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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Major strike looms | Let us feed SA, farmers beg Eskom | Soweto Pride | Lessons from Rwanda | Italy's Mussolini 2.0 | Underwear rioter's brief appearance | Planetary protection mission | The art of no
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South African public servants are preparing to reject a government wage offer, raising the prospect of the first major strike by state workers in more than a decade.
Fin24
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South Africa’s food security is at risk if Eskom continues with rolling blackouts — farmers will struggle to get through the summer without electricity.
Daily Maverick
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The event began with a protest attended by hundreds marching through Soweto. Participants held placards with the names and faces of members of the LGBTQIA+ community who have been hate crime victims.
GroundUp News
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With Nigeria's economy struggling and insecurity rife, four top presidential candidates start campaigning this week for February's election in an open race to replace President Muhammadu Buhari.
News24
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Rwanda is a well-run, resourceful, fast-growing and peaceful country. Its people have a common purpose to build their country. Their monthly clean-up day is a symbol of the nation’s determination.
Daily Maverick
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Giorgia Meloni used to dress up as a hobbit, opposes abortion rights and is the country’s most right-wing leader since Mussolini. Good luck to all the people of Italy who didn’t vote for this woman.
Jezebel
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A gunman, wearing a black T-shirt bearing Nazi symbols, opened fire in a school in central Russia, killing 15 people and wounding 24 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said.
The Guardian
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John Strand is the first insurrectionist 'influencer' to go on trial, and is arguably the most fashionable and impeccably groomed January 6 defendant. He faces 25 years in prison if convicted.
Mother Jones
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A spacecraft collided with a football-stadium-sized asteroid last night in an unprecedented test of Nasa’s capacity to defend Earth from a doomsday scenario, marking a ‘new era of humankind'.
The Guardian
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Health |
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Dr Parker created an oxygen device that was a lifeline to patients in rural Eastern Cape at the height of the pandemic. Spotlight chatted to him about the device and his life as a rural doctor.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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The Mamelodi Sundowns star made a fiery return after an absence of more than a year, scoring twice in Bafana’s 4-0 win over Sierra Leone. He's determined to do what it takes to stay in the team.
BusinessLIVE
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And Then There's This .... |
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Saying no is a skill — and practising it improved our science. By saying no, we preserve our energy and creative capacity to do a better job on the projects and service roles that we choose.
Nature
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