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BULLETIN 3 September 6 pm

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In this bulletin:

# The DA gives the Public Protector more evidence against Gayton McKenzie
# The FF Plus challenges Amazon’s 100% black-ownership requirement
# And, more than eighty migrants are feared dead off the Canary Islands

# The DA has submitted new evidence to the Public Protector as part of its complaint against Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie. Spokesperson Leah Potgieter says the evidence includes concerns about the appointment of Patriotic Alliance-linked individuals to public entity boards and McKenzie’s 31-million-rand Soccer World Cup trip. She adds the allegations could amount to breaches of the Executive Members’ Ethics Act and Ethics Code:

# The Freedom Front Plus says it will approach US authorities over Amazon Web Services’ requirement that businesses participating in its South African investment programme be 100-percent black-owned. The party is seeking clarity on whether the criterion comes from government regulations or Amazon itself. The FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says race should not decide who gets economic opportunities, and South Africa needs more investment, entrepreneurs and jobs:

# The City of Johannesburg’s leadership has ordered urgent and decisive action to restore law, order and cleanliness in the Inner City. Mayor Dada Morero and City Manager Floyd Brink met with senior management of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department yesterday, demanding stronger enforcement, greater accountability and visible operational improvements. The metro’s spokesperson, Nthatisi Modingoane, says illegal trading, law enforcement, waste management, public space management and urban cleanliness are interconnected challenges requiring departments and entities to work together:

# At least five migrants have been found dead on a boat rescued near Spain’s Canary Islands, while survivors say up to 83 others may have died during the journey. Migrant rights group Walking Borders says the boat had spent 27 days at sea after leaving Gambia. Forty-one survivors were brought ashore in Gran Canaria, while three others were airlifted to hospital in serious condition. Maritime Rescue confirmed five deaths. The case highlights the continuing dangers of the Atlantic migration route, one of the world’s deadliest.

# Rugby: Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen have named a 23-strong team to take on the Springbok Women’s team at the FNB Stadium in Soweto in a historic clash before the Springboks take on the All Blacks in the third Rugby’s Great Rivalry Test on Saturday. In the starting 15, Georgia Ponsonby will make her first appearance as co-captain for the Black Ferns with Hannah King named to start at fly-half. Ruahei Demant shifts to the bench and will remain as co-captain for the match. Kick-off is at 1.30 pm.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-2-cents against the rand and the euro at 18-rand-60-cents. One British pound costs 21-rand-62-cents and Bitcoin trades at 79-thousand-475-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-475-dollars-1-cent a fine ounce and Brent crude oil is quoted at 98-dollars-67-cents a barrel.

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