The thin judicial line | Mpofuesque logic | 'Ramaphosa needs to get a grip' | Freetown tensions | The effects of overturning Roe | Trump takes the Fifth | Spoon psychic's micro-nation
Are judges crossing the line when they speak out?
The Code of Judicial Conduct reminds judges of the difficult balance they need to strike between their personal freedoms and the restraints judicial office imposes on them.
2022-08-10 | GroundUp News
Members had to wrap their heads around the Mpofuesque logic that Mogoeng’s minority 'opinion' in setting aside the PP’s report counted for more than a judgment by a Constitutional Court majority.
2022-08-10 | Daily Maverick
Carol Paton | Ramaphosa needs to get a grip as SA slides into instability
While SA is a country plagued by deep problems, there is now only a single question that we all want answered: can this government turn the law-and-order situation around?
2022-08-10 | Fin24
Ceres nursing home rocked by death of woman who was allegedly forgotten outside overnight
A distraught Worcester family is struggling to come to terms with the death of their elderly wheelchair-bound mother who was allegedly left outside overnight in the cold, by staff at a nursing home.
2022-08-10 | News24
Sierra Leone imposes curfew amid anti-government protests
Anti-government protesters in Sierra Leone have clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Freetown, as tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the West African nation.
2022-08-10 | Al Jazeera
Trump invokes Fifth Amendment, attacking legal system as troubles mount
Trump has long derided public figures who invoke their constitutional right against self incrimination, but yesterday he took full advantage of the Fifth Amendment.
2022-08-10 | New York Times | Paywalled
The effects of overturning Roe v. Wade in seven simple charts
Thirteen states have greatly restricted access to the procedure, and about a dozen more are expected to follow suit. Abortions will continue, but might be harder to access safely.
2022-08-10 | Nature
Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
Ukraine said the warplanes were destroyed in a string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack, representing a significant escalation in the war.
2022-08-10 | AP NEWS
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
The storm poured an amount of water equal to roughly 75% of the average annual total in just three hours. Hundreds were marooned as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather.
2022-08-10 | The Guardian
Juliet Houghton was recently appointed as CEO of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society. Bienne Huisman spoke to her about her life working in HIV, her new role, and the importance of laughing.
2022-08-10 | Spotlight
Chess Olympiad 2022: Meet the Indian women who made chess history
The Indian women's team hoped for a Chess Olympiad gold, but won a bronze - they still made history.
2022-08-10 | BBC News
The strange tale of Uri Geller's Lamb Island
'Spoon' psychic Uri Geller wants to turn the 100-metres by 50-metres island he owns into a micro-nation, with its own flag, national anthem and constitution.
2022-08-09 | HeraldScotland
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