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Zwane faces arrest | Lottery fraud probe widens | KZN picks disgraced Mkhize | Gas pipeline sabotage | Pound in freefall | Chess prodigy not above board | What, you've never tossed a puffin?

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Former minister Zwane faces arrest for Estina dairy farm scandal

Member of Parliament and former minister of mineral resources Mosebenzi Zwane will be arrested and charged today in relation to the Vrede dairy farm scandal.

The Mail & Guardian
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Plans afoot to fill engineer gap as Pravin Gordhan confirms Eskom board will be reconstituted

SA is buckling through its worst year of energy availability but the Eskom board doesn't have a single electrical engineer on it. Gordhan confirms the board will be reconstructed and reconstituted.

Daily Maverick
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Lottery corruption: Special Investigating Unit to intensify probe as MPs hear director scored R6.3m Rolls-Royce

SIU broadens its probe into corruption and fraud at the National Lotteries Commission, where leaders stand accused of siphoning off hundreds of millions of rands meant for good causes.

Fin24
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Zweli Mkhize for president, says ANC in KZN as it snubs Ramaphosa and Dlamini Zuma

The ANC in KZN has shown its hand for the party’s December elective conference – Zweli Mkhize for ANC president, despite the Digital Vibes scandal hanging over the former health minister's head.

Daily Maverick
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Plett boy electrocuted at sports stadium

A day of celebration ended in sadness for the Jacobs family after 5-year-old Bradlin died when he was electrocuted. The family blames Bitou Municipality for not fixing a vandalised electrical box.

GroundUp News
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News From Our Continent

Returning Zimbabweans battle to rebuild their lives in Harare

Most were forced to make the move after the SA government announced that after 12 years it was scrapping the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit. Some returnees have good memories of their years in SA.

GroundUp News
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World News

Russian proxies in Ukraine claim victory in annexation votes

Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine have reported huge majorities in favour of becoming part of Russia after voting in referendums that Kyiv and its allies have called a sham.

Al Jazeera
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European leaders blame sabotage as gas pours into Baltic from Nord Stream pipelines

Seismologists detect spikes in undersea activity, possibly indicating explosions. Suspicion turns to Russia. European commission's Ursula Von der Leyen warns of strongest possible response to attacks.

The Guardian
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Pound falls: Truss and Kwarteng fought over sterling crisis response, say Whitehall sources

First signs of friction between PM and chancellor emerge as pound tanks to historic low following mini-budget. Backbenchers say they will move to oust Truss if she does not change economic course.

The Guardian
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Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum

Cubans approve gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women.

Reuters
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Health News

In-depth: Have four years of administration reduced medicine stockouts in North West?

North West public healthcare facilities have been plagued by medicines stockouts for years. Now, as the provincial health department retakes the reins, what progress has (or hasn't) been made?

Spotlight
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Sport

Chess champion beaks silence on cheating controversy

After a month of anal bead memes and chess drama, world champ Magnus Carlsen accuses US teen grandmaster Hans Niemann of cheating. Niemann promises to play naked to prove he isn’t hiding anything.

Kotaku
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And Then There's This ....

It's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year

Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of 'puffling season' and is a crucial life-saving endeavour.

NPR.org
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A new era of humankind

Nasa's DART probe slammed into Asteroid Dimorphos in humanity’s first test of planetary defence. Now punch double+asteroid+redirection+test into Google.

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