News in a nutshell
Curated by Jonathan Ancer
There’s hope for a future with no Hlophe | Prasa chair’s tall train lies | Ethiopia war crimes probe | Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe | Spotlight on HIV | At least there’s Joni Mitchell
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The Judicial Service Commission’s decision to recommend the suspension of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is an immensely important step in the direction of ensuring accountability.
Daily Maverick
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Union members complain that NUMSA has not met the conditions of the Labour Court interdict which demanded it comply with its constitution before going ahead with its elections.
GroundUp News
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Despite the Zondo Commission and a damning Supreme Court of Appeal judgment, Prasa’s new leadership is recycling old lies about its infamous tall locomotives.
Daily Maverick
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Russia's RT channel has embarked on expansion plans in Africa, starting to set up headquarters on the continent in South Africa where the Kremlin-funded TV channel is carried and supported by China.
News24
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Investigating officer told the court that the trio accused of killing Gardee were overheard by inmates to be colluding to murder the witness.
EWN
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The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia has started to investigate war crimes in Ethiopia, and the transitional government of Tigray has called on it to be impartial.
News24
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At the heart of the strike is a 2009 agreement that the academics claim the government is yet to implement. Workers say the closure of the tertiary institutions affects the quality of life all-round.
Al Jazeera
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World News |
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The US is working furiously behind the scenes to keep European allies united against Russia as Moscow cuts its energy supplies to the EU, prompting panic over severe gas shortages heading into winter.
CNN
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State killings provoke horror and fear of wider crackdown on determined protest movement
The Guardian
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What if everybody else is just as terrified to discuss climate change as I am? You’d never know it from listening to red-state politicians but only 14% of Americans are outright climate deniers.
New York Times
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Health News |
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In 2021, HIV was successfully suppressed in the bodies of around 63% of the close to 8-million people living with HIV in SA. This is according to outputs from the leading mathematical model in SA.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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It was a disappointing return for South Africa at the global showpiece although the meeting itself was a triumph.
Daily Maverick
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And Then There's This ... |
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At least there’s Joni — the legend just performed her first full set in more than two decades and it will make you cry. It's that beautiful.
YouTube
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