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BULLETIN 12 November 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Minister Hlabisa issues new guidelines to ensure stable coalition governance in municipalities
# Rugby: France’s former South African prop says Les Blues won’t lack motivation against the Boks tomorrow
# And: South Africans are urged to prioritise early detection for diabetes

# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has issued guidelines for Stable Coalitions in Local Government. This will assist municipalities in managing coalition governance, strengthen institutional stability and ensure political transitions do not disrupt service delivery. Yesterday marked the start of the 14 days for municipalities to constitute their councils. The ministry’s spokesperson, Pearl Maseko-Binqose, says the guidelines also provide a template coalition agreement that political parties can adapt to their respective circumstances:

# South Africa’s global business services sector is being urged to move towards higher-value services and develop skills to keep pace with artificial intelligence. Business Process Enabling South Africa CEO Reshni Singh says AI is disrupting entry-level jobs and traditional call centre operations. The sector created more than 26-thousand jobs in 2025, with about 90-percent going to young people, while generating 7.55-billion-rand in export revenue. Industry leaders say combining technology with human skills will be critical for future growth.

Moving abroad:

# An Australian teenager who went missing during a camping trip in Victoria’s Gippsland region last Friday has been found alive. The 17-year-old, only identified as William, is believed to have walked back to the drop-off location to retrieve further camping equipment. When he failed to return, his friend searched the area but found no trace of him. Acting police inspector Jason Benbow says William was found lying asleep on a flat rock beside a creek:

# Rugby: A former French Test prop who now farms in the Free State says they were badly hurt by the quarterfinal loss to the Springboks in their home World Cup in 2023. Daniël Kotzé retired in 2021 after playing in the European country for over a decade. He says France won’t lack motivation in tomorrow night’s Nations Championship match against South Africa in Paris. Kotzé says there will be a lot of emotion over losing to the Boks after being regarded as a favourite to win the World Cup.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-61-cents and the euro at 18-rand-43-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-5-cents and Bitcoin trades at 73-thousand-399-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-938-dollars-72-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 94-dollars-76-sents a barrel.

# And finally: With November being Diabetes Awareness Month, South Africans are being urged to prioritise early detection and regular screening. According to the International Diabetes Federation, more than half a billion people worldwide live with diabetes, and almost half of them do not know it. In South Africa, it is estimated that up to two-thirds of people with diabetes remain undiagnosed. Diabetologist doctor Shaifali Joshi says that if diabetes is left undetected or poorly managed, it can progressively damage blood vessels, nerves and vital organs:

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