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BULLETIN 30 October 3 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Cape Town taxi go-slow leaves commuters stranded
# AfriForum demands an electricity price relief after Eskom’s 30-billion-rand profit
# And three people die when two helicopters collide in midair near an Oregon airport

# The Western Cape government says an unofficial taxi go-slow has disrupted services at several Cape Town taxi ranks, including Nyanga, Wynberg, Mfuleni and Langa. No taxis were operating in Nyanga and Wynberg, while limited services were available in other affected areas. Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku says bus and train services are available as alternatives. He adds commuters should not suffer because of disputes within the taxi industry:

# AfriForum has called on Eskom to provide electricity tariff relief following its announcement of a 30-billion-rand profit for the previous financial year. The organisation staged a protest at the utility’s head offices in Sandton, Johannesburg, delivering a piggy bank and memorandum demanding answers about rising electricity costs, management bonuses and an additional 58-billion-rand revenue claim. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens says consumers have endured years of load-shedding and escalating tariffs:

# Former MK Party secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo holds no anger towards party president Jacob Zuma over his dismissal. He is instead angry with individuals allegedly taking advantage of Zuma’s age at the expense of the organisation. Addressing the media, Nomvalo accused party members of submitting fabricated intelligence reports to Zuma. He says he worked to address factionalism, instability and non-compliance with Electoral Commission requirements, but was undermined by internal divisions:

Moving abroad:

# Three people died when two helicopters collided midair near a small US airport in Oregon. The collision involving a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter occurred near the McMinnville Municipal Airport. Both aircraft crashed in a field adjacent to a highway. The victims were identified as a 22-year-old flight instructor from Texas and a student pilot from Britain in one of the aircraft, and the sole occupant of the other helicopter. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the ongoing investigation.

# Tennis: Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakino will end the season in the world number one ranking after reaching the quarterfinal of the Japanese Open in Tokyo. This will conclude a stellar season for the 27-year-old in which she won two more Grand Slam tournaments – the Australian Open and the US Open – and overtook Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus on top of the rankings. This mean Rybakina will be the top seed in the WTA Finals, starting in Indian Wells, California, next Sunday.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-64-cents and the euro at 18-rand-63-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-34-cents and Bitcoin trades at 77-thousand-582-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-970-dollars-82-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 118-dollars-41-sents a barrel.

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