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BULLETIN 28 August 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The DA submits candidate lists for all 257 municipalities to the IEC
# The Health Department gives reassurance on the recall of Enalapril ten-milligram tablets
# And rugby: Thomas du Toit says the Boks are determined to bounce back in Cape Town

# The DA has officially submitted candidates for all 257 municipalities and all four-thousand-484 wards in South Africa to the Independent Electoral Commission today ahead of November’s local government elections. Political parties have until 5pm today to submit their lists. The DA’s Ashor Sarupen says candidates have undergone a rigorous selection process designed to identify capable and committed public representatives who can earn the trust of voters:

# The City of Tshwane’s council has resolved not to institute disciplinary proceedings against city manager Johann Mettler following an investigation into allegations of misconduct. He was accused of maladministration, making irregular appointments, and failing to conduct the mandatory vetting of some officials appointed to the Tshwane Metro Police Department. The metro says an independent investigation allowed the allegations to be properly tested against the evidence, while also identifying shortcomings. It adds with this process now concluded, the focus remains on ensuring stability within the administration.

# The Health Department says the recall of Enalapril ten-milligram tablets supplied by Arya Pharma does not affect the same product packaged at five-milligram, which is currently being supplied to public sector health facilities to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. Spokesperson Foster Mohale says the affected tablets were only approved as temporary alternative while the contracted supplier, Austell Pharmaceuticals, experienced a delay in releasing the five-milligram product following quality checks:

# The South African Communist Party is calling on government to take urgent steps towards locating and rescuing the six South African citizens who are missing in Nepal. They are among the over one-thousand foreigners who are still unaccounted for following the devastating flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border. Nearly 500 people have died. The SACP says the floods have devastated largely working-class and poor communities, whose entire livelihoods have been swept away with very little hope for recovery without concrete measures towards rebuilding.

# Rugby: Springbok prop Thomas du Toit says they are determined to rectify the mistakes from the opening Test against the All Blacks as they line up once again in Cape Town tomorrow. South Africa, who suffered a 33-16 defeat at Ellis Park, must win the second Test to keep their hopes of sealing the series alive. Du Toit, who starts on the bench, says everyone will try to bring their A-game:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 15-rand-97-cents and the euro at 18-rand-60-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-70-cents and Bitcoin trades at 79-thousand-794-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-609-dollars-66-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 90-dollars-55-cents a barrel.

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