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BULLETIN 24 July 4 pm

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In this bulletin:

# RISE Mzansi says parliamentary oversight must continue
# Tshwane’s mayor defends her role in the municipal manager and chief financial official’s court challenge
# And Cricket Australia’s CEO is open to the possibility of staging a Test against England in India

# RISE Mzansi will study the Western Cape High Court’s decision granting president Cyril Ramaphosa a temporary interdict suspending the Section 89 impeachment committee’s public hearings. The proceedings have been paused pending a judicial review of the independent panel’s report into the Phala Phala matter. RISE Mzansi’s Mabine Seabe says they will assess the judgment, but parliamentary accountability must remain a priority:

# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says she acted in good faith and within her legal powers in matters relating to municipal manager Johann Mettler and chief financial official Gareth Mnisi. This follows court applications by the DA and Solidarity challenging recent council decisions. Moya’s spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, says the applications for interim relief will be heard on Tuesday, while the main case will be decided at a later stage:

# The DA is calling on Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to ensure that Metropolice officials who were recorded assaulting a motorist, are criminally charged. The recorded dashcam footage shows officials pulling a driver over before one of them wrapped his hands around him and started choking him. The DA’s Solomon Maila says this incident clearly brings the Public Safety Department into disrepute. He adds that all rogue officials must be rooted out:

# The economic research group Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies says South Africa must integrate green industrial and development opportunities to remain competitive in the global energy transition. Researchers say coordinated policies can drive investment, create jobs and support industries such as renewable energy, batteries and green steel. They warn the country must modernise heavy industries, strengthen local manufacturing and align industrial strategies with climate goals to ensure sustainable economic growth and long-term competitiveness.

On to sports news:

# Cricket Australia’s CEO, Todd Greenberg, is open to the idea of a one-off Test against England in India. CA is already expanding its footprint in India by taking the Big Bash League there for the first time, as the season opener between Melbourne Renegades and Perth Scorchers will be played in Chennai in December. Greenberg believes playing the one-off match would further establish Test cricket’s space in the modern ecosystem, but conceded finding time in the calendar could be difficult.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-87-cents and the euro at 19-rand-18-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-46-cents and Bitcoin trades at 65-thousand-55-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-and-57-dollars-93-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 91-dollars-94-cents a barrel.

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