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BULLETIN 22 September 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Adverse weather claims the life of a passenger on the N3 Toll Route in the Free State
# Police destroy a man-made bridge over the Limpopo River
# And boxing: Daniel Dubois retains the IBF heavyweight world title

# The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance, Traditional Affairs and Human Settlements has reported a death of a passenger on the N3 Toll Route. The department’s spokesperson, Zimasa Mbewu, says the passenger passed away yesterday as a result of hypothermia while travelling from Johannesburg to KwaZulu-Natal. Mbewu says rescue operations after heavy snow began in earnest early this morning around Van Reenen and Swinburne, where the road has now been opened:

# Police destroyed a man-made bridge which was built over the Limpopo River, near the Beitbridge port of entry. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says border policing members deployed on the South African and Zimbabwean border found the bridge while patrolling the fence line. The illegal bridge was less than a kilometre east of Beit Bridge and was reportedly used to smuggle goods and people into and out of South Africa:

# Eastern Cape police and security services are searching for 39-year-old Alize van der Merwe, believed to have been kidnapped on Friday afternoon. She was travelling alone on the N2 from East London to a resort on the Wild Coast when her family received a call about the alleged kidnapping. According to a tracking service Van der Merwe’s white Toyota Fortuner was apparently abandoned between Dumasi and the Umngazi Resort. Police confirmed they are investigating a case of kidnapping.

# Boxing: Daniel Dubois stunned Anthony Joshua with a shock knockout win to retain the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium in London. The 27-year old beat Joshua in five rounds. It was Dubois’ fourth professional defeat of Joshua, who was denied becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion. The victory sets up the possibility of Dubois fighting for the undisputed world heavyweight title in 2025, against the winner of a December clash involving the WBC, WBA and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.

# And finally: Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, is leading the World Rhino Day celebration at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal today. The department’s spokesperson Peter Mbelengwa says World Rhino Day celebrates all five species of rhino; black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan. He says World Rhino Day focuses on raising awareness about the plight of the animals and the importance of their conservation:

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