Ramaphosa Phala panel date | Sudan democracy protest | Pakistani reporter killed in Kenya | Sunak moves into No 10 | Putin's dirty bomb plot | Weinstein back in dock | Ant close-up stuff of nightmares
Ramaphosa has a November 6 date with the Phala Phala panel
The independent panel tasked with determining whether Ramaphosa has a case to answer regarding the Phala Phala allegations has given MPs six days to submit information relevant to its assessment.
2022-10-24 | BusinessLIVE
Mbalula: Corrupt licensing officials made off with R3-billion
Rampant corruption at licensing centres is costing the fiscus billions of rand. Learner’s licence tests will move to a digital format to eliminate fraud in the issuance of the permits
2022-10-24 | The Mail & Guardian
'The municipality dumped us here like rubbish,' says Gqeberha woman
Many of Rolihlahla’s households were moved to prefabricated bungalows due to Covid. Municipality says they'll be prioritised for proper housing. In the meantime these vulnerable people live in filth.
2022-10-24 | GroundUp News
More than 6 000 food orders have now been delivered in Langa – by bicycle
Cloudy Deliveries uses bicycles, ridden by unemployed youth, to deliver groceries from spaza shops, takeaways from restaurants, and even laundry from home-based businesses to residents.
2022-10-24 | Businessinsider
Demonstrators brace for violence ahead of Sudan protest march today
Security forces have stepped up a crackdown to deter protesters from marching. Demonstrators plan to demand full civilian rule one year after a military coup upended Sudan’s transition to democracy.
2022-10-24 | Al Jazeera
Arshad Sharif killing: Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya
Arhsad Sharif was killed by a Kenyan police officer when his vehicle failed to stop at a roadblock. He was a critic of Pakistan's military and a vocal supporter of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
2022-10-24 | BBC News
Ethiopia-Tigray war – enemies and global negotiators gather in South Africa for peace talks
Mediators trying to end the country’s bitter and bloody two-year civil war hope the combatants can start by agreeing to an immediate cessation of hostilities.
2022-10-24 | Daily Maverick
Swift rise to PM, but some doubt 42-year-old Rishi Sunak can win UK elections
One of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, he enters Downing Street facing an economic crisis, a cost-of-living crunch, a winter of strikes, Russia's war in Ukraine and anger among the Tories.
2022-10-24 | Reuters
France, UK and US warn Russia against using dirty bomb pretext in Ukraine
West accuses Putin of plotting to use a threat of a dirty bomb laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine as Moscow evacuates civilians in anticipation of a major battle.
2022-10-24 | Al Jazeera
Harvey Weinstein is back in court on rape and sexual assault charges
The disgraced Hollywood movie mogul is currently serving 23 years for rape and sexual assault. Now, the 70-year-old faces further charges which could result in a sentence of up to 140 years in jail.
2022-10-24 | Sky News
In the hot seat: New Gauteng Health MEC responds to 10 questions from Spotlight
The Gauteng Health MEC job is one of the most important and one of the toughest in public sector health governance. Spotlight sent 10 questions to the new Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko
2022-10-24 | Spotlight
Rain denies Proteas vital points over Zimbabwe
Temba Bavuma and his troops were cruelly denied potentially crucial log points after the elements finally got the better of them in a farcical opening Super 12 encounter against Zimbabwe.
2022-10-24 | Sport24
Ant (Camponotus) | 2022 Photomicrography Competition
Eugenijus Kavaliauskas's close-up image of an ant, which was the runner-up in the Nikon Small World Photo Contest, has all the grrrrrills. It looks like it crawled out of an orc pit in Middle-earth.
2022-10-24 | Nikon’s Small World
Crazy Irish ask UN in neighbour's hot seat (5, 5)
MEDUSA - an anagram of 'amused', 'is not' is the anagram indicator, 'she' is the very loose definition
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