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Bombshells at PP impeachment hearing / Officials witness mob justice assault / Don Mattera remembered / ā€˜Heat apocalypseā€™ warning / The human cost of surgical delays / Banyana Banyana victory

SARB, Vrede dairy farm bombshells dropped at Mkhwebane's impeachment hearing

A former senior investigator at the Public Protector dropped bombshell after bombshell about the conduct of Busisiwe Mkhwebane in the investigations into the SA Reserve Bank and Vrede dairy farm.

2022-07-18  |  News24

Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault in Khayelitsha

The officials were visiting the scene of a deadly shooting when they came across a man being beaten by residents. He had been left on the street, bloodied and naked, with his wrists bound with wire.

2022-07-18  |  GroundUp News

Iconic poet, author and anti-apartheid activist Don Mattera has died.

Don Mattera's poems were a voice for the underprivileged. Watch eNCA's tribute to the celebrated poet.

2022-07-18  |  eNCA

News From Our Continent

Over 20 rebel groups suspend participation in Chad peace talks

The move comes as a number of groups accuse the government of ā€˜harassments, intimidation, threats and disinformationā€™.

2022-07-18  |  Al Jazeera

World News

ā€˜Heat apocalypseā€™ warning in western France as thousands flee wildfire

Nearly 25,000 escape blaze sparked by southern European heatwave that has already killed hundreds of people

2022-07-18  |  The Guardian

Ukraine: Why is Zelenskyy shaking up his administration?

Ukraineā€™s president suspends his spy chief and top prosecutor in Kyivā€™s biggest internal purge of the war.

2022-07-18  |  Al Jazeera

Health News

In-depth: The human cost of surgical delays

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surgery backlog across the country of at least 107 818 surgeries. Read part one of a two-part feature on the tragic cost of surgical waiting lists.

2022-07-18  |  Spotlight

Sport

Saved by VAR! Last-gasp penalty steers Banyana Banyana to Women's Afcon final

Banyana Banyana claimed a dramatic 1-0 victory against Zambia at the Mohammed V Stadium in Morocco to book their place in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations final on Saturday.

2022-07-18  |  Sport

And Then There's This ...

The ā€˜Birds arenā€™t realā€™ movement isnā€™t a joke

The campaign started as a parody. Itā€™s grown into something much bigger.

2022-07-14  |  Teen Vogue

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