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BULLETIN 3 January 1 pm
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In this bulletin:
# Suspects arrested for the New Year’s Day triple murders in Gugulethu
# ActionSA in Limpopo welcomes the court ruling to have a EFF councillor remanded in custody
# And, cricket: Pakistan bowled out on day 1 in Sydney
# Two suspects have been arrested in connection with three murders in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on New Year’s Day. The suspects, aged 26 and 36, were arrested in Goodwood and Blue Downs. They also face a count of attempted murder. The incident left three men dead and another seriously wounded. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa says detectives are investigating the motive for the shootings:
# ActionSA in Limpopo has welcomed the ruling at the Seshego Magistrate’s Court to have EFF councillor, Jacob Seshoka, remanded in police custody until his formal bail application next month, along with his four co-accused. This a victory for the community of Moletjie and Bloodriver. ActionSA’s Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla says Seshoka was found in possession of stolen firearms and ammunition when he was arrested on Thursday last week in Bloodriver in connection with burglary and stock theft:
# A new rule by the UK government, restricting international students from bringing their families into the country, has sparked controversy in Parliament. The law applies to most international students, with exceptions for those enrolled in postgraduate research courses or holding government-funded scholarships. Home Secretary James Cleverly supports the measure, citing the government’s commitment to reducing immigration numbers and securing borders. Opposition shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper argues that the measures are insufficient and only addresses surface issues.
# Cricket: Pakistan chose to bat under sunny skies in the third test against Australia in Sydney. After losing both openers for ducks, the visitors recovered well to post 313, with 80’s for Mohammad Rizwan and Aamer Jamal, while Ausie captain Pat Cummins picked up five wickets. The home-side then ended day one on six without loss, with David Warner batting in his final Test before retirement. Cummins hopes the 37-year-old gets a good send-off:
# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-64-cents and the euro at 20-rand-42-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-57-cents and Bitcoin trades at 45-thousand-180-dollars-59-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-and-60-dollars-8-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 75-dollars-46-cents a barrel.
# And to end with: The government of Bangladesh has included lightning strikes on its list of natural disasters, following a surge in lightning-related deaths. Authorities, including NASA and the UN, attribute the increase in deadly strikes to heightened storminess linked to climate change. The director-general of Bangladesh’s Disaster Management Division, Mijanur Rahman, notes that a majority of lightning victims are farmers working in fields during the rainy monsoon months. He identifies global warming, environmental changes, and living patterns as contributing factors to the rising death toll from lightning strikes.
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