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BULLETIN 13 November 5 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The IEC gazettes the names of councillors elected in the local government elections
# ActionSA raises concerns over DA’s Gauteng mayoral candidates in coalition talks
# And, Nvidia’s former boss is linked to another workplace affair

# The Electoral Commission has published the names of more than nine-thousand-500 councillors elected in the local government elections. Five ward by-elections will also be held following two councillors winning multiple seats and the deaths of three councillors. IEC chairperson Mosotho Moepya told the media municipal managers now have 14 days to convene the first council meetings: 

Meanwhile, the Afrika Mayibuye Movement held an induction workshop for its newly elected 57 councillors from all 34 municipalities in which the movement is represented. The newly formed political movement, contesting its very first local government election, is the second-largest party in Greater Giyani, Limpopo, after securing 18.64-percent of the vote. Mayibuye spokesperson Sydney Baloyi says the workshop focused on municipal council and committee procedures, budgeting, councillors’ responsibilities, ethical leadership and public participation:

In more election news, ActionSA’s national chairperson and chief coalition negotiator, Michael Beaumont, has described the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille and Tshwane candidate Cilliers Brink as obstacles to cooperation. He told Newzroom Afrika ActionSA wants locally driven negotiations, with coalition partners prioritising leadership performance, accountability and stability not imposed by national party structures:

# Former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has reportedly had an intimate relationship with a second female employee, according to sources quoted by Reuters. The revelation follows reports of other affairs, including one with a businesswoman suspected by US intelligence of spying for China. Huang has acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife, Lori, but has not commented on the latest allegations. Nvidia has not confirmed the reports. The US tech company is investigating whether sensitive information was compromised amid concerns about restricted chip sales to China.

# Rugby: Japan’s coach, Eddie Jones, says his young team will give everything when they face England at Twickenham tomorrow. Japan has lost all six previous Tests against England, but Jones believes his players can cause an upset, recalling their famous 2015 World Cup victory over the Springboks. The former England coach returns to Twickenham for the first time since leaving the job in 2022. England, coached by Steve Borthwick, is coming off a 45-22 victory over Australia and have made 10 changes to its starting team.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-94-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-72-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-40-cents and Bitcoin trades at 69-thousand-84-dollars. Gold sells at three-thousand-890-dollars-61-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 98-dollars-50-cents a barrel.

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