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BULLETIN 31 July 3 pm

# The murdered Tshuma family’s remains will be repatriated from Britain to Zimbabwe
# The Motor Industry Staff Association warns there are no longer excuses for ignoring traffic fines
# And rugby: Markus Muller plays his first Currie Cup match for the Stormers-23

# The bodies of a Zimbabwean woman and her two daughters who were murdered in Britain are expected to be repatriated on Sunday ahead of their burial in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Nothabo, Natalie and Nala Tshuma were found dead at their home in Bedfordshire earlier this month. Tshuba’s husband, Ndodana, fled to South Africa and was apprehended in Johannesburg. He abandoned his bail application in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court and remains in custody on firearm charges while extradition proceedings to the United Kingdom continue.

# Former Free State premier and ANC secretary-general, Ace Magashule, has reportedly set his sights on becoming the next mayor of the Matjhabeng local municipality in the Free State. He currently faces charges of fraud and corruption around an asbestos tender of 255-million-rand. Magashule, who is now the leader of African Congress for Transformation, reportedly seeks to challenge the ANC’s control in November’s local government elections. The municipality has faced persistent service delivery and governance challenges, making it a key electoral battleground.

# The DA will launch its own investigation into allegations of luxury accommodation, double-booking and excessive travel expenditure by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s administration. Daily Maverick reports taxpayers paid nine-thousand-200-rand for administrator Hlengani Mathebula’s stay of four nights at the Pepperclub Hotel and Spa in May, and he also appointed four advisers for nearly ten-million-rand. The DA’s Delmaine Christians says meanwhile, students continue to endure delayed funding, inadequate allowances and accommodation crises:

# The Motor Industry Staff Association says motorists must take the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system seriously, warning traffic fines can no longer be ignored. The union states motorists who fail to respond risk demerit points, licence suspension or cancellation. Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola has advised motorists to monitor infringement notices, beware of cloned number plates, avoid fake payment websites and settle fines promptly:

# Rugby: Paarl Gimnasium’s captain from last year, Markus Muller, will miss tomorrow’s annual interschools against Boys High because he will play his first Currie Cup match for the Stormers-23. The coastal derby against the Sharks takes place at the Cape Town Stadium. The 19-year-old centre is already regarded as a future international star, although injury kept him from making his debut for the Springboks. He only played one match for the senior Stormers team, and also represented the South Africa Under-20 and South Africa A teams.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-55-cents and the euro at 19-rand-3-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-24-cents and Bitcoin trades at 63-thousand-856-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-56-dollars-36-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 92-dollars-86-cents a barrel.

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