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BULLETIN 7 October 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The EFF in Gauteng welcomes the arrest of a second suspect linked to the murder of Monica Dube
# Israel marks three years since the deadly Hamas attacks
# And Oscar-winning Eva Marie Saint dies at 102

# The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the arrest of a second suspect in the murder of its former Tshwane sub-regional secretary. Monica Dube was shot dead at her home in Wallmannsthal in June. The provincial political killings task team arrested the 39-year-old suspect yesterday evening. The first suspect was apprehended in July. Spokesperson Dumisani Baleni says they have always maintained the murder could not have been the work of just one person:

# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has committed to stronger oversight and accountability across post-school education and training. He says recurring weaknesses identified through oversight and audits must be addressed with concrete action. Manamela says he has taken note of the Auditor General’s recommendations, including the need for stronger oversight of executive management, clearer direction on reforms, greater scrutiny of governance and appointments, and protection of skills funding. He adds accountability will extend across the department’s leadership, boards, councils, administrators and chief executives.

Moving abroad:

# Israel is marking three years today since the Hamas-led attacks on the seventh of October 2023 killed about one-thousand-200 people, while 251 others were taken hostage. This was the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. The Palestinian militant group targeted several areas, including Israel’s military base, small villages near the border and a music festival in the Negev desert. In retaliation, Israel launched a military offensive in Gaza in which over 74-thousand-200 people have since been killed.

# Cricket: Australia’s head coach, Andrew McDonald, has confirmed all-rounder Cameron Green will not play the first Test against South Africa, starting in Durban on Friday. He sustained an abdominal strain during the third one-day match against the Proteas in Potchefstroom last week. This is likely to leave Australia with a choice between Cooper Connolly and Nic Maddinson at number five in the batting order. McDonald says Green’s recovery is progressing well:

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-63-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-60-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-1-cent and Bitcoin trades at 84-thousand-34-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-130-dollars-83-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 103-dollars-96-cents a barrel.

# And lastly: Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint passed away at the age of 102 at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned over seven decades. Saint starred in memorable classic films such as On the Waterfront, which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, North by Northwest and Exodus. She was the oldest living Oscar winner. Many of her later appearances were onstage and on television, most notably in the ABC series Moonlighting.

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