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Durban pride, Eskom strike is over, the most damning January 6 testimony yet, Maxwell jailed for 20 years, and the strange underground economy of tree poaching ...

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Hundreds march through city centre to kick off Durban Pride

Organisers call for better support and protection for victims of hate crimes, especially in townships

GroundUp News
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POWER CRISIS: Eskom strike appears to be over after unions call on workers to ‘normalise the situation’

Unions say Eskom has agreed to return to the bargaining table, which is code to members taking part in the unprotected strike to go to work. The strike tipped the country into Stage 6 loadshedding

Daily Maverick
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Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi torches the rights of thousands of Zimbabweans who have held South African residence permits for more than a decade.

New Frame
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Trump Urged Armed Supporters to Capitol, White House Aide Testifies

Cassidy Hutchinson told the House committee investigating the riot that President Donald J. Trump did not care about the potential for violence because his supporters were not there to attack him.

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World News

‘Putin has become a terrorist’: Zelenskyy

Ukraine president urges UN to do everything to stop Russia’s ‘killing spree’ before its ‘terrorist activity’ spreads.

Al Jazeera
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years over sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell told victims she had helped Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse she was sorry for their pain.

BBC News
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Health News

Report finds some improvement at Mpumalanga clinics, but serious challenges remain

The community-led clinic monitoring project, Ritshidze last week, released its follow-up report on the state of (primary) healthcare in Mpumalanga. There were some improvements, but patients are still

Spotlight
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Sport

Sciver, Davidson-Richards tons lift England as Proteas toil on Day 2

England will resume on 328 for 6 with Sciver unbeaten on 119*.
England lead by 44 runs.

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The odd, the weird and the quirky

The strange underground economy of tree poaching

A new book dives deep into the fascinating criminal world of tree theft and efforts to combat it.

NPR
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