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BULLETIN 14 July 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The DA welcomes the police inquiry but demands stronger parliamentary oversight
# ActionSA slams the delayed police response in the Jayden-Lee Meek murder case
# And tennis: Jannik Sinner cements his top world ranking position after clinching his first Wimbledon title

# The DA has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a commission of inquiry into police misconduct allegations raised by the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The DA’s Lisa Schickerling insists the commission must not replace Parliament’s oversight role, and calls for continued work by key portfolio committees to ensure accountability and transparency. She emphasises that restoring public trust requires Parliament to act independently and decisively alongside the executive’s investigative efforts:

Meanwhile, Business Leadership South Africa says the new commission must avoid the delays and inaction seen with previous inquiries like the Zondo commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. The organisation welcomes the appointment of acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga to lead the process but warns that strong support, proper resources, and swift action are needed. It states those undermining law enforcement must be suspended, and the commission’s findings must lead to real consequences.

# ActionSA’s Gauteng provincial executive committee member Dereleen James has voiced deep disappointment following the arrest of Jayden-Lee Meek’s mother, Tiffany, for his murder. Speaking after her court appearance in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, James criticised the police for not acting immediately when the child was first reported missing. She emphasised that the community and police failed Jayden-Lee, adding he may have been saved if police had searched his home sooner:

# The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a commercial farm in the Free State, bringing the total number of outbreaks across five provinces to 270. According to News24, the affected farm near Kroonstad has been placed under quarantine as officials trace the source of the infection. The outbreak follows a similar case at Karan Beef’s Heidelberg feedlot in Gauteng last month. Government is importing vaccines from Botswana and upgrading vaccine production at Onderstepoort amid rising beef prices linked to the outbreak.

# Tennis: Italian Jannik Sinner cemented his top position in the world rankings after winning Wimbledon for the first time yesterday to clinch his fourth Grand Slam title. Losing finalist Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stays in second position and Alexander Zverev of Germany is still third. American Taylor Fritz improved to fourth, surpassing Britain’s Jack Draper, followed by Novak Djokovic of Serbia. Italian Lorenzo Musetti is seventh, Holger Rune of Denmark eighth and American Ben Shelton ninth, while Russian Andrey Rublev improved four places to tenth.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 17-rand-86-cents and the euro at 20-rand-87-cents. One British pound costs 24-rand-1-cent and Bitcoin trades at 121-thousand-713-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-357-dollars-75-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 70-dollars-59-cents a barrel.

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