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NPA races to meet state capture deadline | Media freedom in the dock | What’s next for Ukraine? | N Korea nuke test | Air France trial fury | Fiji tonic for Bok women | So, you want to count penguins?

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‘We’ve got this,’ says NPA as 14 October deadline looms for Transnet indictment

NPA seeks to prosecute a long list of those allegedly responsible for criminality linked to Transnet’s 1,064 locomotives deal - and is under pressure to produce a compelling charge sheet by Friday.

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Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair appears in court for corruption

Nair allegedly received R200,000 security upgrades from state capture-accused Bosasa, which sponsored home-security upgrades, generators and garden clean ups for several prominent people.

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The student activist who gaslit workers and cost them their jobs

31 guards who disturbed a exam at the UCT were fired by the company that employed them. But behind this action, footage of which was widely shared on social media, is a story of outrageous deception.

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Zuma vs Maughan: Media freedom goes on trial

The private prosecution against Karyn Maughan and News24 is a full-blown attack on media freedom by the country's former president to divert attention from his own troubles, writes Adriaan Basson.

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South Africa has a new fake meat braai record after government tried to ban it

ProVeg SA cooked 1,200 plant-based burgers in a rebellious Heritage Day braai. 'This event allows us to prove to non-vegans that a braai can be just as delicious if it's plant-based.'

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News From Our Continent

Lesotho elections: Bigwigs fall as Revolution for Prosperity dominates

Results point to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity, which was founded by one of Lesotho's wealthiest people, Sam Matekane. Political heavyweights took a battering at the poll

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Tigray rebels tortured and killed civilians in renewed fighting, survivors claim

Tigrayan rebel forces have killed dozens of civilians during their latest occupation of a town in the Amhara region, survivors claim, after fighting resumed last month in the northern area of Ethiopia

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World News

Russia bombed Kyiv. What’s next for Ukraine?

A barrage of missiles rained down on Ukraine yesterday. The blasts in Kyiv and 11 other cities have one purpose: to sow panic among Ukrainians.

Al Jazeera
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North Korea says missile launches were nuclear attack simulation on South

North Korea says its barrage of missile launches were a simulation of a nuclear attack on the South. Intelligence suggests North Korea is preparing to hold its first nuclear weapon test in five years.

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Air France, Airbus face angry families in AF447 crash trial

Historic manslaughter trial of Air France and Airbus opened yesterday, with furious relatives demanding justice 13 years after a jetliner ploughed into the Atlantic killing all 228 on board.

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Health News

Prof Wendy Stevens on following the science, even if it means swimming against the stream

Prof Stevens believes in the honesty of science which has landed her in the naughty corner many times in her career. A global leader in HIV and TB, she speaks about when science and politics collide.

Spotlight
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Sport

Fiji clash can be the tonic for Springbok Women’s World Cup Bleues

Following their defeat to France in their opening Rugby World Cup 2021 match, the Springbok Women must dust themselves off for a make-or-break clash against minnows Fiji.

Daily Maverick
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And Then There's This ....

Four women have been selected to run the post office in Antarctica and count penguins

Four women from 4,000 applicants were chosen to travel 14,500km to count penguins. They will work for five months at Goudier Island abandoning all 'home comforts'. Here's what makes them qualified.

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Today's cryptic clue is: Ruthless interrogation for PhD? (5,6)

The solution to yesterday's clue "Not far from endless darkness (4)" is NIGH. Definition: Not far from. Darkness is NIGHT. Endless means without the end letter (T).

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