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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
The thin judicial line | Mpofuesque logic | 'Ramaphosa needs to get a grip' | Freetown tensions | The effects of overturning Roe | Trump takes the Fifth | Spoon psychic's micro-nation
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The Code of Judicial Conduct reminds judges of the difficult balance they need to strike between their personal freedoms and the restraints judicial office imposes on them.
GroundUp News
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Members had to wrap their heads around the Mpofuesque logic that Mogoeng’s minority 'opinion' in setting aside the PP’s report counted for more than a judgment by a Constitutional Court majority.
Daily Maverick
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While SA is a country plagued by deep problems, there is now only a single question that we all want answered: can this government turn the law-and-order situation around?
Fin24
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A distraught Worcester family is struggling to come to terms with the death of their elderly wheelchair-bound mother who was allegedly left outside overnight in the cold, by staff at a nursing home.
News24
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Anti-government protesters in Sierra Leone have clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Freetown, as tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the West African nation.
Al Jazeera
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World News |
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Trump has long derided public figures who invoke their constitutional right against self incrimination, but yesterday he took full advantage of the Fifth Amendment.
New York Times
$Paywalled$
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Thirteen states have greatly restricted access to the procedure, and about a dozen more are expected to follow suit. Abortions will continue, but might be harder to access safely.
Nature
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Ukraine said the warplanes were destroyed in a string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack, representing a significant escalation in the war.
AP NEWS
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The storm poured an amount of water equal to roughly 75% of the average annual total in just three hours. Hundreds were marooned as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather.
The Guardian
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Health News |
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Juliet Houghton was recently appointed as CEO of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society. Bienne Huisman spoke to her about her life working in HIV, her new role, and the importance of laughing.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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The Indian women's team hoped for a Chess Olympiad gold, but won a bronze - they still made history.
BBC News
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And Then There's This... |
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'Spoon' psychic Uri Geller wants to turn the 100-metres by 50-metres island he owns into a micro-nation, with its own flag, national anthem and constitution.
HeraldScotland
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