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
Court reinstates Mpho Phalatse as Joburg mayor, but the opposition says it won't last
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.
2022-10-25 | News24
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.
2022-10-25 | Daily Maverick
Jacob Zuma’s like a toxic, spurned former husband from hell
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.
2022-10-25 | The Mail & Guardian
In it to win it – Joe Slovo learners head to world robotics championship
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.
2022-10-25 | GroundUp News
Uganda: Dorm fire at school for the blind kills 11 girls
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.
2022-10-25 | AP NEWS
‘We don’t learn from the past’: Nigerian flood victims slam government
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.
2022-10-25 | Al Jazeera
What is a ‘dirty bomb’ and why is Russia saying Ukraine could use one?
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'.
2022-10-25 | BBC News
Who is Rishi Sunak? Everything you need to know about Britain’s next prime minister
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.
2022-10-25 | The Guardian
Five Palestinians killed amid mounting violence ahead of Israeli elections
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.
2022-10-25 | The Guardian
Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s nine-year sentence
US basketball star’s appeal rejected by Moscow court in what the White House calls ‘another sham judicial proceeding’.
2022-10-25 | Al Jazeera
Adidas cuts ties with Kanye West over antisemitic comments
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
2022-10-25 | The Guardian
How these pupils from SA’s poorest schools became doctors
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!
2022-10-25 | Bhekisisa
Faf: When Cullinan went from hero to zero
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."
2022-10-23 | SA Cricketmag
Holy mola: world's heaviest bony fish is an absolute unit at 2,744kg
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.
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Major African nationalist, democratically elected liberating administrator, primarily? (7)
RISHI SUNAK - an anagram of 'Irish ask UN', crazy is the anagram indicator.
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