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Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Zuma judge mulls recusal | Jooste: Wheels of justice turn | Transnet workers deserve better | Mass grave in Malawi | Truss turmoil | Abortion underground's pill fairies | Being a mozzie magnet stinks
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Judge considers recusing himself from Jacob Zuma graft case over ‘strong’ views on Billy Downer saga
The judge presiding over Jacob Zuma’s protracted arms deal corruption trial has adjourned proceedings to 2023, , also indicating that it may be in the ‘interest of justice’ to recuse himself.
Daily Maverick
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Former Steinhoff chair praises Reserve Bank for attaching R1.4 billion in assets linked to Markus Jooste, saying a lot of people will be grateful to see that the wheels of justice are turning.
Fin24
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Transnet has been mired in scandal but its workers aren't responsible for the mismanagement or for its capture. When the next wage talks take place we hope Transnet can offer workers real increases.
GroundUp News
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The former executives are being pursued for the purchase of Optimum coal mine by Gupta-owned Tegeta
The Mail & Guardian
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Authorities discovered a mass grave containing the remains of 25 people suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia. Victims, men aged 25 to 40, appeared to have been buried not more than a month ago.
The Guardian
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Zimbabweans who left South Africa during the height of xenophobic attacks are now returning, saying life is unbearable in their home country.
Daily Maverick
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World News |
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Westminster saw one of its most dramatic days in recent years. Tory MPs were bullied and manhandled into backing Liz Truss. Braverman used her resignation letter to attack government's broken promises
BBC News
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Law gives far-reaching emergency powers to the Russian-installed heads. Pro-Kremlin officials said they will move tens of thousands out of the key city of Kherson as Ukrainian forces press forward.
New York Times
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A network of volunteers distributes abortion medication — illegally and at great risk — to women in states that ban the procedure. The 'pill fairies' get the meds in Mexico and bring them to the US.
The New Yorker
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Health officials blamed the country’s poor sanitation and crumbling infrastructure, as the disease spreads from Syria.
Al Jazeera
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The world is getting hotter; the kids are getting angrier. Protests will erupt that seem cringe, annoying, dumb. If this bothers you, buckle up. It will be rough when it’s time to blow up a pipeline.
Mother Jones
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Health News |
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Resignation of renowned breast cancer specialist Prof Carol-Ann Benn from the hospital fuels concerns about loss of expertise in the public health sector amid pressures on cancer services in Gauteng.
Spotlight
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Sport |
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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt dedicates DStv Premiership victory to his former assistant Thomas Madigage, who died in a car accident 10 years ago.
Sport24
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A study finds that some people are mosquito magnets and it probably has to do with their smell. Those most attractive to mosquitoes produce certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell.
AP NEWS
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