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BULLETIN 4 December 3 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The ANC’s Luthuli House buzzes as the sheriff seeks assets 
# ActionSA urges the SIU to probe Panyaza Lesufi’s crime wardens 
# And Cricket: Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada won’t play in the white-ball series against India 

# The ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg, Luthuli House, is under scrutiny as the sheriff of the High Court conducts a raid following Ezulwini Investments’ move to recover over 100-million-rand owed for 2019 election posters. News24 reports a summons of execution was served, leading to the attachment of the ANC’s bank accounts and assets. The sheriff has not removed physical assets but instead meticulously catalogued them. These items include laptops, couches, and printers. The ANC’s appeal against debt responsibility was recently dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

# ActionSA has formally requested the Special Investigating Unit to scrutinise Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s crime prevention wardens’ scheme. Concerns escalated as the party has disclosed 22 indicents involving unvetted and untrained individuals employed under the initiative since May. The party maintains its call for a presidential proclamation to conduct a thorough forensic investigation into the establishment of the crime wardens, citing potential harm to public interest. ActionSA’s Funzi Ngobeni says allegations of resource misuse further require scrutiny of the controversial initiative.

# The Umhlali Periodical Court in KwaZulu-Natal has denied bail to 40-year-old Indian national, Rahul Jaiswal, wanted by the United States on allegations of conspiracy, drug distribution, money laundering, and importing controlled substances. Jaiswal is married to a South African citizen and was arrested in Ballito. The National Prosecuting Authority’s spokesperson, Natasha Ramkisson-Kara, says South Africa has received an extradition request from the US government, which inter alia claim that he is leading an organised criminal group:

# Cricket: Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada are rested and will not play for the Proteas in the white ball series against India. T20 captain Aiden Markram will also lead South Africa in the three one-day matches in Bavuma’s absence. Wayne Parnell and Anrich Nortjé are injured. The first of the three T20s takes place in Durban on Sunday. White-ball coach Rob Walter says it was decided to rest senior players as the emphasis will be on the two Tests in Centurion and Cape Town:

# Financial indicators: The dollar trades at 18-rand-70-cents and the euro at 20-rand-34-cents. One British pound costs 23-rand-73-cents and Bitcoin trades at 41-thousand-519-dollars-69-cents. Gold sells at two-thousand-and-70-dollars-32-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 78-dollars-15-cents a barrel.

# And finally: The 22nd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa has commenced in Harare, Zimbabwe. The conference, operating under the theme ‘AIDS is not over: Address inequalities, accelerate inclusion and innovation,’ aims to spotlight the diverse nature of the African region’s HIV epidemic and the unique response to it. The week long conference will address how to mitigate the impact of hepatitis, tuberculosis, and malaria by strengthening health systems as well as sustaining and increasing domestic financing and community response.

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