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BULLETIN 14 July 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# King Misuzulu calls for the respect of immigration laws in bilateral talks with Zimbabwe
# Thousands of Malawians remain stranded outside their consulate in Johannesburg
# And rugby: SA Rugby will review its ticket pricing after the 2026 Test season

# AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has urged respect for South Africa’s immigration laws, saying shared cultural and historical ties across Southern Africa should not justify illegal migration. Speaking during an official visit to Zimbabwe, the king told president Emmerson Mnangagwa African identity transcends colonial borders, but sovereign nations have the right to enforce their immigration laws. He emphasised his own entry into Zimbabwe followed legal procedures, adding that border control should not be mistaken for xenophobia.

Meanwhile, thousands of Malawian nationals remain camped outside their country’s consulate in Woodmead, Johannesburg, hoping to return home amid ongoing tensions targeting foreign nationals. The Continent‘s international editor, Simon Allison, says many are documented migrants who fled their homes in Gauteng and the Free State. He says aid organisations and volunteers are providing food, healthcare and transport assistance, but resources are becoming increasingly stretched as more people arrive.

# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling for municipal managers, mayors and councillors to be held personally liable for unpaid pension contributions owed by municipalities. According to the union, municipalities owe workers an estimated 1.7-billion-rand after failing to pay over money deducted from employees’ salaries into pension funds. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola urges law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute those responsible:

# The Public Servants Association is urging the Department of Basic Education to urgently stop educators from leaving public schools. Recent reports show there is an increasing exodus of educators from public schools owing to escalating crime, inadequate resources, and deteriorating working conditions. PSA’s Claude Naicker says when experienced educators leave the profession or migrate to better-resourced environments, learners suffer the consequences:

On to sports news:

# SA Rugby has confirmed it will conduct a thorough review of ticket pricing after the current season following criticism over the cost of attending Springbok matches. Rugby bosses were forced to slash prices for the Boks’ first Test of 2026 against England at Ellis Park after slow sales. The price of the cheapest tickets was reduced from 950- to 450-rand. SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says the objective is to balance the sport’s financial sustainability with the imperative of keeping rugby accessible to all South Africans.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-44-cents and the euro at 18-rand-76-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-2-cents and Bitcoin trades at 62-thousand-786-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-28-dollars-25-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 85-dollars-31-cents a barrel.

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