Wednesday of discontent | Inflation high | Mkhwebane's legal woes pile up | Ethiopia truce over | Ukraine update | I just want some fun - Finnish and klaar | MEC wins Twit crown | Dogs' tears of joy
Wednesday of discontent: workers picket around the country
'People can barely survive. The cost of living is beyond reach of the working class. We're getting deeper and deeper into levels of poverty. This democracy is failing the masses,' says union leader.
2022-08-24 | GroundUp News
Consumer inflation hits 13-year high
Consumer inflation accelerated to 7.8% in July, up from the already-high 7.4% in June, driven mainly by fuel and food prices to reach another 13-year high.
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane cries 'women abuse' after yet another legal blow
Constitutional Court orders Mkhwebane to pay the costs of her last-ditch attempt to seek the rescission of the ruling that the impeachment inquiry process against her was lawful.
2022-08-24 | News24
135 days without water: KZN community at breaking point
Municipal water has not been restored to Tongaatâs 40,000 residents since the April floods. Tongaat Civic Association says despite being declared a disaster zone government has abandoned them.
2022-08-24 | GroundUp News
MECâs rant is a distraction from the root issue: the ANC never acted on the implementation of strategic frameworks to regulate cross-border healthcare agreements back in 1994.(See Twit of the Week.)
2022-08-24 | Daily Maverick
Fighting resumes in Ethiopia despite truce â Tigray forces
The fighting marks the end of a ceasefire observed since March and could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Tigray region
2022-08-24 | Al Jazeera
Kremlin propaganda has shifted in frightening ways. What you hear, incessantly, is talk of a struggle of civilizations. 'This is a fight for the soul of Russia, for its rightful place on the planet.'
2022-08-24 | Grid News
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive whistleblower
2022-08-24 | CNN
Under-fire Finnish PM Sanna Marin says even politicians need fun
Leader defends work ethic and describes week in which she has been forced to defend her private life as âquite difficultâ.
2022-08-24 | 'The Guardian
The director of clinical trials at the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute speaks about what set her off into a career in science, the significance of the ASPIRE trial, and motherhood.
2022-08-24 | Spotlight
Polio survivor has a warning about the virusâs resurgence
For the first time in a decade, polio has appeared in the US. The first case popped up in July and the virus has also been detected in wastewater. Those who haven't had the polio vaccine are at risk.
2022-08-21 | Slate Magazine
Last push to seal World Series title for Blitzboks in Los Angeles
The Blitzboks are on the brink of a fifth HSBC World Sevens Series title with the final leg in Los Angeles playing out this weekend.
2022-08-24 | Daily Maverick
This Twit berated and humiliated a vulnerable Zimbabwean woman awaiting surgery. Instead of performing for social media, Dr Ramathuba should brush up on the Hippocratic Oath she once took.
Dogs' eyes well up with tears of joy when reunited with their owners
Research suggests dogs cry tears of happiness when reunited with their owner after a period of absence. The tears may help cement the bond between human and dog.
2022-08-24 | CNN
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