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Clean sweep for KZN's 'Taliban’ | ANC's dystopian vision of the future | Assassinated whistleblower tried to stop dodgy payments | Pope's tour of penance | Brilliant Banyana

ANC KZN: Jubilant ā€˜Taliban faction’ takes control of the troubled province after a stormy weekend

Delegates to the ANC’s 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

Court halts NUMSA congress

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

'Our lives could be in danger': Inside corruption whistleblower Babita Deokaran's R850m 'fraud' probe

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 party’s dystopian vision of South Africa’s future

Ahead of the ANC’s national policy conference, its discussion papers reveal an entitled, paranoid party that seems increasingly out of touch with current realities – and with democracy itself.

2022-07-23  |  Daily Maverick

News From Our Continent

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

World News

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 ā€˜penance’ for Indigenous abuse

Trip centres on apology for abuse that Indigenous children endured at Catholic-run residential schools.

2022-07-25  |  Al Jazeera

Sport

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

And Then There's This ...

A clip from Don’t 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 Don’t Look Up with an actual TV interview.

2022-07-22  |  Reddit

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