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BULLETIN 3 october 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Constitutional Court rules that parents can share four-months and ten-days parental leave
# Solidarity breaks ground with a US micro-trade agreement
# And Golf: The PGA chief is to apologise to Rory McIlroy and Team Europe over abuse at the Ryder Cup

# The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of fathers stating that parental leave of four-months and ten-days must be shared between parents following the birth of a child. Justice Laura Lumka Tshiqi delivered the landmark judgment, saying caregiving should not be limited to mothers, as fathers can also be primary caregivers. She ruled that biological mothers will retain preference for recovery, but parents may now split leave as they choose:

# Solidarity has secured an agreement with US company Propay Prime to export South African online IT skills, allowing citizens to work for American firms while living locally. The plan will expand into sectors like finance, engineering, education, and design. CEO Dirk Hermann highlights the potential to create thousands of jobs without racial restrictions, leveraging modern technology to earn in dollars while living in South Africa.

# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s choice and continued use of lawyers with a very low success rate is concerning. According to a report compiled by the metro’s Divisional Head of Legal Counsel, there are currently more than three-thousand-473 unresolved legal cases. The financial exposure of these pending cases, some dating back to 2008, exceeds 12.5-billion-rand. The FF Plus’ Johan van der Spuy says the delivery of basic services is neglected while millions are wasted on avoidable legal actions:

# The Forum for South Africa says it demand that the South African government take urgent diplomatic and legal steps to secure the immediate release of South African citizens and other international activists abducted by Israel. The forum’s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says says they were abducted by the Israeli regime after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters off Gaza. He says the flotilla was a humanitarian mission, carrying food and medical supplies destined for Palestinians:

# Golf: PGA of America chief executive, Derek Sprague, says he plans to apologise to Rory McIlroy and the rest of Team Europe for the abuse they suffered at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. McIlroy was subjected to verbal abuse, and his wife, Erica, was hit by a bottle thrown by an American fan. Europe defeated the US 15-13 to win the Ryder Cup. Sprague told the Golf Channel that it is unfortunate that some fans crossed the line:

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-25-cents and the euro at 20-rand-25-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-20-cents and Bitcoin trades at 120-thousand-430-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-858-dollars-45-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 64-dollars-62-cents a barrel.

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