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BULLETIN 10 November 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# New spaza shop regulations to combat foodborne illnesses lauded
# The Just Energy Transition funding platform’s first application window closes December 15
# And, cycling: The British legend Cavendish is in his last race today

# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has praised the government’s new regulations for spaza shops, seeing them as crucial to reducing foodborne illnesses impacting learners nationwide. Hundreds of learners have been affected by food poisoning with multiple deaths recorded. Makaneta urges proactive government action to protect citizens. He says that the new regulations aim to improve food safety and restore public confidence:

Ekurhuleni’s Whip of Council has also expressed deep concern over a surge in foodborne illness cases. This includes the recent food poisoning of learners from Tamaho Primary School in Katlehong. Chief whip of council Pelisa Nkunjana urges swift government action, calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency on food safety:

# The Just Energy Transition Funding Platform will close its initial application phase on 15 December. Analyst Mohlokoa Ngoasheng says this platform helps South African project developers secure funding for climate-aligned initiatives. Ngoasheng told Engineering News that 600-million-rand will support 20 projects in 2025, with 1.5-billion-rand funding to support 50 more in 2026. He emphasised this initiative aligns with South Africa’s net-zero goals, focusing on electricity, green vehicles, and hydrogen industries.

# China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation deepened, data showed on yesterday, even as Beijing doubled down on stimulus to support the sputtering economy. In its latest stimulus measures, the country’s top legislative body approved a 1.4 trillion dollar package to ease local government “hidden debt” burdens, rather than directly injecting money into the world’s second-biggest economy, as some investors had hoped.

# And, cycling: Britain’s Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in the history of the sport, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium event in Singapore today. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man, who said in May that this season would be his last, broke the Tour de France record for stage wins with his 35th victory in July. Cavendish won the road world title in 2011 and twice won the green jersey – awarded to the rider with the most points – at the Tour.

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