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BULLETIN 9 November 6 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The Government urges newly elected councillors to serve communities with integrity 
# 2026 is set to be among the four hottest years on record, UN warns
# And, golf: Teenager, Blades Brown becomes the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years

# Government has urged newly elected councillors to serve communities with integrity, transparency and accountability following last week’s local government elections. It has congratulated South Africans on their participation in the elections and commended the Electoral Commission, police and other stakeholders for ensuring a safe, free and fair poll. Deputy government spokesperson William Baloyi called on communities to work with their councillors to build better and safer municipalities:

# Three men have been gunned down and a fourth wounded in a brazen drive-by shooting in Grassy Park, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk says the attackers opened fire from a white Toyota Tazz. Medical personnel declared three victims dead at the scene, while the fourth is receiving treatment. Van Wyk says police’s anti-gang unit is investigating the murders:

# This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, according to a United Nations report released as the COP31 climate summit opens in Turkey. Global temperatures between January and September averaged 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The World Meteorological Organization warns that a strong El Niño could push temperatures higher before year-end. Ocean temperatures and sea levels have also reached record highs, while melting glaciers and extreme weather add to climate risks. The past 12 years have been the warmest on record.

# Golf: American teenager Blades Brown has become the youngest winner on the PGA Tour since 1931, after claiming the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico. The 19-year-old recovered from a seven-shot deficit with a nine-under-par 63 in the final round, before beating fellow American Ben James in a play-off. Both finished the tournament on 23-under-par. Brown sealed victory on the second extra hole after James missed a birdie putt. The win earns Brown a two-year exemption on the tour and a place in next year’s PGA Championship, his first major.

# The financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-42-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-39-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-4-cents and Bitcoin trades at 74-thousand-630-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-125-dollars-13-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 96-dollars-30-cents a barrel.

# And finally, the South African Weather Services says Gauteng must prepare for extreme heat this week following severe thunderstorms and flooding. Pretoria and Vereeniging may reach 36-degree-Celsius, Johannesburg 34-degree-Celsius, with a 38-50-percent chance of cooling showers. SAWS says South-Africans can expect a mix of fire danger, extreme heat and scattered rain across the rest of the country, warning of extremely high fire risk across parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape. Authorities says thunderstorms are expected in parts of Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal.

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