Minorities plot to oust Joburg mayor | Vrye Weekblad closes | Petrol price relief | Kenyan president confirmed | Ukraine warns of radiation catastrophe | Truss is UK PM | Trouser snake smuggler caught
Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse threatened with removal, coalition lays criminal charges
The political war for power in Joburg is heating up. Minority parties have upped their political attacks on the DA-led coalition government with their sights firmly set on ousting Mayor Mpho Phalatse.
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Taxi drivers burn streets of Hout Bay
Amaphela demand the city compensate them for loss of income since MyCiTi started operating. They say the city’s plan to add a route between Hout Bay and Wynberg further jeopardises their livelihood.
2022-09-05 | GroundUp News
Vrye Weekblad to shut down. We were progressive, adventurous, says Max du Preez
Three years after launching as a digital publication for progressive Afrikaans journalism, Vrye Weekblad is again closing its doors after publisher Arena Holdings ended its contract with Max du Preez.
2022-09-05 | Fin24
Motorists get biggest petrol price cut since 2020
The price of both 93 and 95 unleaded petrol will be lowered by R2.04 a litre tomorrow,
2022-09-05 | Fin24
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Ruto’s win in presidential election
Former deputy president William Ruto has been declared winner of the election over former prime minister Raila Odinga. The verdict was delivered yesterday by Martha Koome, chair of the Supreme Court.
2022-09-05 | Al Jazeera
Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid
Governments that failed to even count their dead should not be let off the hook. There's little evidence of an effective response - for one thing Africa has the lowest vaccination rate.
2022-09-05 | GroundUp News
Zelenskyy warns of ‘radiation catastrophe’, IAEA prepares report
President Zelenskyy said a new cutoff of power connecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station to the national grid had placed the plant for a second time a step away from a radiation catastrophe.'
2022-09-06 | Al Jazeera
Liz Truss to appoint cabinet of loyalists as she becomes UK’s next PM
Liz Truss becomes Britain’s next prime minister today and will immediately appoint a cabinet of loyalist MPs as her government begins a race against time to deal with the cost of living emergency.
2022-09-05 | The Guardian
Israel says ‘high possibility’ its army killed Shireen Abu Akleh
Israel said there's a high possibility that slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was “accidentally hit” by Israeli army fire but added that it would not be launching a criminal investigation.
2022-09-05 | Al Jazeera
Canada stabbings: One suspect found dead
Police say the body of Damien Sanderson, 31, has been found, but his brother Myles is still at large. Ten people were killed and 18 injured in a stabbing spree that has shaken the country.
2022-09-06 | BBC News
Professor Cairncross is a sharp thinker and straight talker. Whether it's on equity and social justice or on how to strengthen quality healthcare – she speaks her mind
2022-09-05 | Spotlight
Hard work ahead for Banyana as Brazil turn on the charm
Copa America winners Brazil were once again too strong for Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions Banyana Banyana as they ran out 6-0 winners in their friendly in Durban yesterday.
2022-09-06 | Sport24
This smuggler got caught with snakes, turtles and bearded dragons – in his pants!
A man from California hid dozens of young crocodiles, turtles and bearded dragons in his pants to smuggle them across the US border from Mexico. The value of the reptiles was about R13 million.
2022-09-02 | You
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