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Eskom workers back at work / Parole for ex-spy boss, but now for the slush fund case / Ethiopia and Sudan peace talks / Boris on the brink / Free State healthcare challenges / World's strongest man

Eskom and unions reach wage agreement, workers back at work

The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike

2022-07-05  |  The Mail & Guardian

Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents

Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six

2022-07-04  |  GroundUp News

UNACCOUNTABLE: Joburg’s king of public prosecutions, Andrew Chauke

Open Secrets profiles the prosecutors inside the NPA who motivated questionable prosecutions and delayed important cases. This instalment looks at Andrew Chauke, Joburg's head of public prosecutions

2022-07-04  |  Daily Maverick

Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli released on parole

Mdluli, who was convicted for kidnapping and assault, is still on trial in a corruption, fraud and theft case relating to the alleged looting of a police slush fund between 2008 and 2012

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News from the rest of Africa

Ethiopian PM says he has reached an agreement with Sudan’s al-Burhan to settle dispute

Talks between the Ethiopian and Sudanese leaders come amid recent fighting in a volatile border region

2022-07-05  |  Al Jazeera

World News

Two senior ministers resign throwing Boris Johnson’s future into doubt

Damning letters from health secretary and chancellor as they resign within minutes of each other

2022-07-05  |  The Guardian

Here is what we know about the victims of the Fourth of July parade shooting

The victims, attacked by a gunman firing from a roof, ranged from octogenarians to children as young as 8.

2022-07-05  |  New York Times

Health News

COVID-19 blamed for shortcomings of ‘ideal clinics’ in the Free State

There are 83 clinics – down from 153 in 2019 - with Ideal Clinic status, meaning they have adequate staff and meds. Elsewhere in the province, however, many public healthcare users aren't so lucky

2022-07-05  |  Spotlight

Sport

Wimbledon

Cameron Norrie digs deep to sink Goffin and set up Djokovic semi-final

Norrie fought hard until the final point, and was rewarded for his resilience with the greatest win of his life

2022-07-05  |  The Guardian

Quirky News

The real life diet of the world's strongest man

The Scottish strongman talks about temperature contrast therapy, why he calls autism a super power, and fueling with burgers.

2022-06-30  |  GQ

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