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BULLETIN 9 July 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Musi Maimane warns against the absence of a credible opposition in Parliament
# Eskom implements load reduction in several provinces
# And, Australia’s prime minister appoints a special envoy on Antisemitism

# Build One SA leader Mmusi Maimane says an effective and principled opposition should always be celebrated as patriotic, just as important as those in the executive arm of government. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, he says the new dispensation means that the role of a constructive opposition is crucial because 70-percent of Parliament is now part of the government of national unity. Maimane says if they create no credible opposition, a different form of state capture could emerge.

# Eskom has started implementing load reduction in several provinces where network overloading has resurfaced with the onset of winter. The power utility says network overloading is prevalent in its supply areas in Limpopo, the Western and the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and North West. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, stresses that load reduction is not load-shedding, as the utility still has sufficient generating capacity to meet the country’s electricity demand:

# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed suspending two members from its Newcastle region, Mzwakhe Mbatha and Sizwe Mokoena, pending ongoing investigations and disciplinary procedures. According to the party’s interim constitution, all members are bound by a code of conduct, with breaches referred to the ethics and disciplinary committee for investigation and hearings. ActionSA’s Zwakele Mncwango says they aim to promptly resolve the matter and hold accountable any member found in violation:

# Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Community groups have documented a steep increase in both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia since the Hamas attacks on Israel on the seventh of October last year, and the Israeli military bombardment of Gaza. Albanese says lawyer Jillian Segal will consult with community leaders and discrimination experts to advise the government:

# Rugby: England isn’t fazed over New Zealand’s brilliant record in Auckland where the second Test will be played this coming weekend. The All Blacks haven’t lost at Eden Park since 1994, winning 49 matches at the venue since. England went down 15-16 to the Kiwi’s in Saturday’s first test in Dunedin. English lock Alex Coles says they are aware of the record, but it won’t affect their preparation much. He believes they just have to execute their game plan a bit better.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-11-cents and the euro at 19-rand-61-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-20-cents and Bitcoin trades at 57-thousand-468-dollars-88-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-363-dollars-24-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 85-dollars-61-cents a barrel.

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