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Mine flood disaster | PP anxious to finish Phala probe | Damages for student on UCT rapist list | Ukraine blitz | Sweden's far right earthquake | The most elusive prize in 20th-century literature

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Jagersfontein tragedy: Free State mine dam burst floods kill three; four people critically injured

Gwede Mantashe declares a disaster. Three people have been confirmed dead, four, including a pregnant woman, are in critical condition, and 28 others were injured while nine houses were swept away.

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Public Protector seeks court backing to return to work so she can finish 'most urgent' Phala Phala probe

Busisiwe Mkhwebane's urgent application aimed at ensuring that she returns to her position. 'Having been away for three months it is imperative that I hit the ground running,' she tells the court.

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Former UCT student named on rapist list wins damages

The woman who wrongfully put Ramaano Ramokgopa’s name on the widely circulated list must pay him R300,000 in damages and medical bills. Ramokgopa said he'd been ostracised and had suicidal thoughts.

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News From Our Continent

Tigrayan forces say ready to accept an AU-led peace process in Ethiopia

Forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region that have been fighting the central government for nearly two years said they are ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process.

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World News

Ukraine blitz sends Russian forces into retreat

Ukraine reclaimed territory held by Moscow yesterday and is poised to advance on more towns after days of fighting that have reshaped the 200-day war. Putin is criticised by his former cheerleaders.

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Rightwing bloc heading to victory in Swedish election, 90% of vote count suggests

The far right appears close to causing an earthquake in Swedish politics, the Sweden Democrats becoming the country’s second-largest party and the rightwing bloc it leads edged towards victory.

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What will actually happen when the so-called 'Doomsday Glacier' disintegrates?

Has the word 'doomsday' lost all meaning? As climate change activists are pointing out the doomsday in the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica may be coming soon. But what will that day actually be like?

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Health News

Opinion: Mothers and babies pay the price for medical xenophobia

Pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children should have free healthcare services, irrespective of nationality and documentation status. It is an entitlement that our law affords them.

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Sport

Verstappen wins F1 Italian Grand Prix; England close to winning third Test against SA; Blitzboks turn it on to finish 7th at World Cup; Iga Swiatek wins US Open Women's Singles; and ....

Carlos Alcaraz wins US Open title and rises to world No 1

Carlos Alcaraz overcame Casper Ruud to clinch his first Grand Slam trophy and secure the No-1 ranking. The 19-year-old star is the youngest Grand Slam champion since countryman Rafael Nadal in 2005.

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And Then There's This ...

Rare signed edition of The Catcher in the Rye on sale for £225,000 (R4,6m)

JD Salinger did not want his friends cashing in, so an inscribed copy of classic novel is one of the hardest titles for collectors. 'It is perhaps the most elusive prize in 20th-century literature.'

The Guardian
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