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BULLETIN 24 August 1 pm

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# A warrant is issued for Jub Jub’s arrest after he fails to appear in court
# Gauteng receives 28-thousand more Lenacapavir packs to expand HIV prevention
# And rugby: Minimal changes to the Bok squad for the second Test in Cape Town

# A warrant of arrest has been issued for TV personality Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye after he failed to appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng this morning. The rapper and Uyajola 9/9 host face allegations of kidnapping, assaulting an e-hailing driver and discharging a firearm during a June altercation in Edenvale. The court ordered the warrant will only be activated on 7 September when Maarohanye is due back in court.

# The Western Cape Department of Mobility is engaging stakeholders after taxi-related violence killed four men and wounded two others in two separate Cape Town shootings last week. On Saturday, an informal trader was shot dead at Dunoon taxi rank. Taxi organisation SANTACO in the Western Cape says the motive is still to be determined. Mobility spokesperson Muneera Allie says officials are deeply concerned and are consulting on measures to restore stability while police investigate the incidents.

# The Gauteng Health Department has received an additional 28-thousand-593 Lenacapavir initiation packs for distribution to 133 facilities. The new twice-yearly injectable drug is more than 96-percent effective at preventing HIV infection. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says the latest delivery will replenish clinics in Tshwane, Johannesburg and Sedibeng that had temporary shortages due to high demand since the rollout. He says Gauteng aims to initiate 114-thousand-160 eligible clients by March next year:

News from abroad:

# New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, will introduce a new bill in Parliament proposing the banning of under 16s from using social media platforms. Bills are required to pass three rounds of voting before becoming law. Australia became the first country to ban social media for under 16s last year. Luxon says social media is exposing children to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with:

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus made minimal changes for Saturday’s second Test against the All Blacks in Cape Town after they went down 33-16 to the old foes in the first Test at Ellis Park. Siya Kolisi will return if he is fit, otherwise Paul de Villiers will retain the number six jersey. Handré Pollard and Cobus Reinach will start as the halfback pairing, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu on the bench. Ethan Hooker replaces injured wing Cheslin Kolbe. Pieter-Steph du Toit will captain the Boks in his 100th Test.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-2-cents and the euro at 18-rand-67-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-82-cents and Bitcoin trades at 77-thousand-440-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-637-dollars-84-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 93-dollars-99-cents a barrel.

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