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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Cape Town rebuked over Covid evictions / Standard Bank drops Survé / Ramaphosa misses Phala Phala deadline / Rare twin giraffes / Europe burns / Proteas stun England / Robot dog teaches itself to walk
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The High Court ruled that certain shack demolitions carried out by the City during the Covid lockdown were illegal. The judges lambasted City officials for their actions and 'cynical' response.
GroundUp News
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Standard Bank confirmed that after a ‘comprehensive client review process’ it has decided to sever ties with Sekunjalo. How will Survé run his businesses if no banks want to deal with his companies?
Daily Maverick
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The institution of the public protector said it would now invoke its powers of subpoena to get responses from the president on the burglary at his private game farm.
The Mail & Guardian
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Preliminary toxicology reports are pointing to methanol poisoning as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 young people in the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy, the Eastern Cape government said yesterday.
Daily Maverick
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The objective was to put in place the mechanisms that enable the reproduction of corruption.
BusinessLIVE
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World Health Organisation assists team in Ashanti region to track cases of deadly fever. 'Without immediate and decisive action, Marburg can easily get out of hand,' says WHO’s director for Africa.
BusinessLIVE
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Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi's national park. Only a handful of twin births have been documented worldwide with most not surviving.
News24
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World News |
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Britain recorded its hottest day ever, with the temperature exceeding 40C as a heatwave gripping Europe intensified, forcing train tracks to buckle and fuelling a spate of fires across London.
Reuters
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Missiles have hit eastern and southern Ukraine as Russian president visits Iran to discuss unblocking grain exports.
Al Jazeera
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A win for acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe could spark more protests by people furious with ruling elite over crippling shortages.
The Guardian
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Health News |
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More than 107 000 non-emergency or elective surgeries were put on hold during the pandemic. But challenges in addressing surgical backlogs were there long before COVID-19.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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The Proteas were clinical with bat and ball as they beat England by 62 runs in the first ODI at Chester-le-Street yesterday. Rassie van der Dussen’s superb 134 was the catalyst for SA’s 333/5.
Sport
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And Then There's This ... |
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AI could help robots learn new skills and adapt to the real world quickly.
MIT Technology Review
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