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BULLETIN 22 August 9 am

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In this bulletin:

# The former World Boxing Champion Zolani Tete was shot dead
# The Border Management Authority tests its Ebola readiness at the busy Beitbridge border
# And tennis: Sinner and Rune withdraw from US Open due to injuries

# Police in the Eastern Cape are investigating the fatal shooting of former world boxing champion Zolani “Last Born” Tete in KuGumpo City. He held the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015 and also the WBO bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019. The 38-year-old was attacked outside his home yesterday evening while waiting for his gate to open. His female passenger was injured and hospitalised. No arrests have been made and the motive is unknown. Transport and Community Safety spokesperson Makhaya Komisa has urged communities to assist police with information:

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane meanwhile has condemned the killing. Tete was expected to return to the ring after completing a four year ban for testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol in 2022. Mabuyane described Tete as one of the Eastern Cape’s finest sporting sons.

# The Border Management Authority has conducted a second Ebola simulation exercise at the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo. The two-day exercise tested South Africa’s ability to detect, isolate and respond to a suspected Ebola case, while strengthening coordination between health, emergency, law enforcement and border authorities. The authority’s Mmemme Mogotsi says the exercise is aimed at improving preparedness for public health emergencies at busy ports of entry

# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling on employers in the motor industry to comply with labour laws and register their workers with the compensation fund. This follows inspections at around 50 Gauteng fuel stations that found employers failing to register workers. The union warns that employees injured on duty could be left without medical and financial support. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says employers have a legal responsibility to protect workers:

# Civil society groups urge Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe to reject a proposed deal involving an offshore oil block in the Orange Basin. The South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Masifundise Development Trust, Natural Justice and the Climate Justice Coalition say the transfer of a 38-percent stake and control to Israeli company Navitas Petroleum could threaten fishing communities and the environment. The coalition’s Roshan Dadoo calls for proper public consultation and environmental assessment before any decision is made.

# And tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner confirmed yesterday he will not compete in the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season, because of a right knee injury. He said he had been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that he still needed more time to recover from his injury. Meanwhile, former world number four, Holger Rune, sidelined since October by an Achilles tendon injury, has also announced his withdrawal from the US Open.

Stay tuned for more news………….