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Legal bid to stop immigrants being denied health care / Unsung heroes of the Stage 6 power crisis / Restructure local government / Motsoaledi’s shameful outburst / The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever

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Court action to stop immigrants being denied life-saving healthcare

Two-year-old Zimbabwean boy died after state hospital denied him treatment because his mother had no birth certificate

GroundUp News
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On the job with one of the unsung heroes trying to alleviate SA’s power crisis

Stage 6 frustration is at an all-time high. But the people on the ground working to ‘put out the fires’ might just be the unsung heroes.

Daily Maverick
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MICHAEL EVANS: Time for a major restructuring of local government

Merging municipalities into district councils would save money and improve service delivery

BusinessLIVE
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GroundView: Aaron Motsoaledi’s shameful outburst

Instead of providing a reasoned defence of the government’s decision to end the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, he has made a venomous, unhinged attack on civil society.

GroundUp News
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News From The Rest of Africa

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict

Human rights groups are reporting grave human rights abuses, including women being forced to cook and eat human flesh.

Al Jazeera
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World News

US Supreme Court deals a major blow to President Biden’s climate agenda

Not content with governing womens' bodies, the US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to heavily restrict the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Daily Maverick
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Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcrop

Russia claims it is a gesture of goodwill, but the withdrawal from a Black Sea rock is a big defeat.

BBC News
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Art & Culture

Artists in residence reflect their Makhanda life

Two collectives, Spaza and orangcosong, took up residencies at the National Arts Festival and created projects that speak to the town and the spaces they found themselves in.

New Frame
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Sport

WIMBLEDON | Nadal and Swiatek survive wobbles to progress at Wimbledon | Sport

Nick Kyrgios buried the rage he showed in his Wimbledon opener to ease into the third round on Thursday and warned: "I just wanted to remind everyone that I'm pretty good."

Sport24
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Quirky News

The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever

If you need cheering up just remember that every July thousands of Kate Bush fans gather around the world to perform Wuthering Heights dressed like Kate herself

Time Out Sydney
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