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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Charlotte Maxeke fire was arson | Gauteng premier to go | Al-Shabab attack | Deadly stabbing spree in Canada | Chile says no | Serena didn’t win but she didn’t lose | It's AI art, but is it art art?
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The fire led to the closure of Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke hospital for many months and caused huge disruption to the provision of healthcare services. The hospital is still not fully functional.
Daily Maverick
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Gauteng premier says he's not being pushed out. The ANC held a special provincial executive committee meeting on Friday to discuss Makhura's departure.
News24
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Project aims to restore the polluted river in Eldorado Park. 'This used to be a park where people came to relax and enjoy music. But now the river has become a rubbish dump,' says a Kliptown resident.
GroundUp News
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At least 20 people have been killed and food aid destroyed after Al-Shabab militants carried out the attack. Two weeks ago its fighters stormed a hotel in the city and killed more than 20 people.
BBC News
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At least 10 people have been killed and another 15 injured in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province. Police have launched a massive search for two suspects.
BBC News
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Chileans have voted comprehensively against a new, progressive constitution that had been drafted to replace the 1980 document written under Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.
The Guardian
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Trump said Biden’s address was most hateful and divisive speech ever by a US president. 'It wasn't just my home that was raided. It was the hopes and dreams of every citizen I’ve been fighting for.'
New York Times
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Two men were executed for ‘collaboration with Israel’ while three others were convicted of murder.
Al Jazeera
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Health News |
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Being a midwife is not a career for her, says Sebabatso Tsosane – it’s a calling. Tsosane talks about her passion to empower women with knowledge about their sexual and reproductive health.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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The 19-year-old winger completed a meteoric rise on Saturday by becoming the second youngest player in the professional era to make his Springbok debut, and capped the occasion with a try.
Sport24
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To fans at the US Open, Serena was her last name and her first name was C’mon. At the US Open she beat two opponents, teared up and said goodbye. She didn’t win, but she didn’t lose.
New York Times
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Jason Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now his image is sparking controversy about whether art can be generated by a computer and what exactly it means to be an artist.
CNN
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