{"id":794738,"date":"2024-10-10T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=794738"},"modified":"2024-10-10T08:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T06:19:39","slug":"transnet-deal-derailed-and-food-poisoning-panic-hits-limpopo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/5-things\/794738\/transnet-deal-derailed-and-food-poisoning-panic-hits-limpopo\/","title":{"rendered":"Transnet deal derailed, and food poisoning panic hits Limpopo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here\u2019s what is happening in and affecting South Africa today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>35 children rushed to hospital:<\/strong>&nbsp;Authorities in Limpopo are investigating a potential food poisoning incident after 35 pupils were rushed to hospital in Malamulele. The provincial education department reported that 22 of the pupils were initially hospitalised after experiencing vomiting on Wednesday. Another group of students was brought to the hospital, suffering from headaches and stomach cramps. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enca.com\/news\/35-pupils-rushed-hospital-limpopo-education-authorities-investigating-suspected-food-poisoning\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.enca.com\/news\/35-pupils-rushed-hospital-limpopo-education-authorities-investigating-suspected-food-poisoning\">eNCA<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alleged kidnapper contacts journalist:<\/strong>\u00a0Alleged kidnapper Carlos Rebelo, who has been on the run with his domestic worker&#8217;s 6-year-old daughter for three months, contacted News24 to outline the conditions for returning the child. Rebelo stated that he would only bring the girl back if his specific terms were met. Authorities continue to investigate the case while the girl&#8217;s family anxiously awaits her safe return. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/bring-my-baby-back-alleged-kidnapper-contacts-news24-to-reveal-terms-for-return-of-girl-6-20241010\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/bring-my-baby-back-alleged-kidnapper-contacts-news24-to-reveal-terms-for-return-of-girl-6-20241010\">News24<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Transnet gets derailed:<\/strong>&nbsp;The KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court in Durban has issued an interdict preventing Transnet from moving forward with a deal that would have allowed Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (Ictsi) to manage the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2. The partnership would have brought a private sector entity into the operation of the terminal, which is currently managed by the public sector. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2024-10-09-high-court-slaps-interdict-on-dodgy-transnet-port-tender\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2024-10-09-high-court-slaps-interdict-on-dodgy-transnet-port-tender\/\">Daily Maverick<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>South Africa returns to ICJ:<\/strong>&nbsp;South Africa will submit its memorial at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) later this month, according to International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola. The memorial will provide facts and evidence supporting South Africa&#8217;s claim that Israel is committing acts of genocide in Palestine. While the case progresses, Lamola expressed hope that Israel will comply with the court&#8217;s provisional orders issued thus far. &nbsp;[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/sa-to-file-memorial-against-israel-at-icj-by-end-of-october\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/sa-to-file-memorial-against-israel-at-icj-by-end-of-october\/\">SABC<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Markets:<\/strong>&nbsp;South Africa&#8217;s rand weakened on Wednesday, ahead of the closely watched minutes from the Federal Reserve&#8217;s September meeting. On Thursday (10 October), the rand was trading at R17.63 to the dollar, R23.04 to the pound, and R19.28 to the euro. Oil is trading at $77.17 a barrel. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/currencies\/south-african-rand-edges-lower-ahead-fed-minutes-2024-10-09\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/currencies\/south-african-rand-edges-lower-ahead-fed-minutes-2024-10-09\/\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today (10 October 2024).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":794745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[853],"class_list":["post-794738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794738"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":794765,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794738\/revisions\/794765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}