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BULLETIN 14 October 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Build One South Africa says the criminal justice system is failing to deliver justice
# The UN says lifesaving relief supplies are now flowing at scale into Gaza
# And soccer: The Bafana Bafana coach says now is not the time to doubt themselves

# Build One South Africa says there is a clear breakdown in the country between crime committed, cases investigated, and justice delivered. Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald has revealed that there are only 167-thousand-343 inmates currently behind bars. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says given the high levels of violent and serious crime in the country, the fact that only 0.2-percent of the population is in prison for committing crimes, highlights a criminal justice system that fails to deliver justice:

# The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa has commended Electricity and Energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, for positioning nuclear energy at the heart of the country’s re-industrialisation agenda. Last week, global energy leaders convened in Durban for the first-ever high-level G20 meeting on nuclear energy. Over 20 African countries are exploring the potential of nuclear energy, with South Africa and Egypt already leading the way. NIASA says the conference reaffirmed the indispensable role of nuclear power in achieving energy security, industrial development, and climate resilience.

# ActionSA is calling for the immediate release of the Special Investigating Unit’s report into the University of Fort Hare. Vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu believes last week’s violent protests were an attempt to delay the release of the report, which implicates 33 high-ranking politicians in academic fraud at the university. ActionSA’s Matthew George says citizens have a right to know the names of those who have manipulated a historic institution for personal and political gain:

Moving abroad:

# The United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says lifesaving relief supplies are now flowing at scale into Gaza. This follows the implementation of the first phase of the peace plan, which saw the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza yesterday. One-thousand-718 Palestinian detainees held in Israel were returned to Gaza. The office says it has secured Israeli approval for 190-thousand tonnes of food, shelter items, medicine and other supplies to enter the Gaza Strip, which is 20-thousand tonnes more than previously agreed.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his players are mentally ready for their must-win final World Cup Group C qualifier against Rwanda in Mpumalanga tonight. South Africa played to a goalless draw against Zimbabwe last Friday, and now needs to beat Rwanda and hope that Nigeria defeats Benin to qualify automatically for next year’s World Cup. Broos says he is confident in his players that they will win the game:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-43-cents and the euro at 20-rand-14-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-13-cents and Bitcoin trades at 111-thousand-777-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-140-dollars-56-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 61-dollars-99-cents a barrel.

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