Clean sweep for KZN's 'Talibanā | ANC's dystopian vision of the future | Assassinated whistleblower tried to stop dodgy payments | Pope's tour of penance | Brilliant Banyana
Delegates to the ANCās KwaZulu-Natal elective conference expressed support for Jacob Zuma when they voted in Siboniso Duma as chair, sweeping aside pro-Ramaphosa candidate Sihle Zikalala.
2022-07-24 | Daily Maverick
Mass suspensions of dissenting office bearers ruled 'invalid' and 'unconstitutional'
2022-07-23 | GroundUp News
Families to be kicked off state farm to make way for private farmer
The fate of about 20 households hangs in the air as the Agricultural Research Council moves ahead with plans to lease the farm. Most of the families have lived on the farm for nearly three decades.
2022-07-22 | GroundUp News
Babita Deokaran tried to stop R100 million in dodgy payments and flagged nearly R850 million in other suspicious transactions at the Gauteng Department of Health just days before she was killed.
2022-07-24 | News24 | Paywalled
ANC discussion papers reveal the governing partyās dystopian vision of South Africaās future
Ahead of the ANCās national policy conference, its discussion papers reveal an entitled, paranoid party that seems increasingly out of touch with current realities ā and with democracy itself.
2022-07-23 | Daily Maverick
Egypt court calls for femicide execution to be broadcast live
An Egyptian court called yesterday for a legal amendment to allow the live broadcast of the execution of the killer of a female student, as a deterrent to frequent homicides.
2022-07-24 | News24
Russia rallies support in Africa as doubt cast on Ukraine grain deal
Russian foreign minister starts trip in Egypt, one day after Russian strike on Odesa put question mark over deal to restart exports.
2022-07-24 | The Guardian
Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists
Reported executions mark first use of capital punishment in the Southeast Asian country since the 1980s.
2022-07-25 | Al Jazeera
Pope arrives in Canada on tour of āpenanceā for Indigenous abuse
Trip centres on apology for abuse that Indigenous children endured at Catholic-run residential schools.
2022-07-25 | Al Jazeera
Champions of Africa! Banyana make history to win SA's first-ever Women's Afcon
Banyana Banyana broke their long-standing curse - on their sixth attempt - to win the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, edging host nation Morocco 2-1 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
2022-07-24 | Sport24
A clip from Donāt Look Up, and then an actual TV interview that just happened
Life imitates art imitating life: Twitter user Ben Phillips juxtaposed a clip from the apocalyptic satire film Donāt Look Up with an actual TV interview.
2022-07-22 | Reddit
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