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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Zuma plots to unseat Cyril | Jagersfontein trail of destruction | Ukraine's gains | West Africa's unprecedented levels of violence | Polio emergency | Emmys 2022 | Gorilla's 'snough'
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Zuma summoned ANC NEC allies to Nkandla and instructed them to campaign for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to be the next ANC president. A strategy to unseat Ramaphosa is expected to by finalised on Thursday.
News24
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Residents devastated by the mine dam burst stood around in shock yesterday, looking at the destruction. 'When I came home from work, there was nothing left of my house. I could not find my family...'
Daily Maverick
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Some residents of Knoflokskraal in Grabouw want to negotiate with the government for the land to be given to them. Residents wan to reclaim the land based on their rights as indigenous Khoisan people.
GroundUp News
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Cocaine traders in West Africa have switched to coastal routes to avoid a rise in conflict between militia groups inland. 'West Africa is experiencing unprecedented levels of armed violence.'
The Mail & Guardian
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The DRC asked the International Court of Justice to force Uganda to pay reparations for the deaths, looting and economic damage caused by Uganda’s military occupation of parts of the DRC in the 1990s.
Al Jazeera
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World News |
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Ukraine’s forces have continued to press their Kharkiv counterattack, seeking to take control of almost all of the province, as Russia launched air and missile strikes in retaliation for Ukraine gains
The Guardian
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Floods from record monsoon rains and glacial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed almost 1,400, washing away homes, roads, railways, livestock and crops.
The Guardian
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Most Catholics support the right to choose but diocese are funding campaigns for state-level abortion bans. Catholics are left-of-centre on issues of sexuality but church leaders are fringe hard-right
Rolling Stone
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Health News |
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From around March to June there was a shortage of colostomy bags at Soweto's Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. This meant public sector patients were sent home with too few or the wrong bags.
Spotlight
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There's evidence the virus is spreading in communities. It's been detected in sewage samples from four counties in the New York metro. 'On polio, we simply can't roll the dice,' health official warns.
CNBC
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Emmys 2022 |
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Succession, The White Lotus and Ted Lasso all grab awards at the 74th Emmy awards ceremony
the Guardian
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Sport |
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Cricket South Africa CEO Pholetsi Moseki Moseki says Proteas coach Mark Boucher’s resignation came as a shock to the organisation, which doesn’t have a succession plan in place.
Sport
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And Then There's This ... |
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Sukari the gorilla can grunt. She can hum. She can grumble. Now, scientists report, she’s got a new way to express herself. Sukari can 'snough', which may help her attract human attention.
Science News
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