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BULLETIN 4 September 1 pm

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In this bulletin:

# South Africa’s red meat sector will benefit from a breakthrough deal with Egypt
# Dali Mpofu argues Parliament holds the sole responsibility in the Ramaphosa matter
# And cricket: The Proteas hope for a first-ever T20 victory over Namibia in Windhoek today

# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp has announced a breakthrough in export negotiations with Egypt, which could provide a significant boost to South Africa’s red meat industry. He says the agreement is a major milestone for the agricultural sector, which has been battling one of the country’s worst foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in decades. Aucamp says South Africa and Egypt have successfully concluded negotiations on a Veterinary Health Certificate governing the export of red meat from South Africa to Egypt.

# The MK Party’s legal representative, Dali Mpofu, says the responsibility to establish an effective mechanism for removing president Cyril Ramaphosa rests with Parliament. He made the submission in the Western Cape High Court, where Ramaphosa is challenging findings of the Section 89 independent panel on the theft on his farm, Phala Phala. Mpofu argues Parliament must determine how the mechanism operates, while any judicial review falls under the Constitutional Court:

# The Gauteng Human Settlements Department says the DA’s statement on the illegal occupation of housing projects is misleading. The party has accused the department of failing to protect housing projects, with 14 out of 45 having been illegally occupied in the last five years. These include Eagle Nest, Western Mega Project and Danville. Spokesperson Tahir Sema says the DA ignores the action already underway to deal with projects hijacked by syndicates:

Moving abroad:

# Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has threatened economic sanctions on any firm involved in oil exploration around the Falkland Islands under the British occupation. The Falklands, in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, more than 40 years on from an armed conflict over the territory. Milei claims the UK has failed to heed the call of the United Nations not to undertake unilateral actions on the territory, but Downing Street says the sovereignty of the Falklands rests with the UK.

# Cricket: A young Proteas side hopes for a first-ever T20 victory over the host in today’s tri-series clash in the Namibian capital of Windhoek. South Africa lost last week’s opening match against Namibia, with captain Björn Fortuin calling it a rude awakening. The Proteas then beat Zimbabwe twice and victory today will secure qualification for Sunday’s final. South Africa is without many regulars, but can count on exciting young talents such as Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Dewald Brevis and Kwena Maphaka, as well as experienced Tony de Zorzi.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 15-rand-98-cents and the euro at 18-rand-57-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-61-cents and Bitcoin trades at 81-thousand-37-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-467-dollars-44-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 97-dollars-12-cents a barrel.

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