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Money for school pays for Lottery boss’s home | Elite stay away from ANC gala dinner | Young Kenyans shun election hype | Xi and Biden exchange warnings | Ukraine update | Twit of the Week

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Money for school pays for Lottery boss’s golf estate home

Lottery grant was meant to rebuild a Limpopo school that burned down during protests. Instead some of the money was used to buy a R3.6-million house in a golf estate for Thabang Mampane.

GroundUp News
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ANC averts full-blown strike by staff as policy conference starts ....

... But the party now faces a bigger battle to ensure that it emerges united from this conference, despite contrasting views on issues such as its step-aside policy.

City Press
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'Nearly cancelled' due to poor support, ANC gala dinner proceeds with empty spots at Ramaphosa's table

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa focused on what the party achieved since its 2017 policy conference, when he addressed a smaller than usual crowd of business elite at the party's gala dinner.

News24
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Court orders that Brian Molefe's R8.5m bushveld home be auctioned, rates bill R500k in arrears

The property was set to be sold as a sale in execution, which typically happens when an asset has been repossessed by a bank.

Fin24 $Paywalled$
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News From Our Continent

'A dirty game': Young Kenyans shun election hype

As a campaign jingle brings the Kenyan crowd to their feet, Hellen Atieno joins her compatriots and sways to the catchy tune at a political rally. Just don't expect the 23-year-old to vote.

News24
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Pink diamond found in Angola believed to be largest in 300 years

The 170-carat ‘Lulo Rose’ was found at the Lulo diamond mine. 'Only one in 10,000 diamonds is coloured pink. So you’re certainly looking at a very rare article,' said the company's CEO.

Al Jazeera
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World News

Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan in two-hour call

US president reiterates opposition to undermining peace in Taiwan amid tension over potential Pelosi trip.

The Guardian
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Ukraine war: Russia hits Kyiv area as Ukraine seeks to retake south

Russia carries out deadly strikes in Ukraine, as Kyiv seeks to cut off Russian troops in the south.

BBC News
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Health News

Poor vaccine coverage risks measles outbreak, experts say

A survey found that only 76.8% of children surveyed received their childhood vaccines. Elri Voigt asks whether a recent measles outbreak in Gauteng may be a harbinger of worse outbreaks to come.

Spotlight
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Sport

Rilee rampant as Proteas emphatically square T20 series

The Proteas righted every wrong from the previous night in Bristol as they squared the T20 series against England with a 58-run victory in Cardiff last night.

Sport24
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Twit of the Week ... goes to

Irvin Jim. NUMSA is in chaos under his leadership. Defying an interdict against the congress going ahead, he's accused of driving a factional purge and has shown contempt for the courts and the press.

And Then There's This ...

Saudi Arabia’s new mirrored city looks like a huge dystopian wall in the desert

Mohammed bin Salman plans to develop a huge city in the desert which will have every futuristic technology you can think of: from vertical farms and cloud seeding to robot cage fights and a fake moon.

The Verge
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