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Making headlines: Aucamp replaces Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister; Labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests; And, EU supports Ebola response with €493m in vaccines, treatment and health aid

Aucamp replaces Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has officially requested that President Cyril Ramaphosa remove John Steenhuisen as Minister of Agriculture, in a reshuffling of the party's Government of National Unity team, with Willie Aucamp proposed to take over Steenhuisen’s role.

Aucamp moves from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to become the Minister of Agriculture.

Hill-Lewis said his immediate focus would be to resolve ongoing legal proceedings relating to Foot-and-Mouth Disease and accelerate market expansion for agricultural exports.

Steenhuisen will assume the role of Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition.

Meanwhile, David Maynier will take up the position of Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, stepping in to fill the vacancy left by Aucamp.

Alexandra Abrahams moves from Trade, Industry and Competition to take up a key position as Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy.

Yusuf Cassim is appointed as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, bringing his extensive background in student politics to the post, while Jack Bloom, a veteran of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, will take up the position of Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation.

Labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests

South Africa's biggest labour unions today urged workers not to participate in anti-immigrant protests that have seized the country, and said they could face consequences if they skip work to attend.

South Africa is on edge ahead of a June 30 deadline which anti-immigrant groups have given for all undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Protests and potential civil unrest are expected, after weeks of sometimes violent xenophobic attacks.

Four major unions including COSATU, which represents around 2-million people, said in a statement that workers would not be protected if they do not go to work on June 30.

The unions echoed President Cyril Ramaphosa's call yesterday not to scapegoat migrants for South Africa's problems.

And, EU supports Ebola response with €493m in vaccines, treatment and health aid

The European Commission said today it will fund the response to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa with a €493-million financial aid package.

The amount comprises frontline medical support for the immediate outbreak response, humanitarian assistance in the Great Lakes region and Uganda, vaccine and treatment research for filoviruses as well as longer-term work to improve preparedness and health systems.

The Commission response to the outbreak has been coordinated from day one with Member States, international bodies and partners.

The Commission continues to monitor the outbreak closely in cooperation with its partners though the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control currently assesses the risk to people in Europe as very low.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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