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BULLETIN 15 September 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# A sixth woman’s body is discovered in KwaThema
# Mixed emotions as stranded Durban migrants agree to relocate to Gauteng
# And cricket: England’s coach Brendon McCullum believes the mentor Kevin Pietersen will rejuvenate the team

# Gauteng police have confirmed the discovery of a sixth woman’s body on the East Rand this morning. The circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear. The latest discovery in KwaThema follows the deaths of five women whose bodies have been found in Kempton Park since July, including a woman discovered in Olifantsfontein yesterday. Some victims were found on roadsides with signs of physical assault. Deputy national police commissioner Tebello Mosikili says investigators are examining evidence to establish whether the deaths could be linked.

Meanwhile, the National Shelter Movement says there is an urgent need to strengthen the already overstretched network of shelters for women and safe spaces for gender-based violence and femicide survivors. The Department of Social Development is hosting the sixth National Shelter indaba in Benoni, Gauteng, this week to strengthen responses to the crisis. NSMSA’s Greer Schoeman says the shelter crisis cannot be separated from the broader GBVF crisis:

# The National Prosecuting Authority maintains it still has a strong case against seven accused in a multimillion-rand electricity fraud scheme involving the Emfuleni Local Municipality in Gauteng. Despite the state opposing bail, they were granted 20-thousand-rand bail each by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court. The NPA says the accused face charges including fraud, theft of electricity valued at approximately 9.9-million-rand, a further fraud and theft charge involving 150-thousand-rand, money laundering, and tampering with essential infrastructure.

# Home Affairs officials say 278 people camping outside the Durban refugee reception centre in KwaZulu-Natal will be transported to the Lindela repatriation centre in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, today. The group has been stranded on Che Guevara Road for three months after fleeing anti-immigration protests. The relocation comes after a tense standoff with the March and March movement last week. Some migrants agreed to the move, citing safety fears and harsh conditions, while refugee leaders call Lindela a prison.

# Cricket: England’s white-ball head coach, Brendon McCullum, hopes former captain Kevin Pietersen’s big personality and fierce competitiveness will rub off on the players. He has joined the setup as a specialist mentor until next year’s 50-over World Cup in Southern Africa. Pietersen linked up with the squad in Southampton before the three T20s and three ODIs against Sri Lanka, starting tomorrow. McCullum says he has already made a massive impact:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-32-cents and the euro at 18-rand-83-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-99-cents and Bitcoin trades at 76-thousand-748-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-273-dollars-64-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 109-dollars-19-cents a barrel.

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