News in a nutshell
Curated by Jonathan Ancer
A poem will not stop a bullet - Rushdie | Marikana: 10 years on | Zuma parole: Fraser ‘erred spectacularly’ | Ruto wins Kenyan poll | Giuliani target in criminal probe | A thief in bear's clothing
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Read what writers, including Rushdie, said at PEN America Emergency World Voices Congress of Writers in May, convened to consider solidarity, free expression and the role of writers during upheaval
Harper’s Magazine
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It's been a decade since 34 mineworkers died at the hands of the police while protesting for a living wage. Daily Maverick looks at what happened that fateful day and how has it shaped South Africa.
Daily Maverick
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'When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die. The noise from drilling causes fish to disappear … We won’t allow the government and foreign companies to take over our oceans.'
GroundUp News
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Arthur Fraser ‘erred spectacularly’ in granting Zuma medical parole, Supreme Court of Appeal is told
‘The evidence and the law point overwhelmingly to the fact that Mr Fraser’s efforts to ignore or to override the [medical parole] board are a textbook spectacle of unlawfulness,’ advocate argues.
Daily Maverick
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Modibe Modiba ordered to remove comments and apologise for ‘patently false and defamatory allegations’.
Daily Maverick
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There was drama and disagreement in parts of the capital after Deputy President Ruto was declared president-elect.
Al Jazeera
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World News |
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Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani have been told that he is a target in a criminal probe examining attempts by Trump and his allies to overturn the election.
News24
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Anastasiia Aleksandrova doesn’t even look up from her phone when the thunder of nearby artillery booms through the modest home the 12-year-old shares with her grandparents in eastern Ukraine.
AP NEWS
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Health News |
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Dr Daphney Conco is passionate about sexual and reproductive health rights, access to abortion in particular, and that's why she's at the forefront of research on access to abortion services in SA.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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Bulls coach Jake White believes that Canan Moodie will play 100 Tests for South Africa, and his first is imminent.
Daily Maverick
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And Then There's This .... |
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Officers searching for 18-year-old Joshua Dobson spotted 'a large bear breathing' and found him inside. He was sentenced to nine months in a young offenders' institution.
BBC News
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