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BULLETIN 12 August 6 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The ANC pledges tougher action on corruption and poor governance in municipalities
# A woman is rescued alive 36 hours after the Colombian earthquake
# And soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo marries his longtime partner, Georgina Rodríguez

# The ANC says it will take tougher action against corruption and poor governance in municipalities as part of its 2026 local government elections manifesto. Briefing the media, the party’s Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said the ANC also plans to tighten oversight, prevent officials dismissed for misconduct from moving between municipalities, and improve service delivery through more effective and transparent local government:

# The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says anyone attempting to disrupt this weekend’s Southern African Development Community summit in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, will be arrested. The warning follows plans by the anti-illegal migration group March and March to protest during the 46th SADC summit, which will be held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre. NATJOINTS co-chairperson Tebello Mosikili says interference with the regional gathering will not be tolerated:

# KwaZulu-Natal Independent Police Investigative Directorate Deputy Director of Investigations, Len John, has revealed to the Madlanga Commission that some police task teams may be used in taxi-related conflicts. John raised questions about how officers located a taxi owner who had gone into hiding after receiving threats from rivals. John also questioned whether rival taxi operators could have tipped police off about his whereabouts, raising concerns about possible collusion:

# A thirty-two-year-old woman has been rescued alive after being trapped beneath rubble for 36-hours following an earthquake of 7.4 in western Colombia. Daniela Largo was pulled from a collapsed building in Pereira after a ten-hour operation. Firefighters dug two tunnels, using one to provide oxygen before freeing her through the second. At least 188 people have died, while hundreds remain missing. In Pereira alone, 92 buildings collapsed. Rescue teams continue searching for survivors in several cities, including Cali, where more than 200 people remain trapped.

# Soccer: Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has married his longtime partner, Georgina Rodríguez, in a civil ceremony with their children attending. Ronaldo has five children in total, two of whom he shares with Rodríguez. She has also helped to raise his other three children. They have been together for ten years and announced their engagement last year. The 41-year-old Portuguese captain has enjoyed a glittering career, winning five Ballon d’Or awards and scoring nearly one-thousand goals. He is contracted to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr until next year.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-10-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-60-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-78-cents and Bitcoin trades at 63-thousand-742-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-436-dollars-24-cents a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 91-dollars-33-cents a barrel.

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