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State capture 'architects' in the dock | Pupils march for sanitary dignity | Macron's Algeria truth mission | Dire sea level warning | Iraq cleric's violent exit | Clash of Booker titans | Dagga blues

Life of Brian: Molefe's fall from executive darling to court room 9

Molefe's appearance in court marks a dramatic fall from grace. He appeared with ex-Transnet chief Anoj Singh and other former executives on charges of fraud and corruption.

2022-08-30  |  News24  | Paywalled

NPA appeals Ngcukaitobi rape ruling that says foreplay implies 'tacit consent’

The NPA warns that should the ruling that foreplay implies consent for penetrative sex not be appealed, this 'perceived error of law' will set a damaging precedent for other rape cases.

2022-08-30  |  News24  | Paywalled

Pupils march to demand free sanitary pads

Team Free Sanitary Pads campaign has so far collected over 30 000 signatures to get the government to improve menstrual health. 'Access to sanitary dignity is a human right,' the activists noted.

2022-08-29  |  GroundUp News

News From Our Continent

African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27

African countries yesterday called for an end to a 'climate injustice' saying the continent causes less than 4% of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming.

2022-08-29  |  News24

In Algeria, Macron seeks to reshape a traumatic relationship with France

On a three-day visit, the French president said he was seeking 'truth and acknowledgment' over the war and colonialism.

2022-08-29  |  New York Times  | Paywalled

World News

Iraq chaos as al-Sadr supporters storm Green Zone after he quits

Muqtada al-Sadr’s ‘final withdrawal’ from politics leads his followers to violently enter the palace. 'His resignation comes at a time that the political crisis in Iraq has reached an elevated stage.'

2022-08-30  |  Al Jazeera

Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’, scientists discover

Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken. Billions of people live in coastal regions, making flooding one of the greatest long-term impacts of the crisis.

2022-08-29  |  The Guardian

China’s mortgage boycotts: Why hundreds of thousands of people are saying they won’t pay

China’s property boom has been a huge driver of the country’s economic growth, but now a pair of factors have brought developers to their knees.

2022-08-29  |  Grid News

Health News

Women in Health: Dr Angela Hartwig – a torchbearer for rural health

At one stage during the pandemic Dr Hartwig was the only doctor at Adelaide Hospital in the E. Cape. She fell ill while pregnant and working. Despite the challenges she's passionate about rural health

2022-08-29  |  Spotlight

Sport

Max Verstappen hails Belgian weekend as his most dominant yet

The Dutch world champ is running away with the 2022 Formula One world title race. The car has been incredible from first practice... sometimes it’s nice when things positively surprise you,' he said.

2022-08-29  |  Daily Maverick

From The Archives

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South Africa: Clash of Booker titans

Anton Harber recalls an electric confrontation between two Booker prize winners, JM Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer, about the censorship of a third – Salman Rushdie

2013-05-28  |  The Guardian

And Then There's This ....

Green habit turns dagga rooker's fingers blue

Doctors have reported the case of a man whose fingers turned blue, following a history of cannabis use. His condition, cannabis arteritis, is a very rare side-effect of heavy consumption of the drug.

2022-08-29  |  IFL Science

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