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0:00The EFF is calling for the U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Spuzzle, to be declared and expelled and immediately be declared a persona non grata. This follows. He's comments at the Business Conference where he stated he does not care what the courts say, but they kill the word chance is hate speech. The EFF says the U.S. says no say in what constitutes South Africa's domestic and foreign policy agenda. Now, Basel says his mission is clear to strengthen relations between the two countries and not to provoke a diplomatic confrontation with the South African government. I didn't come here to pick a fight. That just doesn't accomplish anything. I came here, hopefully, to find ways that our countries can come back to the table. You have great sophistication. You have an open field in technology. You

1:04have great innovators, always have had great innovators in your country. You have the strongest economy in Africa. He says the country's business community has a critical role to play. I think it would be wise for the business community to return, circa 1995, where it seemed like there was a desire for this country to not just heal wounds, but to explode going forward. I would encourage you to go back to those days. In other news, the forum for South Africa says President Soror Mapposa needs to urgently prioritize the preparedness and strengthening of the country's defense capabilities, this medrising global tensions, including the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran, which has created instability in the Middle East, yes, Fossil leader Debojo Mashalampani. While this conflict may appear distant, history has shown that international wars often

2:07have ripple effects that eventually reach many parts of the world, including Africa. We therefore, as President Ramapposa, to review leadership within defense establishment, including the position currently held by Defense Minister Enjumotech. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says South Africa is not facing any immediate fuel shortages. It I ever admits that the conflict in the Middle East could lead to increased fuel prices in the country from next month. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says South Africa currently relies on two operational crude oil refineries for domestic fuel production. These are not-reve and estrogen-enigene, as well as subtle coal-to-liquids plant in Secunda. These facilities depend mainly on imported crude oil from West Africa and other African countries. Along with that, however, the warning that rising global crude oil prices could lead to higher fuel prices at the pump next. Moving further, failed an airstrikes overnight, killed several people in the key

3:13eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that's in the city of Goma. The city is controlled by the Rwanda back M23 rebels. And finally, sometimes we all just need a little nap, a conservation officer was summoned to an antique store in New York, where shoppers discovered an owl sleeping on a shelf next to a chicken-shaped cookie jar. The owl was later carefully removed by officials and then placed in a nearby park and flew off to a tree. That's then your latest news I've