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BULLETIN 26 October 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The NCC’s leader accuses government of marginalising the coloured community
# Cricket: Pakistan produces an 89-run last-wicket ODI stand to beat England
# And Ramaphosa congratulates Brazil’s president Lula on securing a fourth term in office

# National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams says South Africa’s coloured community remains marginalised and economically excluded. Speaking to the SABC ahead of next week’s local government elections, Adams criticised the ANC and the DA in the Western Cape, stating employment policies have limited opportunities for coloured youth, while communities face gang violence, housing shortages and inadequate services. He says the party prioritises infrastructure, drug rehabilitation and workplace equity:

The ANC has meanwhile warned the public against a fraudulent message claiming to offer an instant 300-rand as part of its election campaign. The party has not authorised or launched any such giveaway, urging members of the public not to click on links accompanying the message, respond to it or share it with others. It also cautions people against sharing their identity numbers, banking details, card information, passwords or one-time PINs. The ANC has condemned the abuse of its name to exploit the public through false promises.

# Social security agency SASSA’s CEO, Themba Matlou, says they are strengthening their systems, closing loopholes, pursuing allegations of wrongdoing and ensuring those found guilty face the consequences of their actions. Since April last year, SASSA has received 134 cases involving alleged misconduct and fraud by its officials. Of these, 106 cases have been finalised, while 28 remain pending. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona says 65 officials were dismissed following disciplinary proceedings:

# Cricket: Pakistan produced the fourth-largest tenth-wicket partnership ever in men’s one-day history to beat England by one wicket in Lahore. Ben Duckett scored an impressive 105 as England was bowled out for 241. Shadab Khan then struck an unbeaten 113 from 96 deliveries, and combined with Haris Rauf for an unbeaten stand of 89 for the tenth wicket to secure Pakistan’s victory with 17 balls to spare. England is now on the brink of elimination from contention for the final of the ODI tri-series, also including Sri Lanka.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-56-cents and the euro at 18-rand-57-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-11-cents and Bitcoin trades at 80-thousand-352-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-17-dollars-16-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 114-dollars-99-sents a barrel.

# And finally: President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Brazilian left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his historic re-election. He secured an unprecedented, non-consecutive fourth term after winning a closely contested runoff election against right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says South Africa and Brazil maintain a close bilateral and strategic relationship founded on South-South cooperation, multilateralism and shared leadership within BRICS, the IBSA Dialogue Forum, the G77 plus China and the G20:

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