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BULLETIN 24 June 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Israel orders strikes on Tehran after Iran violates the ceasefire
# AfriForum seeks warrants after Jacob Zuma fails to pay his legal costs
# And rugby: South Africa marks 30 years since the iconic 1995 World Cup victory

# Israeli Defence minister Israel Katz says he had ordered the Army to respond to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire after incoming Iranian missiles were reported by the military. He says he instructed the Army to respond forcefully by launching powerful strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran. US president Donald Trump announced a phased 24-hour ceasefire process, which Israel said it had agreed to. Iran has not formally accepted a ceasefire but denies firing any missiles after it came into force.

Back home:

# AfriForum plans to obtain warrants to seize assets from former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to pay over 500-thousand-rand in legal costs. The costs relate to his unlawful medical parole ruling in 2021. Despite orders from the High Court in Pretoria, the Supreme Court of Appeal, and the Constitutional Court, only one payment has been made. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff condemned Zuma’s delaying tactics:

# Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, has launched the province’s first Municipal Economic Review and Outlook report. This is to help struggling municipalities improve planning and budgeting. The report aims to provide reliable, detailed data on economic conditions at municipal level. Authorities say the tool will support informed decision-making, drive economic development, and enhance service delivery. Maile told SABC he hopes it will help build resilience within municipalities:

# Rugby: South Africa is marking a moment in history today, celebrating 30-years since the Springboks’ historic 1995 World Cup final victory over New Zealand at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The 15–12 victory became a unifying moment for the newly democratic nation. The Boks have won the coveted Webb Ellis Trophy three more times since – in 2007, 2019 and 2023 – but the 1995 triumph remains the most symbolic. The Boks kick of this season on Saturday when they face the Barbarians in Cape Town.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-68-cents and the euro at 20-rand-54-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-10-cents and Bitcoin trades at 105-thousand-494-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-319-dollars-84-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 68-dollars-14-cents a barrel.

# And finally: A bride was shot dead on her wedding day in the village of Goult near the southern French city of Avignon when she and her groom were targeted by hooded, armed attackers. The pair were leaving the party in a car along with a 13-year-old child when they were shot at. One of the attackers was also killed after being struck by the couple’s car as they tried to escape the ambush. French newspaper Le Figaro says prosecutors have opened an investigation for murder and attempted murder.

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