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Ramaphosa's anti-graft reforms | Ex-presidents attack president | AU fails to silence the guns | Kilimanjaro blaze | UK PM race heats up | Rushdie's brutal attack | World Cup faces activism backlash

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NPA's Investigative Directorate to become permanent as Ramaphosa announces raft of graft-busting measures

In his address last night on implementing Zondo's 358 recommendations, Ramaphosa promised an overhaul of the 'anti-corruption architecture' but was vague about members of his Cabinet implicated.

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KZN ANC sticks up for President Ramaphosa after Zuma's attack over Phala Phala

Corruption-accused ex-president Zuma railed against Ramaphosa, ex-president Thabo Mbeki said the ANC is being led by criminals and ex-president Kgalema Motlanthe said the country is on the precipice.

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Yoliswa Dwane, co-founder of Equal Education, has died

Under her leadership the organisation ran widely acclaimed campaigns to improve school infrastructure and install libraries in township schools

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Public service union to serve strike notice on pay offer

PSA, representing 235,000 public servants, is to serve the government with a seven-day strike notice over its demand for above-inflation increases after it rejected government's 3% pay rise offer.

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News From Our Continent

Firefighters tackle blaze on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro

Police and locals help firefighters attempt to put out fire that was spread by strong winds overnight. The blaze began on Friday near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak.

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Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

Over 500,000 civilians have been killed. Rape, displacement and starvation have been prevalent. Tigray has been under a complete siege. AU needs to launch a credible, robust mediation process.

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World News

Race for UK Prime Minister heats up as nominations roll in

Tory lawmakers have put more weight behind Rishi Sunak, but Boris Johnson is still in the fight to reclaim Downing Street. 'Boris would be a guaranteed disaster. We cannot allow it to happen.'

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Ukraine faces widespread outages after wave of Russian attacks

More than a million households left without power following Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.

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Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent

He lost the sight of an eye. He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. He has 15 wounds in his chest and torso. It was a brutal attack.

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China’s Xi secures third term as general-secretary, stacks leadership team with allies

Communist Party elects Xi Jinping for a precedent-breaking third term, introduces a Politburo Standing Committee of loyalists, and cements his place as China's most influential ruler since Mao Zedong.

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Health

Digital X-rays boosting TB diagnosis, assessment finds

Many with TB in SA are never diagnosed or are diagnosed when their symptoms are severe. A solution to quicker diagnoses is new digital X-ray technology. But how well does this intervention work?

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Sport

Qatar’s controversial Fifa World Cup 2022 braces for activism backlash

Qatar 2022 has been one of the most controversial World Cups because of the state’s human rights record and treatment of migrant workers.

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And Then There's This ....

Court fines vegan who failed to deal with mouse infestation and fed them instead

Pensioner considered the mice her pets and said they wouldn't go to her neighbours because she looked after them. She was fined £1500 + £2395 for costs + £150 for her neighbour (about R83000).

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Crack The Cryptic

She is not amused (6)

And the solution to Friday's clue Deviously clues 'truck' about strong word for today's Tory party? (11) is

Clusterfuck - an anagram of clues truck + f (strong = force = f), deviously is the anagram indicator. Definition: Word for today's Tory party.

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