Jooste assets seized | Phala Phala probe starts | 500kg chunk of history saved | Uganda's internet laws fought | Haiti on verge of collapse | Booker winner named | Mythbusters help free innocent man
Ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Joosteâs asset billions attached by South African Reserve Bank
The SA Reserve Bank is in the process of attaching Jooste's assets. This development follows his role in perhaps the largest corporate scandal in South African history.
2022-10-18 | Daily Maverick
Phala Phala saga: Independent panel probing allegations against Ramaphosa starts today
Speaker appointed the Section 89 inquiry panel, following a motion by ATM for Ramaphosa's removal on the grounds of a 'serious violation of the Constitution or the law and serious misconduct'.
2022-10-18 | News24
Loop: New online platform for minibus taxis launched in Cape Town
Loop is a Cape Town-based tech start-up that enables commuters to book a minibus taxi for once-off trips. Taxi drivers and clients can connect during the day safely and more seamlessly.
2022-10-18 | GroundUp News
Rock stars: how a group of scientists in South Africa rescued a rare 500kg chunk of human history
Given its size, there was only one way to remove it: with a helicopter, a skilled pilot, and and a strong net. Without intervention, the rock may have been destroyed by high tides and storm surges.
2022-10-17 | The Conversation
Digital activists challenge Uganda's harsh new internet law
Activists launched a legal challenge yesterday to controversial new laws criminalising some internet activity. They say violates freedom of expression and criminalises investigative journalism.
2022-10-17 | AP NEWS
France returned 24 skulls to Algeria. They werenât what they seemed
The restitution of the remains, said to belong to 19th-century freedom fighters, was hailed as a symbol of reconciliation, but papers obtained reveal a gesture muddled by politics.
2022-10-17 | New York Times | Paywalled
Haiti on verge of collapse, NGOs warn as UN talks on restoring order continue
Haitians are facing series of crises that are becoming deadlier by the day with gangs, hunger and cholera outbreak. The chaos is so total and the social fabric is so torn.
2022-10-18 | The Guardian
Elnaz Rekabi: Fears grow for Iranian athlete who competed without hijab at international event
Concerns are mounting for Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who took part in an international competition without a hijab. She may have been forced to leave South Korea early and faces arrest.
2022-10-18 | Sky Sports
Australia reverses recognition of Jerusalem as Israelâs capital
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says government âregretsâ decision made by previous administration and reiterates commitment to two-state solution.
2022-10-18 | Al Jazeera
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a dead war photographer on a mission in the afterlife. Judges praised his âhilarious audacityâ.
2022-10-18 | Reuters
Editorial: Can health be fixed without fixing politics?
Several health departments have stumbled from crisis to crisis possibly because of political interference. Marcus Low asks: Can we address the dysfunction without addressing the politics behind it?
2022-10-18 | Spotlight
âItâs a collective victoryâ â selfless Benzemaâs Ballon dâOr trophy rewards team player
Real Madridâs Karim Benzema and Barcelona womenâs Alexia Putellas scooped the best players in the world awards.
2022-10-18 | Daily Maverick
Innocent man freed from prison after 35 years, thanks to an old episode of Mythbusters
John Galvan saw an episode of Mythbusters that helped secure his release. It was claimed he'd lit a Molotov cocktail with a cigarette but Mythbusters, testing Hollywood tropes, proved that improbable.
2022-10-11 | IFLScience
Tuna salad for a relative (4)
HOT WATER (an anagram of 'tea worth', brewing is the anagram indicator, and the whole clue is the definition).
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