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Transnet strike looms | Water shedding indignity | President fires son for Nairobi threats | Ukraine advances | Diplomat's 'diplomatic' reply to callous Musk | These terrible things can't be ungoogled
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Transnet workers are expected to down tools on Monday over a wage dispute, bringing operations at the state-owned rail and port entity to a halt. Transnet says it can’t afford to pay employees more.
The Mail & Guardian
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Helen Joseph and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, have been without a stable water supply for more than a week. Between them they have about 800 inpatients, more than 120 of them children.
Daily Maverick
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Extinction Rebellion protesters covered in fake blood and oil outside the CTICC yesterday at start of Africa Oil Week demanded an end to the exploration and exploitation of new gas fields in Africa.
GroundUp News
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The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature is to be announced on Thursday and bookies are calculating the odds. They have SA's Ivan Vladislavic at 25-1 and Salmon Rushdie at 8-1.
Life News24
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Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the infantry forces after the 'Tweeting General' tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture Nairobi, drawing widespread concern in east Africa.
The Guardian
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DRC launched bids for oil and gas blocks in July but green groups warned that drilling in the Congo Basin’s rainforests and peatlands could release vast amounts of heat-trapping gas.
Al Jazeera
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While Kyiv’s army is gaining momentum on the battlefield in the east and south, much of the land it has recaptured has been razed and abandoned. Russia’s new recruits remain largely in the wings.
New York Times
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'Fuck off is my very diplomatic reply to you,' Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany wrote in response to Musk’s tweet. 'The only outcome is that now no Ukrainian will EVER buy your fucking tesla crap.'
CNBC
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As protests against Mahsa Amini's death continue a song by a popular musician has become the soundtrack to the biggest civil uprising for decades, channelling the rage of Iranians at home and abroad.
The Guardian
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Health News |
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Psychological research has mostly focused on white people. New research shows, however, that mental health support works better when it’s adapted to suit people’s cultural context.
Bhekisisa
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Sport |
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'I will miss you Sam. You were a worthy Comrades champion and you were a good friend. Your win changed the race, for the better, forever,' Bruce Fordyce, the nine-time Comrades winner tweeted.
BusinessLIVE
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And Then There's This ... |
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Ah, Google, an incredibly useful tool that can become an absolute horror show if you use it incorrectly. Here are some of the unfortunate searches people innocently googled and can never ungoogle.
IFLScience
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Cryptic clue* (Solution in tomorrow's bulletin)News reporters? Sadly, no. Just liars! (11) Compiled by Faten Ismail |