News in a nutshell
Curated by Jonathan Ancer
Phalatse gets her mayoral chain back | Zuma is like your crazy ex | No, you're dirty, Zelensky tells Russia | Rishi rich: Who is Sunak? | Night of violence in Nablus | Adidas cuts ties with Kanye
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Judge rules in favour of Phalatse to have motion of no confidence declared invalid, says Speaker acted contrary to the prescripts of the Constitution. The ousted mayor Dada Morero seeks legal advice.
News24
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The UCT Academics’ Union has, for the second time in a month, accused the university’s Council of unlawful and unprocedural conduct in a meeting, due to conflicts of interest.
Daily Maverick
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Zuma's like a psycho ex who turns up uninvited and unwanted at family events, causes a scene; reminds everybody of how toxic they are and stomps off until the next opportunity to cause a drama.
The Mail & Guardian
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Robo47, designed, created and programmed by a group of Grade 11s - aka the Sinenjongo rockwell boyz - at Sinenjongo High in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, will be entered at the World Robot Olympiad.
GroundUp News
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A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Kampala. The victims, including girls between the ages of 7 and 10, were burned beyond recognition.
AP NEWS
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More than 600 people have been killed and 1.3 million people displaced in floods sweeping across Nigeria. Survivors and experts say the government has failed to provide sufficient relief.
Al Jazeera
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World News |
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Russia is telling the UN that Ukraine plans to use a 'dirty bomb' in its own territory. President Zelensky accused Russia of being the 'source of everything dirty that can be imagined in this war'.
BBC News
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UK’s 57th PM is richer than the King and, at 42, younger than every predecessor except William Pitt the Younger. He's also the first ever person of colour and practising Hindu to lead the country.
The Guardian
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Five Palestinians have been killed and 21 wounded in a huge raid by Israeli forces in Nablus, one of the deadliest operations so far during a year of mounting violence in the occupied West Bank.
The Guardian
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US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.
Al Jazeera
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Company to stop making Yeezy products and paying rapper, saying his comments are hateful and dangerous. Move comes after Balenciaga, Gap and JPMorgan Chase cut ties with West after repeated antisemiti
The Guardian
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Health News |
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The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation provides bursaries and mentorship to health science students from rural backgrounds. Despite humble beginnings, students achieve high pass rates. Here’s why!
Bhekisisa
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Sport |
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In his autobiography Faf: Through Fire, Du Plessis recalls the day Daryll Cullinan told him to 'Take your bag and fuck off!' "In a matter of moments the idol from my childhood went from hero to zero."
SA Cricketmag
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A giant mola found floating in Portugal weighs in at 2,744kg, making it the heaviest bony fish on record. These fish start their lives like marine popcorn and grow to the size of a Rhino.
IFLScience
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Crack the CrypticMajor African nationalist, democratically elected liberating administrator, primarily? (7) |
The answer to yesterday's clue Crazy Irish ask UN in neighbour's hot seat (5, 5) is ...RISHI SUNAK - an anagram of 'Irish ask UN', crazy is the anagram indicator. |