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BULLETIN 6 March 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The ANC in Tshwane calls for mayor Brink to resign after signing an agreement with AfriForum
# Five men accused of the AKA and Tibz murder make a second court appearance
# And rugby: Ireland is chasing back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams

# The ANC’s Greater Tshwane region has critisised the DA-led coalition’s partnership with AfriForum. The ANC says mayor Cilliers Brink should resign after engaging in, what they call, racially segregated approaches and neglecting other stakeholders. Brink earlier said these types of collaborations form part of the Tshwane Metro’s whole-of-society approach, where the city seeks to work together with businesses, civil society and communities to improve service delivery. The ANC says the decision is divisive and insulting to ratepayers. They are calling for the revocation of the agreement, denouncing it as detrimental to reconciliation.

# Five men accused of the murder of Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane made a second appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today. The men face charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful possession of firearms. National Prosecuting Authority KwaZulu-Natal spokesperson, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, says the state has also added money laundering charges: 

# A Western Cape-based company has secured a 300-million-rand annual deal to supply chicken feet to China. This significant agreement, facilitated through collaboration with Wesgro, aims to bolster the region’s agricultural export market. However, the South African Poultry Association has raised concerns regarding the absence of official export protocols. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development has denied the existence of any bilateral agreements for chicken feet exportation to China.

# Rugby: Ireland is top of the Six Nations table following three bonus-point victories. They will face England at Twickenham in the fourth round on Saturday. The Irish are chasing back-to-back Grand Slams and have won their past four matches against England. Depending on other results, Ireland could clinch the Six Nations title in London, but prop Cian Healy says the focus is to put on a good performance:

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-87-cents and the euro at 20-rand-53-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-2-cents and Bitcoin trades at 66-thousand-974-dollars-68-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-127-dollars-9-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 82-dollars-65-cents a barrel.

# And finally: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has warned the continent faces a 47-trillion-rand climate finance shortfall by 2030. UNECA executive secretary, Claver Gatete, says despite low emissions, Africa bears severe climate impacts, costing five-percent of its gross domestic product annually. Gatete says only two-percent of global clean energy investments reaches Africa. The commission is calling for global financial reform to address unfair risk perceptions and credit ratings.

Stay tuned for more news………….