Hard News/News Bullletins
News Bulletin 1
In your top stories this hour:
Textbooks are to be delivered on March 31 as ordered by Makhanda High Court
Judge Rules on the severe failure of service delivery in Makhanda
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Rugby player who lost his leg after tackle gets help from cycling initiative
The time is 9 o'clock, I am Buhle Mthethwa, Good Moring.
The Makhanda High Court is ordering the Eastern Cape Education Department to deliver
learning materials to pupils by March 31. The department originally indicated that the
materials would be delivered by the end of April because of “unprecedented budgeting
shortfalls”. LSR Senior Council Advocate Ngcukaitobi stated that this is ‘not good enough
and Judge Louw agreed and moved the date to the end of March.
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane will have to report to the judge every three months. This
in regards to the implementation of a financial recovery plan for the Makana Municipality.
In January 2020 Judge Igna Stretch ruled that the service delivery failures were so severe and
widespread that it violated the Constitution and justified the dissolution of the municipal
council.
Leopard Trek, a group initiative aimed at raising funds to support Graeme College students,
came up with the idea of hosting a cycling fundraiser. To date, the organization has raised
R80 000, some of which is going towards helping Simnikiwe Bosman who got his leg
amputated last year after sustaining an injury from tackling another player during a rugby
game.
Financial indicators:
Currently, the rand stands at 15 rand and 5 cents to the dollar, 19 rand, and 7o cents to the
pound, 16 rand, and 54 cents to the euro.
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Commodities:
Gold is trading at 1 918 dollars 93 cents, platinum at 1 012 dollars
75 cents and brent crude oil at 99 dollars 91 cents.
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Those are your top stories for this hour, your next news update will be at 10 0' clock, for RMR News I am Buhle Mthethwa.
News Bulletin 2
In your top stories this hour:
Women reported being missing since 18 February
15-year-old arrested for connection to a murder
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C.U.T Vice Chancellor held accountable for leaving prematurely
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The time is 5 o'clock, I am Buhle Mthethwa, Good Afternoon.
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A woman by the name of Phumla Brunette Stofile has been reported missing after
having last been seen on 18 February. Her family suspects that she has been trafficked
after not returning from a date with a man that the family knows as Thando.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection to the murder of both his parents. He
appeared in Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court after the incident but has been released in
the custody of a family member.
The Central University of Technology is being held responsible for not taking action and
allowing its Vice chancellor to leave prematurely after an investigation that
recommended he face some form of disciplinary action for failing to respond to
sexual allegations made against the deputy.
Financial indicators:
Currently, the rand stands at 15 rands and 5 cents to the dollar, 19 rand, and 7o cents to the
pound, 16 rand, and 54 cents to the euro.
​
Commodities:
Gold is trading at 1 918 dollars 93 cents, platinum at 1 012 dollars
75 cents and brent crude oil at 99 dollars 91 cents.
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Those are your top stories for this hour, your next news update will be at 6 0' clock, for RMR News I am Buhle Mthethwa.