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Johannesburg Water calls emergency meeting as levels shift from critically low to empty
Several parts of Joburg are without water after Rand Water’s load shift crashed Joburg Water’s Commando system yesterday. The water supply crisis prompted an 'emergency' meeting to be held today.
2022-10-16 | Daily Maverick
SA still has time to avert greylisting, says Godongwana
Finance minister disagrees with independent report, insisting demotion by the Financial Action Task Force is not inevitable. Report said SA is 85% likely to be greylisted in February.
2022-10-16 | BusinessLIVE
UCT council votes in favour of independent probe into Mamokgethi Phakeng, chair
A retired judge and independent panel of four experts will decide if UCT VC is guilty of misconduct. Meanwhile Phakeng was lambasted for a 'disgusting' tweet about late colleague, Prof Bongani Mayosi.
2022-10-16 | News24
District Six occupiers paid compensation by City of Cape Town
46 people living in tents and makeshift homes in District Six will receive R1,700 each in compensation from the city after they were wrongfully evicted and their belongings confiscated in September.
2022-10-14 | GroundUp News
Uganda orders 21-day lockdown in bid to contain spread of Ebola
Health ministry reports 19 deaths and 58 confirmed cases since the outbreak was first reported on September 20. President orders immediate dusk-till-dawn curfew for three weeks in two districts.
2022-10-16 | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Civilian bloodbath warning as offensive escalates
Tigray cities are reportedly being carpet bombed as food and medical supplies are running out. Diplomats warn of a civilian bloodbath if rebels are pushed out of towns by Ethiopian and Eritrean troops
2022-10-16 | BBC News
Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist party congress with warning for Taiwan
Xi Jinping celebrated China’s crushing of Hong Kong’s autonomy, and warned Taiwan that the wheels of history are turning towards Beijing taking control of the island democracy, as he opened a summit.
2022-10-16 | The Guardian
Can Liz Truss outlast a lettuce, UK tabloid asks in Twitter post
A British paper pitted Liz Truss in a race against a lettuce, asking readers if they thought she would lose her job before the vegetable decayed. Truss fired her finance minister after just 38 days.
2022-10-15 | Reuters
Tens of thousands march in Paris to protest rising living costs
Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris yesterday to protest rising living costs amid a tense political atmosphere marked by strikes at oil refineries and nuclear plants that threaten to spread.
2022-10-16
Environmental protesters throw soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' in London
Eco-activists threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery in London. After gluing themselves to the wall an activist shouted: What's worth more, art or life?
2022-10-15 | Channel
Patients bear brunt of worsening conditions at some Free State clinics, report shows
While there have been improvements at some clinics in the Free State, there are key issues on which facilities’ performance has worsened, especially for people living with HIV, Ritshidze report shows.
2022-10-14 | Spotlight
SA's Mokoka grateful to win 3rd Cape Town Marathon title: 'It was an amazing experience'
Stephen Mokoka was humbled by his Cape Town Marathon win as he defended his title on a hot and humid morning yesterday.
2022-10-16 | Sport
California baker creates life-sized Han Solo out of bread
Han Solo may be a hunk, but Pan Solo is a hunk of bread. That's what a California bakery has dubbed its 1.8m bread sculpture of the Star Wars character, which they're entering into a scarecrow contest
2022-10-15 | SFGATE
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