News 11:00
BULLETIN 2 November 11 am
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In this bulletin:
# Ramaphosa urges citizens to ensure a peaceful environment for the elections
# Hundred-and-39 election-related crime dockets were registered nationally, with 48 suspects arrested
# And rugby: England’s coach urges his players to improve their discipline in the Nations Championship
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to ensure the local government elections are not disrupted by acts of violence or intimidation. Special voting is underway today and tomorrow, ahead of the main election day on Wednesday. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa reassured the public the South African Police Service has been actively conducting risk assessments, operational planning, and simulation exercises. He urges all registered voters to head to the polls, emphasising functional local government is vital for improving citizens’ quality of life.
Meanwhile, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says 139 election-related crime dockets have been registered nationally since the commencement of the election process. Of these, 21 were reported during the first voter registration weekend in June, 13 during the second weekend in August, and 105 outside the registration weekends. NATJOINTS chairperson Tebello Mosikili says 48 suspects have been arrested and 69 cases remain under investigation, while eight cases have been submitted to the public prosecutor for a decision:
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says an identification task team has been established to conduct a digital fingerprint audit of unidentified women and children. This is part of the province’s response to the presidential directives on gender-based violence and femicide. Since July, at least 12 women have been murdered in Ekurhuleni and elsewhere in the province. Lesufi says they are also working to reduce forensic waiting lists, improve compliance with police station intake procedures, recover lost dockets and strengthen the monitoring of missing-persons cases:
Moving abroad:
# Russia and Ukraine have reported that their emergency alert mobile applications have been hit by cyberattacks. The Ukrainian Air Force states the country’s aid raid alert app, used to warn people of the threat of airstrikes, had been hacked. An erroneous message on the app shows Kyiv and other areas subject to nuclear and chemical alerts. Hours later, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said its mobile application, designed to warn people of incoming drone attacks, had been hit by a massive cyberattack, which allowed attackers to send false information to the public.
# Rugby: England head coach Steve Borthwick has warned his players against indiscipline, saying they recognise the vital importance of keeping 15 players on the field in the Nations Championship. England have amassed 15 yellow cards and one red card in their eight Tests so far this year, including four against Argentina in July. Borthwick says his players will need to raise their standards at the breakdown and in defence if they are to compete successfully against Australia, Japan and New Zealand in the Nations Championship this month.
# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-66-cents and the euro at 18-rand-64-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-34-cents and Bitcoin trades at 78-thousand-67-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-908-dollars-27-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 114-dollars-41-sents a barrel.
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