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BULLETIN 18 July 2 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The DA slams minister Nobuhle Nkabane for skipping a crucial parliamentary hearing
# KwaZulu-Natal’s police commissioner pleads with people not to use his photographs during marches
# And tennis: South Africa’s Davis Cup team will play Morocco in Pretoria in September

# The DA says minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, cannot run or hide from Parliament or the law. Nkabane snubbed a crucial parliamentary committee meeting today regarding her alleged Sector Education and Training Authority cadre deployment scheme. The DA’s Karabo Khakhau says despite ANC protection, they will not allow the minister to avoid the consequences of misleading Parliament:

# KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is pleading with members of the public to refrain from using his photographs during various politically-aligned marches, especially those against the president. Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police are warning that all social media accounts bearing Mkhwanazi names and photographs are fake. He says they are being used to deceive the public into believing that it is the provincial commissioner communicating via such platforms:

# Two accused appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on charges of fraud linked to Capitec Bank. During November 2023 and January last year, the bank experienced an incomprehensible system glitch during which a client, one of the accused, allegedly unlawfully transferred over six-million-rand into his Capitec business account as well as credit card. Hawks spokespersonr Thatohatsi Mavimbela says the two accused transferred the money to several other bank accounts and purchased two vehicles, resulting in an actual loss of more than four-million-rand.

# Tennis: South Africa’s Davis Cup team will return to Pretoria in September for their World Group Two clash with Morocco. The tie will take place at the Groenkloof Club where South Africa beat Nigeria 3-1 in the play-offs in February. The winner will play for promotion to World Group One, while the loser will compete in the relegation play-offs. South Africa is currently 58th in the Davis Cup rankings and Morocco 51st. Tennis South Africa’s general manager, Anthony Moruthane, believes a homeground advantage can make a significant difference.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-70-cents and the euro at 20-rand-59-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-78-cents and Bitcoin trades at 118-thousand-937-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-350-dollars-2-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 69-dollars-28-cents a barrel.

# And finally: Nelson Mandela Foundation chairperson, Naledi Pandor, has opened commemorations of International Nelson Mandela Day with an exhibition at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York. Titled Our Shared Humanity in Action, it reflects on the UN special committee’s role against apartheid. Today, she delivers the keynote address at the official commemoration, urging global solidarity in a time of war and inequality. The commemoration also includes the awarding of the Quinquennial Nelson Mandela prize to two laureates for their service to humanity.

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