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BULLETIN 28 November 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# Parliament says Trump’s comments on South Africa’s G20 participation are unfortunate
# The EFF is marching to the Constitutional Court to demand the release of the Phala Phala judgment
# And rugby: Erasmus says naming a forward-heavy bench for Wales was not in his original plan

# Parliament’s portfolio committee on International Relations and Cooperation says the continued social media posts from US president Donald Trump are rather unfortunate but not unexpected. Trump has stated that South Africa will not be invited to the G20 leaders’ summit in Florida next year, repeating his claims of a white genocide against Afrikaners. Committee chairperson, Supra Mahumapelo, says South Africa remains a sovereign state that respects the sovereignty of other member states:

# The EFF is marching to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg today, demanding the release of the long-awaited Phala Phala judgment. The case was heard in November last year. The EFF is seeking an order to overturn Parliament’s decision not to adopt the findings of the Section 89 independent panel. The panel concluded that president Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer following the 2020 break-in at his farm in Limpopo. EFF spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo, told the SABC judgments should be delivered expeditiously:

# The DA is demanding the immediate removal of Menzi Simelane from the list of candidates for the National Director of Public Prosecutions position. He is one of six candidates shortlisted. Advocate Shamila Batohi’s term ends in January. The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach says 13 years after being removed as head of the National Prosecuting Authority following litigation by the party, Simelane cannot be reinstated. She adds the integrity of the office of the director cannot be restored when a disgraced member is shortlisted.

Moving abroad:

# Amnesty International says Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, despite a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas which came into effect on 10 October. At least 347 people, including 136 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire was announced. Amnesty International says despite a reduction in the scale of attacks, there has been no meaningful change in the conditions Israel is inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza, and no evidence to indicate that its intent has changed.

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he would not have opted for a 7-1 split on the bench for tomorrow’s clash against Wales in Cardiff if he had a full squad. Both teams are without many first-choice players because the match falls outside of the Test window. Scrumhalf Cobus Reinach, who is the only back player on the bench, is in line to win his 50th cap. Erasmus says they kind of rolled the dice because they only have 24 players:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-16-cents and the euro at 19-rand-88-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-68-cents and Bitcoin trades at 91-thousand-409-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-185-dollars-19-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 62-dollars-80-cents a barrel.

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