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BULLETIN 16 June 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# International Relations will engage the World Health Organisation on misleading migrant death statements
# The South African Medical Association calls for stronger checks as bogus doctors evade detection
# And a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed in Los Angeles, claiming eight lives

# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it will be engaging with the World Health Organisation to correct what it views as inaccurate portrayals of fatalities linked to the country’s escalating immigration crisis. This comes after WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced stated last Friday that at least five Ethiopian and five Mozambican nationals were killed, with thousands more displaced amid alleged anti-immigrant protests. The department’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says the deaths of the Ethiopian nationals stemmed from organised crime rather than xenophobic attacks.

Meanwhle, the DA has urged government of national unity partners to work together on coordinated steps to strengthen law enforcement, improve border control and prevent further violence. The party’s Glynnis Breytenbach says Parliament’s security cluster committees should urgently convene a joint sitting to respond to growing concerns over attacks on foreign nationals and community unrest. Breytenbach added a united government response is needed to protect communities and maintain law and order:

# President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the National Youth Day commemoration in Johannesburg today. This year’s Youth Day marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the president address will reflect on the significance of the 1976 Youth Uprising, the progress made over the past five decades, and the collective responsibility of all sectors of society to create opportunities for young people:

# The South African Medical Association says fake doctors are becoming harder to detect and are putting patients at risk. They warn that fraudulent practitioners are using more advanced methods, including forged qualifications, falsified registration documents and identity theft, allowing some to operate undetected for long periods. According to recent figures, more than 50 bogus practitioners were arrested between March 2024 and December last year. The association’s Mvuyisi Mzukwa says weak verification systems and inconsistent checks are contributing to the problem.

# Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed in a B-52 bomber crash shortly after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base, northeast of Los Angeles. This is the deadliest crash involving a B-52 bomber since 1982. The Deputy Commander of the US Air Force, Colonel James Hayes, says the B-52 bomber was performing a test supporting the radar modernisation programme. He says military officials will start investigating what happened, but the exact details won’t be available to the public for around six months:

# Proteas women’s all-rounder Nadine de Klerk believes the team will bounce back from a heavy opening Women’s T20 World Cup loss against Australia, in their second match of the tournament against Pakistan in Birmingham on Wednesday. The Aussies completely outplayed the Proteas with a comfortable 65-run win. De Klerk says that while the game against Pakistan will also be spin-heavy, and although they struggled against Australia, they are a pretty good batting unit. The match kicks off at 7.30 pm in Edgbaston, Birmingham.

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