Farmgate fallout / Lottery contractor gave millions to ex-board chairâs mansion / Mali suspends UN peacekeepers / Italy lurches into crisis / The death of 'Boris' the clown / Banyana reach semis
Phala Phala farmgate fallout â Major-General Wally Rhoode replaced as presidential protection head
National Police Commissioner appoints another cop to oversee the Presidential Protection Services. This comes during political fallout relating to the âunreportedâ robbery at Ramaphosa's farm in 2020.
2022-07-14 | Daily Maverick
Lottery contractor gave millions towards ex-board chairâs mansion
A private company that was paid millions for providing services to the National Lotteries Commission contributed R2-million towards the luxury mansion of Alfred Nevahutanda.
2022-07-14 | GroundUp News
Zapiro sails into the parliamentary impeachment inquiry of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
2022-07-14 | Daily Maverick
Mali orders suspension of UN peacekeeping mission rotations
Mali's military-led government suspends troop rotations by UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, days after arresting 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast who it said had arrived in the country without permission
2022-07-14 | TimesLIVE
In Kenya, elections have lost their shine
'Election fever is riding high in Kenya, but there is little hope that the upcoming polls will bring about real change.'
2022-07-14 | Al Jazeera
Russian cruise missiles strike Vinnytsia, killing at least 23 people, say Ukrainian officials
President Zelensky urges international community to recognise Russia as a terrorist state and calls for the confiscation of Russian assets in all countries to compensate victims of Russian terror.
2022-07-14 | CNN
Italian PM Mario Draghi offers resignation after coalition falls apart
'Super Mario' resigns after populist coalition partner Five Star withdrew its support in a confidence vote, but the president refuses to accept it.
2022-07-14 | BBC News
The Johannesburg Review of Books editor Jennifer Malec chatted to Terry-Ann Adams about writing, representation, and their new collection of short stories, White Chalk.
2022-07-14 | The Johannesburg Review of Books
The death of 'Boris' the clown
All of a sudden nothing worked. The audience began to jeer. Yes, for the first time in his career, the crowd were booing.
2022-07-13 | New Statesman
Banyana slay Tunisia to reach Wafcon semis and 2023 World Cup
Banyana Banyana qualified for their second Fifa Womenâs World Cup and kept their 2022 Womenâs Africa Cup of Nations dream alive with last nightâs 1-0 quarterfinal win.
2022-07-14 | TimesLIVE
Goes to @MooseAllain for this gem: My wife thinks I over-analyse our marriage, which, to be frank completely contradicts the findings of my report.
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