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BULLETIN 30 May 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# Pastor Mark Burns says Donald Trump was misled by false claims of white genocide in SA
# The Gauteng Legislature warns the public about dating app dangers after the Maboneng crimes
# And Rugby: The Stormers get the ball rolling in the URC quarter-finals tonight

# A close ally of US president Donald Trump, Pastor Mark Burns, has dismissed claims of a white genocide in South Africa, calling them false and manipulated. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, Burns said Trump was misled by white South African groups, including AfriForum, who exaggerated land grabs and violence to secure refugee status in the US. He warned South Africa against using BRICS to undermine the US dollar, calling such a move dangerous for both nations:

# The DA in the Western Cape welcomes a surge in air passenger numbers, as Cape Town International Airport recorded nearly one-million arrivals in April. Over 700-thousand were domestic travellers, while international arrivals jumped 17-percent year-on-year to over 269-thousand. George Airport also saw a 25-percent rise in traffic. The DA’s Noko Masipa credits Wesgro’s Air Access team for the growth, with new and expanded international routes from Zurich, Paris, Amsterdam, and London boosting tourism:

# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee is warning the public to be cautious when meeting strangers via dating apps. This follows kidnappings and attacks in Maboneng, revealed during a surprise oversight visit to Jeppe Police Station in Johannesburg. Victims, including LGBTQIA+ individuals, are lured and then robbed or assaulted. The committee’s chairperson Bandile Masuku welcomed police progress in the Olorato Mongale murder case:

# Turkey has proposed to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in an effort to advance toward an end of the war in Ukraine. NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid US president Donald Trump’s push for a deal to end the fighting. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says expectations for a ceasefire and peace have increased. He will meet with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky later today after meeting Russian officials in Moscow earlier this week.

# Rugby: The Stormers kick off this weekend’s quarter-final action in the United Rugby Championship tonight in Scotland against Glasgow Warriors. Kick-off is at 8:30pm. Tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 the Bulls are at home in Pretoria against another Scottish side, Edinburgh. The team that top the log, Leinster, take on Scarlets at 4pm. The Sharks round off the weekend’s action in Durban against Munster. Kick-off is at 6:30pm.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-89-cents and the euro at 20-rand-30-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-12-cents and Bitcoin trades at 105-thousand-476-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-303-dollars-12-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 62-dollars-65-cents a barrel.

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