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BULLETIN 21 September 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Three suspects are arrested in connection with the murder of the ninth Ekurhuleni victim
# The African Editors Forum calls on Djibouti to disclose the whereabouts of the missing South African journalist Micah Reddy
# And cricket: The Proteas Women’s coach is happy with the squad depth following the Zimbabwean tour

# Police have arrested a man and two women in connection with the murder of the ninth woman found dead in Ekurhuleni last week. The body of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo was found wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park, Boksburg. The series of murders has claimed the lives of five women in Kempton Park, two in Olifantsfontein, one in Kwathema, and one in Dawn Park. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the trio will appear before the Boksburg Park Magistrate’s Court today:

# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola says South Africans should prepare for the worst-case scenario regarding relations with the US. The American government imposed new visa restrictions over what it describes as discriminatory policies. Lamola is leading South Africa’s delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York this week. He told the SABC South Africa has the sovereign right to put in place laws that address racial injustice:

# The African Editors Forum has expressed concern at the disappearance of South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy and his local “fixer” Kooki Mahmoud in Djibouti, East Africa. They were last seen on Saturday. Reddy is Africa coordinator at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed it was aware of the case. Forum secretary-general Sbu Ngalwa calls on Djibouti authorities to clarify Reddy and Mahmoud’s whereabouts:

# Preliminary results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election show the main Kremlin party as expected dominating the vote. According to initial data from the Central Election Commission, the United Russia Party, which backs president Vladimir Putin, is in the lead with nearly 58-percent of votes. Meaningful opposition is effectively non-existent in Russia, with critics either barred, in jail, or exiled abroad. The liberal Yabloko party, which was removed from the ballot by the Supreme Court, has around 100 of its candidates in individual constituency races.

# Cricket: Proteas Women head coach Mandla Mashimbyi says they have met their goals on their tour of Zimbabwe, including giving more players an opportunity. South Africa wrapped up their historic first-ever T20 series against their neighbours with a 5-0 whitewash, with standout performances from captain Laura Wolvaardt and Miané Smit, who both scored centuries. Annerie Dercksen took a five-wicket haul in the third match. Mashimbyi says all players selected from now on are on audition for the 2029 World Cup.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-23-cents and the euro at 18-rand-62-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-71-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 81-thousand-746-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-348-dollars-44-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 102-dollars-62-cents a barrel.

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