News in a nutshell

Curated by Jonathan Ancer

Dudu Myeni pleads guilty | 'Mkhwebane shielded Ace' | Op-ed: African democrats must close ranks in defence of Ukraine | 'Our nukes are ready,' warns Kim | The Mandela Effect is real

▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Dudu Myeni pleads guilty for naming Mr X at Zondo Commission

Former SAA chair Dudu Myeni pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for naming a protected witness. The court ruled that she pay a R120 000 fine, or face two years in prison.

Fin24
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Where are the houses we were promised in 1996, ask the elderly women of Kei Road

'Our government only helps those who protest,' said 77-year-old Nontembiso Ngcumshe. However, houses may finally be on the horizon for the elderly women who have been waiting for the past 26 years.

GroundUp News
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Delegates storm out of NUMSA conference

NUMSA must comply with its constitution, say protesters as congress continues without Mpumalanga delegates,

GroundUp News
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

'Public Protector shielded Ace, Zwane during Vrede dairy farm probe,'

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane instructed investigators, who were probing the Vrede dairy farm, not to implicate politicians Ace Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane, the Section 194 Committee heard.

News24
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

News From Our Continent

From Russia with Lavrov — his ‘charm’ offensive in Africa should meet no love

African democrats must close ranks in defence of Ukraine. It’s absolutely in our interests to do so. To ally with Russia is to side with authoritarianism and against human rights and international law

Daily Maverick
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Key takeaways from Kenya’s presidential election debate

In advance of Kenya’s presidential elections on August 9, its much-anticipated debate turned into a solo show as only Deputy President Ruto, a leading contestant, participated.

Al Jazeera
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

World News

Kim Jong Un says N Korea ‘ready to mobilise’ nuclear deterrent

North Korean leader condemns United States and South Korea in speech to mark ‘Victory Day’, the Korean War armistice.

Al Jazeera
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

‘A dangerous moment’: China warns of consequences if Pelosi visits Taiwan

De-escalation difficult for US and China, say analysts, amid widespread support in Taiwan for US House speaker's potential trip

The Guardian
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Health News

SA research shedding light on role of microclots in long COVID

Professor Resia Pretorius and her colleagues at the University of Stellenbosch are at the cutting edge of research into one of the most likely causes of long COVID – inflammatory microclots.

Spotlight
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Books

A review of Glory – an Orwellian satire in Africa - by Booker nominee NoViolet Bulawayo

Zimbabwean NoViolet Bulawayo is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2022 Booker prize. Here's a review of her novel Glory, an imaginative allegorical tale about tyranny in Zimbabwe.

The Guardian
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Sport

Stubbs sparkles, bowlers belted as Proteas fall in opening England T20 | Sport

Tristan Stubbs announced himself onto the international stage with a thrilling knock, but the Proteas lost the opening T20 against England last night with a woeful bowling performance.

Sport24
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

And Then There's This ...

Study finds the Mandela Effect is real, and incredibly difficult to explain

Named after people misremembering Nelson Mandela's death, the Mandela Effect is any collective false memory. Psychologists decided to put it to some actual scientific rigour.

IFLScience
▲ 0 ▼

You are currently unable to write comments. Please become a premium member to comment. To keep the system manageable, we limit how often members can comment. You will be able to comment again soon.

Share