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Tembisa tensions mount | Artisanal gold mining is out of control | Mdluli's assets frozen | Ethiopia urged to restore services in Tigray | Win for abortion rights in Kansas | Proteas defeat Ireland

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Lotteries executive was paid almost R1-million as a 'performance bonus' – but he wasn’t even at work

Phillemon Letwaba earned nearly R4-million and Lotteries boss Thabang Mampane more than R4.5-million in the 2020/21 year

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Tensions mount in Tembisa again as families mourn their dead

Protesters block off township with rocks and rubbish. They said they were angry because Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell would not address them before Friday.

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Artisanal gold mining is out of control

Reports on turf wars between rival gangs and shootouts between illegal miners and security officers are common, but recent incidents point to a spike in the scale of illegal activity and conflict.

The Conversation
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Assets worth R13 million belonging to Richard Mdluli and co-accused frozen

The Asset Forfeiture Unit has successfully frozen assets to the tune of R13 million belonging to former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and his co-accused in the 'slush fund' corruption case.

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News From Our Continent

EU, US envoys urge Ethiopia to restore services in Tigray

The northern region has been struggling to cope with food shortages and no access to basic utilities since June 2021.

Al Jazeera
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World News

Kansas just showed the US how to win the fight to protect abortion rights ....

... And revealed the shrewd anti-abortion playbook Democrats face in the fall. A primary election marked the first time US voters had a chance to directly weigh in on abortion since Roe was scrapped.

Mother Jones
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China to begin series of unprecedented live-fire drills off Taiwan coast

Island accuses Beijing of planning to breach sovereign territory in wake of controversial visit by Nancy Pelosi

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Ukraine update: UN chief blasts ‘immoral’ oil and gas profits; Romania says Nato must dig in for long deployment in east

UN secretary-general skewered global energy companies, saying it’s ‘immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis’ spawned by the war in Ukraine.

Daily Maverick
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Health News

Conjoined twins fused at the brain separated with help from virtual reality tech

It’s the sixth operation of its kind successfully performed and the first to be carried out in Latin America.

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Sport

High-flying Proteas claim victory in opening T20 after Ireland scare

Reeza Hendricks hit his fourth successive Twenty20 fifty as South Africa defeated Ireland by 21 runs in their series opener at Bristol yesterday.

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And Then There's This ...

Bandit the 'guard cat' thwarts robbery

When people tried to break into a home in Mississippi last week, the cat did everything she could to alert its owner.

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