLETIN 10 August 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# Malema says Moshe Mphahlele was actually assassinated
# RISE Mzansi says much more is required to change the lives of millions of women
# And, rugby: The race for Currie Cup semi-final places intensifies

# EFF leader Julius Malema says late City of Johannesburg councillor and the party’s regional leader, Moshe Mphahlele, was actually assassinated, because the people who shot him in Alexandra lat week waited for him to be isolated before he was killed. Malema addressed Mphahlele’s funeral service outside Lebowakgomo in Limpopo. He says under democracy, South Africans are still being killed, and Mphahlele was not killed during a protest in Alexandra:

# RISE Mzansi says much more is required to change the lives of millions of women, who do not enjoy the fruits of democracy. The party’s spokesperson, Gugu Ndima, says one of the chronic challenges which millions of women face, is economic exclusion and segregation. Ndima says although the Constitution does not allow this, it is a reality faced by the working class and the poor:

# The Limpopo Hawks have pounced on a suspected military firearm training facility in Modimolle. Hawks spokesperson Lethunya Mmuroa says they received a tip-off on Thursday about the suspicious training camp at a farm in the area. A sting operation was conducted. He adds during the operation, the team seized seven licensed pistols, eight rifles and ammunition believed to have been used during training:

# Rugby: The log-leading Bulls have rotated a string of players for this afternoon’s Currie Cup match against the Griffons at Loftus. In one of the changes, Canan Moodie starts at fullback, with Boeta Chamberlain moving to flyhalf. In the first game of the afternoon, the teams in third and fourth places on the log, the Lions and the Pumas, clash in Johannesburg. Western Province have to win their home encounter with the second-placed Cheetahs to stay in contention. And tomorrow afternoon, the Sharks welcome Griquas to Durban.

# And, two American astronauts who left on a test mission to the International Space Station on 5 June, might be there a lot longer than planned. Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams flew the first manned Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the space station to test its performance. However, problems emerged as it made its approach, and they might need an alternative mode of transport to get home. Nasa says one potential option is to return them to earth on a mission that is scheduled to depart in September, but only returns in February 2025.

Stay tuned for more news………….