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Domestic worker who accused her employer of rape has waited four years for justice
DNA test backlog delays prosecution. 'I have knocked on so many doors seeking for help. I even went to other police stations hoping to speed up the process but nothing works,â said the woman.
2022-08-18 | GroundUp News
July 2021 Riots: KZN prosecution drive heats up with arrest of eight more public violence suspects
More arrests have been made in connection with the July 2021 insurrection, bringing the total number of alleged instigators implicated in the matter to 34.
2022-08-18 | Daily Maverick
7 things to know about News24's Babita Deokaran investigation so far
Murdered whistleblower Babita Deokaran provided evidence in more than 100 investigations relating to corruption within the Gauteng health department.
2022-08-18 | News24
Ruth First remembered 40 years after her death
'She had a brilliant mind and she made people laugh.' It is 40 years since Ruth First was assassinated. What would she say about South Africa today?
2022-08-17 | The Mail & Guardian
At least 38 people killed as âtornado of fireâ rages in northern Algeria
Hundreds forced to flee homes and at least 200 injured as firefighters battle string of blazes in El Tarf province.
2022-08-18 | The Guardian
Angola's 2022 election: an unfair contest the ruling MPLA is sure to win
Angolaâs poll is the first in which citizens born after the war are old enough to vote. To this generation the slurs against Unita are meaningless. The concern is the election will lack credibility.
2022-08-17 | The Conversation
Police call for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be charged for spreading Covid misinformation
Bolsonaro spread misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 680,000 of his citizens, and has made bogus claims of a link between Aids and Covid vaccines.
2022-08-18 | The Guardian
Turkey's ErdoÄan said talks with UN chief AntĂłnio Guterres and Ukraine President Zelensky focused on how to end the war. Erdogan said he would follow up on the discussions with Putin.
2022-08-18 | Daily Maverick
Israeli forces raid offices of six Palestinian human rights groups
Property confiscated in move decried as appalling attack on Palestinian civil society in occupied West Bank.
2022-08-18 | the Guardian
AIDS 2022: How to tailor HIV prevention efforts to peopleâs needs
A hot topic at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal was how HIV prevention interventions such as pills or injections that prevent HIV infection should be made available. Spotlight investigates.
2022-08-18 | Spotlight
Proteas in top form at Lordâs thanks to Rabada and Erwee
Proteas bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Sarel Erwee dominated day two of the first Test between England and South Africa at Lordâs.
2022-08-18 | Daily Maverick
Man United becomes a farce amid Musk tweet, transfer desperation
These days, it doesnât take much for Man United to turn into the butt of a joke, but it doesnât take an erratic billionaireâs tweet to uncover whatâs plaguing the club.
2022-08-17 | Sports Illustrated
From time machines to threesomes: 12 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh fringe
Whatâs the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.... and 11 more gags from this year's Edinburgh standups.
2022-08-16 | The Guardian
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