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BULLETIN 22 June 11 am

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In this bulletin:

# The acting police commissioner says plans are in place ahead of the June 30th anti-immigrant marches
# The DA leader is not ruling out political motives for the killing of a party ward candidate in Dunoon
# And cricket: Stokes and Atkinson return for England for the third and deciding Test against New Zealand

# Acting national police commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, says plans are in place to maintain law and order amid growing tensions over immigration. Anti-immigration campaigns and calls for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country by June 30th have gained momentum. Acting minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, met with management over the weekend, where he received briefings on operational plans to ensure demonstrations take place safely and peacefully. Dimpane says unlawful activities will not be tolerated:

Meanwhile, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has called for restraint amidst escalating tensions surrounding illegal immigrants, saying no grievance, no matter the frustration, justifies shedding blood or assaulting others. Government has distanced itself from the June 30 deadline, saying it carries no legal authority. King Misuzulu says the violence that has characterised some of the protests is hurting the country’s image globally:

# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says they cannot rule out political motives behind the killing of a party ward by-election candidate in Dunoon, Cape Town. Sinovuyo Dyokwe was shot dead on her way home from a voter registration venue on Saturday. No arrests have been made yet. Hill-Lewis says just months ago, Dyokwe was hard at work growing the DA to its best-ever growth result in a recent by-election, where she was the party’s candidate:

Moving abroad:

# Right-wing candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has won the presidential runoff election in Colombia, narrowly defeating left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda. Preliminary results released by the National Civil Registry show the 47-year-old lawyer and businessman has won 49.8-percent of the vote, with Cepeda winning 48.7-percent. De la Espriella, who has been backed by US president Donald Trump, has promised a heavy-handed approach to fighting crime, including drug trafficking. He has also pledged stronger security ties with the US, lower taxes, expanded oil exploration, and economic liberalisation. 

# Cricket: Captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson have been included in England’s squad for the series-deciding third Test against New Zealand, starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday. The duo was not picked for the second Test at the Oval, which England lost by 253 runs, following an incident in a London nightclub earlier this month. An investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board cleared Stokes and Atkinson of violent conduct, but they were found to have breached specific contractual obligations. They have been given a written warning.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-41-cents and the euro at 18-rand-81-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-68-cents and Bitcoin trades at 64-thousand-25-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-199-dollars-25-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 78-dollars-76-cents a barrel.

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