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BULLETIN 29 October 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Madlanga commission hears of the Hawks’ aggressive interference during Katiso “KT” Molefe’s takedown
# An accident has claimed the lives of seven people in the south of Johannesburg
# And rugby: The Bok coach has full confidence in the rookie prop Zachary Porthen

# Former member of the political killings task team, captain Maxwell Wanda, says members of the Hawks interfered and acted aggressively during the arrest of businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe in December last year. Wanda told the Madlanga commission that Molefe, accused of ordering the hit that killed engineer Armand Swart, was arrested with a magistrate-approved warrant. He said the Hawks unexpectedly arrived in large numbers at Molefe’s home in Sandhurst, Johannesburg, creating confusion and tension:

# Seven people have been killed in an accident in Bassonia in the south of Johannesburg this morning. Metro police spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says the accident occurred when a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided. He says several people have been injured, but the exact number is yet to be confirmed:

# Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate is challenging a 13-million-rand legal costs order following his Constitutional Court loss to Vodacom. The costs relate to a single day’s arguments after the apex court ruled in Vodacom’s favour and referred the case back to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Makate calls the order unfair and excessive, citing his defence against two dismissed applications. The dispute forms part of a long-running billion-rand compensation battle over the innovation.

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says he has full confidence in prop Zachary Porthen. The 21-year-old is set to make his debut for South Africa in Saturday’s Test against Japan at Wembley in London. The former SA Under-20 captain has only played in five senior matches for the Stormers, four off the bench and one starting. Erasmus says Porthen will be nervous, but physically he’ll be up for it:

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-12-cents and the euro at 19-rand-91-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-61-cents and Bitcoin trades at 113-thousand-57-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-18-dollars-93-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 63-dollars-64-cents a barrel.

# And finally: Grammy Award-winning South African singer Tyla is set to embark on her first headline tour, titled the ‘We Wanna Party’ tour. It was supposed to happen last year but was postponed. The 23-year-old shared her excitement on social media, saying she has been performing on other stages, but now she gets her own. The tour will kick off in Tokyo, Japan, on November 11, followed by performances in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Saudi Arabia before ending in the United Arab Emirates on December 13.

Stay tuned for more news………….