In this edition of The Brief Bulletin, the Bulawayo City Council has dismissed concerns that a proposed new water utility signals privatisation. Al Shabaab fighters attacked the town of Adan Yabaal in central Somalia on Wednesday. This town has been a key base for government operations against the militants, who have recently made gains, including briefly capturing villages near Mogadishu. South African police rescued kidnapped American pastor Josh Sullivan, 45, after a deadly shootout in Gqeberha.
