Ramaphosa's running mates revealed | Suspected Joburg arsonist held | Zim F1 racetrack nixed | Alex Jones to pay $1bn | French fuel crisis | Trump must face rape accuser | Miracle Don Quixote find
Striking Transnet workers reject latest offer
Transnet workers have welcomed the progress in their salary negotiations, but won't accept the latest offer. 'Our members will continue striking until the employer gives us something reasonable.'
2022-10-12 | BusinessLIVE
CR22 caucus settles on Ramaphosa's running mates, despite ANC divisions
After multiple tense meetings characterised by infighting within President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR22 caucus, the grouping has come up with a list of leaders to be his running mates.
2022-10-12 | News24
Pollsmoor wardens picket for higher wages and better working conditions
'Minister Lamola can you work eight hours everyday for 11 days without a rest?' About 150 prison wardens stood shoulder-to-shoulder outside Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town, yesterday.
2022-10-12 | GroundUp News
Police say they've caught Joburg's serial arsonist - with help from his lover
After two years of evading the law, a woman helped police arrest her partner - the man believed to be behind a spate of arson attacks in Johannesburg's northern suburbs.
2022-10-12 | News24
‘Godfather’ and SA man nabbed in major rhino horn busts in New York, Singapore
Sniffer dogs and secret recordings have helped to nab at least two men linked to the slaughter of numerous rhinos. The arrests took place thousands of kms from the killing fields of southern Africa.
2022-10-11 | Daily Maverick
Zimbabwe court stops plan to build Formula 1 race course
An ambitious plan to build a F1 racetrack in Zimbabwe has been nixed by the High Court. The judge made the ruling after 100 villagers said the development would displace them from their ancestral land
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Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion (R18 billion) for hoax claims, jury says
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy.
2022-10-12 | Reuters
Meet Aboubakar Soumahoro, the Ivorian immigrant elected to Italy’s conservative parliament
The left-wing politician, who is the only black lawmaker in the lower chamber of 400 deputies, hopes to make a mark against the far-right coalition that has promised to crack down on asylum seekers.
2022-10-12 | Al Jazeera
Fears French fuel crisis could spread amid plans to order strikers to work
The government is facing a deepening crisis after weeks of stoppages. Workers want large pay rises at the French TotalEnergies and the US ExxonMobil oil firms, and a share of companies’ high profits.
2022-10-12 | The Guardian
Trump loses bid to delay rape accuser's lawsuit ahead of deposition
Donald Trump will have to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by the writer E. Jean Carrol, who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, a judge ruled yesterday.
2022-10-12 | News24
In-depth: The complex relationship between TB and mental health
TB and the stress that goes along with it can take a toll on someone’s mental health, which can make someone more vulnerable to TB. Spotlight explores the complex links between mental health and TB.
2022-10-12 | Spotlight
Banyana Banyana are optimistic about World Cup preparations, despite recent harsh lessons
Banyana have learnt some harsh lessons in their past three encounters since being crowned African champions. But they are hopeful these will leave them better prepared for the 2023 Fifa World Cup.
2022-10-12 | Daily Maverick
Miracle find: rare Don Quixote and short stories could sell for €900k (R16 million)
Sotheby’s describes 17th-century Cervantes editions as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for collectors. 'Keeping the first edition of their texts is a bit like the foundation of their glory.'
2022-10-06 | The Guardian
The solution to yesterday's crossword clue Flog a rough game (4) is golf. An anagram of "flog", rough is the anagram indicator. Definition: game.
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