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BULLETIN 14 October 2 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Witness X exposes alleged corruption and secret police-business ties at the Madlanga commission
# Three suspected police killers are arrested in Johannesburg
# And soccer: Carlo Ancelotti wants to be the first foreign-born coach to take a team to World Cup glory

# Witness X has revealed alleged corruption and secret ties between senior police officials and business figures at the Madlanga commission in Pretoria. Testifying remotely, Witness X detailed WhatsApp messages showing close links between businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, general Lesetja Senona, as well as his son Thato Senona. Relaying the witness’s answers, intermediary advocate Thabang Pooe said the chats reportedly expose a beneficial relationship involving confidential information, protection, and property transactions:

Meanwhile, members of Parliament’s ad hoc committee have grilled suspended national deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya about his relationship with Matlala, linked to supply chain investigations. Sibiya defended his actions, saying it was logical for Matlala to approach the national commissioner after securing a police tender. He also confirmed informal interactions with activist Brown Mogotsi, insisting meetings were mostly work-related and that he reported unusual contacts to the national commissioner:

#  Three suspected police murderers were arrested for murder, attempted murder and armed robbery in Johannesburg last night. Hawks spokesperson Katlego Mogale says last month, murdered warrant officer Jabulani Mabuza’s girlfriend had a vehicle mechanical failure on Benrose west on-ramp. She says the complainant then called Mabuza for assistance and just as the tow truck driver arrived to assist with the vehicle, they were accosted by unknown armed suspects:

Moving abroad:

# Transport and services in Greece are disrupted for the second time this month as unions staged a 24-hour walkout against government plans to introduce an optional 13-hour workday. The government has said the 13-hour workday, to be voted into law tomorrow, is optional but opposition parties and unions argue that workers will risk layoffs if they refuse longer hours. The mobilisation will shut down public and municipal services and paralyse ferries and trains, but flights are unaffected. Protests are scheduled in Athens and other major cities during the day.

# Soccer: No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach, but Carlo Ancelotti says that there was always a first time as he eyes glory with Brazil. The Italian became Brazil’s first overseas coach in six decades when he took over in May and he helped the five-times champions punch their ticket for next summer’s World Cup in Northern America. Brazil will face Japan in a friendly in Tokyo today, fresh from a 5-0 hammering of South Korea in Seoul last week.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-47-cents and the euro at 20-rand-19-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-17-cents and Bitcoin trades at 110-thousand-718-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-136-dollars-43-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 61-dollars-92-cents a barrel.

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