Jacaranda FM Newswatch @ 08H01

0:00A couple of collisions that have just happened in Glen River State on Glen River Road at the M1, the other collision, hurling him on William Mandela Drive South by near Matty Avenue and lastly a collision in Sharon Leon-Molly-Bungue Drive East by near President for Share Drive. In your sport, the Vodakom Bulls brace for a fierce storm as talented lofters and Saturday, and Sri Lanka have indefinitely postponed the limited-over series against Afghanistan due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. America's new ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brain-Buzzal, is demanding government action on rural safety and condemnation of the struggle chant kill the Boer. Last year, the Constitutional Court ruled against Afro-Forom's appeal after the Supreme Court of Appeal found that that chant wasn't hate speech. But Buzzal told the business conference in Armanis yesterday that America is running out of patience with the South African government. We may not yet clarity on the kill the Boer chant that we

1:04believe is hate speech. I'm sorry, I don't care what your courts say, it's hate speech. Buzzal also said there are some tough conversations to be had between Paturiant Washington of a South Africa's foreign policy. The things that have happened in the last week are not at all helpful insulting our president on the eve of coming to our country is not a good sign sending condolences letters to Iran after one of the world's greatest terrorists has been put down is not a good sign. There are going to be some tough discussions ahead, but hopefully South Africa will understand that it ought not to be aligning with international pariahs like Iran. It's not only tough conversations that are coming, also tough times for our household budgets. Government says we should brace for fuel price hikes from next month, that's due to the Middle East conflict and the spike that that caused in international world prices. Spokesperson in the Department of Mineral Petroleum Resource Lerot and Torka says while the conflict continues, South Africa does have sufficient fuel supplies.

2:08The Department continues to maintain close contact with oil companies operating in the country to ensure the stability and security of fuel supply. More about that, a Jacaranda if you've not gone click on news and while we are speaking about that, in the Middle East it was a morning in which several attacks could be heard across the region, several blasts rang out across the Katari capital Doha as Iran's retaliatory strikes on the Gulf entered a 12-day. People have been urged to stay at home and away from windows and open areas. Back home and in other news, the Madlanga Commission hopes to complete its work within the Ruivaya's time frame after President Sraldramapurza approved an extension and moved the final deadline to 31 August. The Commission is investigating allegations of political interference and criminality within the criminal justice sector. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says that are currently finalising the witnesses scheduled for the coming months as the inquiry works towards completing its work within that new deadline. We will be working backwards to ensure that we meet that

3:13deadline and of course keep in mind that there are all kinds of issues that come up on a daily basis so we also have to factor in those delays. And Elon Musk is now officially the wealthiest individual ever to have walked on this earth. The latest Forbes world's bullion is list shows the South African-born now has a net worth that estimates at 839 bullion US dollars. So if you time it by 16.24 you get I don't I think it means 13 13.6 trillion rent. What can you buy with that? The whole country. Musk's fortune amounts to more than three times that of the next names on the list. They are the co-founders of Google Larry Page and Sergei Brenn for these Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and then Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Meta Forbes say

4:16earth now has a record 3400 individual bullion is. Mike friends with that guy people he's from Pretoria. He's from just down the road. Yeah. John. Yeah, buddy, Belle. Yeah, I was like a fairy by us. Yes, bro. Yeah, that the Bayer can reenew. Sinus can you any planning. I'm supposed to go stalling on that under there. I can see now that he is the Tesla. What does that say? Yeah. Yeah, Tesla truck. Yes. Thank you. Things came to South Africa. I think I saw someone on social media. Yes, it was on a flip. They truck us. Yeah, that's I know. You can probably buy a couple of countries. Yeah, no, definitely more than one. South Africa's budget is two trillion. How much does he have?