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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

News From Our Continent

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

World News

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

Health

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

Sport

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

And Then There's This ...

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

Crack The Cryptic

Crazy Irish ask UN in neighbour's hot seat (5, 5)

The answer to yesterday's solution She is not amused (6) is ...

MEDUSA - an anagram of 'amused', 'is not' is the anagram indicator, 'she' is the very loose definition

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