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BULLETIN 20 October 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has been denied bail
# Tshwane’s mayor rejects misleading claims about Bronkhorstspruit’s water crisis
# And meat prices in Namibia could ease if foot-and-mouth disease restrictions are relaxed

# Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has been denied bail in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe ruled he failed to present sufficient grounds for release. Sibiya faces counts of sexual grooming involving a 16-year-old, raping an 18-year-old woman at a Johannesburg hotel in May, and human trafficking. He will remain at Pretoria’s Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre until 24 November. Sibiya resigned from police last week after his arrest.

# A former police general has been arrested for unlawful possession of over 100 rounds of police-issued ammunition, including R-five and nine-millimeter rounds. Police’s National Cold Case Unit conducted a search and seizure at his Centurion, Pretoria, home, also seizing documents and electronic devices linked to the murder investigation of Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the man left the Police Service in 2009, with no valid reason to possess the ammunition:

# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has dismissed claims linking the gastrointestinal illness outbreak in Bronkhorstspruit to cholera, saying it has not been identified as the cause. She has also accused the DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, for exploiting the water crisis for political gain. Moya accuses him of making misleading claims about cholera and repeating allegations about the city’s expenditure on water tankers that have already been addressed publicly. She says residents’ concerns about their health and safety must be treated seriously.

# The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia says meat prices increased by an average of 12.78-percent week-on-week, driven by high demand and limited supply. This follows the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak which resulted in restrictions on the movement of livestock imposed by the Directorate of Veterinary Services. The board’s Desmond Cloete says procedures are being reviewed to allow direct slaughtering from registered feedlots and quarantine facilities, subject to testing and safety requirements:

# Soccer: Sarina Wiegman will stay with England’s women’s team for another three years after extending her contract until the end of 2029’s European Championship. The 56-year-old Dutchwoman took over in 2021 and led the team to its first major trophy in the championship the next year. England retained the title last year. They also reached the World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand in 2023, losing to Spain. England plays Ukraine in next month’s qualifiers for next year’s World Cup.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-41-cents and the euro at 18-rand-43-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-90-cents and Bitcoin trades at 81-thousand-328-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-121-dollars-25-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 112-dollars-3-cents a barrel.

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