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Zuma charges prosecutor and journo | More IOL porkies | The BIG debate | Burkina Faso blast | Pakistan flood despair | Truss inherits a crisis | Dutch city bans meat ads | Hello, HIP 65426 b!
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Former president launches a private prosecution against journalist Karyn Maughan and state prosecutor Billy Downer. The charges relate to the publication of details of Zuma's medical condition.
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IOL attacks have reached disturbing levels. Its latest piece, 'Daily Maverick’s pyrrhic court "Victory" won’t wash off the CIA stain against it' by Jamie Roz. Forensic reports show Roz doesn't exist.
Daily Maverick
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Cabinet began a debate about introducing an economic relief package at its biannual planning meeting on Monday to shield South Africans from the worst cost of living crisis in more than a decade.
BusinessLIVE
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Advocates say this grant could address our extremely high rates of poverty and ensure that all people have an adequate standard of living. Its detractors say it would bankrupt the country.
GroundUp News
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Dozens also wounded as convoy carrying supplies to towns in restive north is hit by improvised explosive device.
Al Jazeera
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Hundreds of thousands of homes are under water in Sindh province. Locals have no food. More than 1,250 people have been killed and more than 35 million people have been affected in some way.
The Guardian
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Truss, an avowed economic libertarian and born-again leaver, faces daunting challenges: rampant inflation, eye-watering energy costs, deteriorating public services. She inherits a country in crisis.
The Conversation
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Haarlem’s move is part of efforts to cut consumption after meat was found to contribute to climate crisis. The ban also covers holiday flights, fossil fuels and cars that run on fossil fuels.
The Guardian
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The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) elected new leadership at its recently held seventh national congress. Thabo Molelekwa attended the congress and asked TAC leaders about the organisation’s focus in
Spotlight
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Frances Tiafoe's vision was blurry from the tears. He was overwhelmed when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had beaten Nadal. 'I felt like the world stopped,' he said.
AP News
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Hello, HIP 65426 b! That jumble of letters and numbers belongs to an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system. The glowing view of the young planet hints at untold wonders to come.
CNET
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Quote of the Day'It’s National Read a Book Day. Anyone found not reading on this day may be subject to an on-the-spot fine, which may be as heavy as up to 100 pages of a Jeffrey Archer novel.' Brian Bilston |