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BULLETIN 15 December 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# The Bondi Beach gunmen are identified as a father-son duo
# The FF Plus is concerned about the growing influence of radical elements
# And Nersa confirms timelines for the submission and approval of electricity tariff applications

# Police have confirmed that the two Bondi Beach attackers were a 50-year-old and a 24-year-old father and son. At least 15 people, including a ten-year-old girl, were shot dead when the two suspects targeted Jewish Australians at an event in Sydney to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah yesterday. The father was shot and killed by police at the scene, and his son remains in a critical condition in the hospital. New South Wales Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon, says they are not looking for a third offender:

The Freedom Front Plus has meanwhile condemned the terror attack at Bondi Beach. FF Plus leader Corne Mulder says the attack is not only an assault on the Jewish community, but also on a global value system grounded in freedom, democracy and human rights. He adds that a major cause of concern is the growing influence of radical elements worldwide.

# The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has confirmed the process and timelines for the submission and approval of electricity tariff applications for the 2026/2027 financial year. This follows a workshop with licenced distributors and municipalities, shaped by the North Gauteng High Court judgment, which introduced revised and binding deadlines for tariffs. Nersa’s Poppie Mahlangu says all licensed distributors are required to submit their applications by 20 March 2026:

# Soccer: Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 to go back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal. Arsenal’s late win over Wolves on Saturday extended the gap to five points. Erling Haaland scored twice, and Phil Foden scored a sixth goal in five games, making it four straight Premier League wins for Pep Guardiola’s side on Sunday. In the other games, Aston Villa came from behind to beat West Ham 3-2, Newcastle United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland, while Nottingham Forest thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 3-0.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-86-cents and the euro at 19-rand-79-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-52-cents and Bitcoin trades at 89-thousand-508-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-329-dollars-6-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 61-dollars-22-cents a barrel.

# And finally, Thandiswa Mazwai and Goldmax won best female and male artist of the year, respectively, at the 31st South African Music Awards held at the Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Sunday evening. Mazwai also won best African adult contemporary, best produced, and best engineered album for Sankofa. Goldmax also walked away with album of the year and best Gqom album for Play At Your Own Risk. Kelvin Momo’s album, Ntsako, won the best Amapiano album, while record of the year went to Gucci, Mthandeni SK featuring MaWhoo.

Stay tuned for more news………….