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BULLETIN 18 March 12 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Limpopo’s premier asks for support for future operations on separated twins
# The Garden Route Municipality approves foot-and-mouth disease vaccination applications by private veterinarians
# And soccer: Senegal is to appeal CAF’s decision to revoke their AFCON title

# Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba praises pediatric surgeon Professor Nyaweleni Tshifularo and the medical team at Mankweng Hospital for their successful separation of conjoined twin boys. The babies, born in January, shared a liver and other vital organs. Ramathuba commended the team’s skill, courage, and dedication. She says the provincial government should provide support to ensure the success of future operations, and adds the twins remain stable and under close monitoring:

# The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape has approved some applications from priority dairy farms for foot-and-mouth disease vaccination by private veterinarians, subject to vaccine availability. To date, 18-thousand-230 vaccines have been administered. The municipality’s spokesperson, Herman Pieters, says all other applications are kept on record, and when additional vaccine becomes available, it will be distributed to private veterinarians for voluntary vaccination:

Staying in the province:

# The Oudtshoorn Municipality says Meiringspoort is currently closed till further notice due to rockfalls. Traffic Management chief director, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says motorists are advised to use the alternative route via the N9 through George, Willowmore, Aberdeen, and Beaufort West. She adds traffic law enforcement teams are currently on site, as the safety of road users is a top priority.

Moving abroad:

# Amnesty International says its in-depth investigation has found the US violated international humanitarian law by failing to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm in Iran. A US airstrike hit an elementary school in Minab earlier this month, killing 168 people, including about 110 children. Amnesty International’s Erika Guevara-Rosas says the attack is a sickening illustration of the catastrophic and entirely predictable price civilians are paying during this armed conflict. She adds investigations into the strike must be impartial, independent, and transparent.

# Soccer: Senegal’s governing body has confirmed it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against African body CAF’s decision to revoke their Africa Cup of Nations title. The CAF Appeal Board stripped Senegal of the title for walking off the pitch after Morocco was awarded a late penalty during the final. The penalty was eventually missed, and Senegal won 1-0 in extra time. CAF declared Senegal had forfeited the match. The country has described the decision as unjust.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-59-cents and the euro at 19-rand-14-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-16-cents and Bitcoin trades at 74-thousand-138-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-993-dollars-25-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 99-dollars-95-cents a barrel.

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