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BULLETIN 25 June 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Border Management Authority implements a preparedness plan for Mpox at ports of entry
# Johannesburg Water is to reduce the water supply by 50-percent due to the Rand Water maintenance
# And Rugby: The Bok squad will give insight into Rassie’s balancing act

# The Border Management Authority commissioner, Michael Masiapato has announced that the authority’s port health officials have developed an outbreak preparedness plan that outlines the response in dealing with Mpox. The BMA’s spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi says the current response plan has been activated to respond, since 13 cases have been confirmed by the Department of Health. Mogotsi says the authority is implementing screening processes for travellers entering the country at all ports of entry:

# The City of Johannesburg says Johannesburg Water will reduce water supply by 50-percent at all reservoirs and residents could have little or no water as Rand Water maintenance progresses. Johannesburg Water’s spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala says they will provide stationary tankers in critical areas like hospitals, clinics, municipal offices, schools and police stations. Shabalala says there will also be tankers across the suburbs that will be affected.

# The University of Fort Hare in partnership with the North-West University, will host a colloquium in honour of the late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. This is in recognition of her profound impact on South Africa’s legal landscape and commitment to justice. Themed, An Academic and a Judge: Essays in Honour of Mokgoro, the gathering is scheduled for October this year, at the North-West University’s Mahikeng campus. A call for papers has been issued for this colloquium, aimed at celebrating the legacy of this legal expert.

# A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea has claimed the lives of at least 22 people and injured eight, most of them Chinese nationals. The factory is run by battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, south of the capital Seoul. Local officials say the blaze began after a series of battery cells exploded inside a warehouse with some 35-thousand units. Authorities are investigating whether there were fire extinguishing systems at the site and if they worked.

# Rugby: The Springboks arrived back home this morning and the first order of business upon return will be a squad announcement for the incoming tours. The announcement will start the buildup to a two-game series against Ireland that the Boks desperately want to win. Ireland was the one opponent they did not beat at the Rugby World Cup in France. With everyone who is eligible to play for the Boks available for this squad may give an indication of Erasmus’ thinking around the balancing act he faces.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-16-cents and the euro at 19-rand-48-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-5-cents and Bitcoin trades at 60-thousand-913-dollars-91-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-332-dollars-42-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 84-dollars-79-cents a barrel.

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