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BULLETIN 15 June 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Malema says the EFF will be the best opposition
# RISE Mzansi vows to hold the ANC-DA coalition accountable in the Gauteng legislature 
# And, golf: Sweden’s Aberg grabs the US Open lead as his rivals falter

# EFF leader Julius Malema says the party’s members in the National Assembly will ensure the institution is functional. He adds they don’t plan to fight with Parliament’s bouncers and will be the best opposition. Malema was nominated to contest the position of president but only received 44 votes against 283 for president Cyril Ramaphosa. The EFF leader congratulated Ramaphosa on his re-election:

Meanwhile, RISE Mzansi in Gauteng pledges to hold the province’s new ANC-DA coalition government, and premier Panyaza Lesufi and his coalition partners, accountable. RISE Mzansi’s Mabine Seabe says the party’s commitment is to ensure a constitutional, democratic and socially stable Gauteng. He adds Lesufi must quickly appoint his executive council so that there are clear lines of political accountability:

# Apple is embroiled in a class action lawsuit filed by two female employees in San Francisco Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Apple has underpaid over 12-thousand female employees in California, specifically in its engineering, marketing, and AppleCare divisions. Claimants argue that Apple’s salary determination method, based on previous job earnings or ‘pay expectations,’ results in lower salaries for women. The lawsuit also accuses Apple of sidestepping a California law prohibiting inquiries about a worker’s previous pay and alleges bias in Apple’s performance evaluation system.

# Golf: Sweden’s Ludwig Aberg grinded his way to a one-stroke lead after yesterday’s second round of the US Open while top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and other favourites struggled at a punishing Pinehurst. Sixth-ranked Aberg fired a one-under par 69 to finish 36 holes on five-under 135. World number three Roy McIlroy stood sixth on 137 after struggling to a 74, but pre-Open favourite Scheffler is in real danger of missing the cut after carding a 74 to stand on five-over 145.

# And, Eskom says load-shedding remains suspended until further notice, due to the continued improvement in the reliability and stability of the generation coal fleet. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says load-shedding has now been suspended for 80 consecutive days. Eskom’s generation performance continues to surpass the winter forecast and the current unplanned outages average stands at 12-thousand-megawatts:

Stay tuned for more news………….