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BULLETIN 9 October 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Witness S will testify in camera before the Madlanga Commission
# The Consumer Commission announces vehicle recalls over seat belt safety defects
# And netball: England will host the World Cup for the fourth time in 2031

# The Madlanga Commission has agreed to hear the testimony of Witness S behind closed doors. Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga ordered the witness to give evidence on a date yet to be determined, prohibiting the publication of identitiy, occupation or any details that could identify the person. This means the testimony will only be attended by commissioners, evidence leaders, legal representatives and certain commission officials. The commission investigates allegations of criminality and political interference in the criminal justice system.

# The National Consumer Commission has announced vehicle recalls affecting Audi Q3s, Hyundai Santa Fe hybrids and Toyota Hino 700 trucks over potential safety defects. Audi is recalling 235 Q3 vehicles sold from April after discovering front seat belt webbing may not be correctly connected to the load-bearing structure. Commission spokesperson Phetho Ntaba says Hyundai is recalling 162 Santa Fe MX5 hybrid vehicles sold last year over possible misalignment of the front seat belt anchors:

# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement has accused government of failing to curb drug syndicates. This follows the discovery of multi-million-rand drug manufacturing laboratories in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West. The movement’s spokesperson, Sydney Baloyi, says testimony before the Madlanga Commission has raised allegations of drug syndicates infiltrating politics and the police. He says a state with political will can win this war:

Moving abroad:

# Smoky haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia had led to several schools in neighbouring Malaysia being closed for today. Education minister Fadhlina Sidek made the announcement on social media after 37 areas recorded unhealthy air pollution levels. Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto had agreed to take the necessary steps to combat the haze while Malaysia was ready to offer assistance. He also wants a meeting of Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN ministers to coordinate a regional response.

# Netball: England will again host the World Cup in 2031 – the fourth time the tournament will be held in the country. It will take place in Manchester’s indoor arena after Liverpool staged the previous tournament in England in 2019. Eastbourne hosted in 1963 and Birmingham the 1995 edition. World Netball’s president, Liz Nicholl, says the country submitted a very strong bid and the governing body is confident it will again host a thrilling international event. Next year’s World Cup will be played in Sydney, Australia.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-52-cents and the euro at 18-rand-54-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-87-cents and Bitcoin trades at 82-thousand-481-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-194-dollars-47-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 106-dollars-43-cents a barrel.

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