ANC moves to oust Joburg mayor | Bain banned | EFF big guns freed | ConCourt's dagga ruling | Rwanda genocide trial opens | Putin's point of no return | Hurricane havoc | Bees are fish, court confirms
‘Book an Uber back home,’ ANC tells Joburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse ahead of today's no-confidence vote
The ANC is confident that Phalatse's days as mayor of Johannesburg are numbered as the party moves to install its caucus leader, Dada Morero, in her place.
2022-09-29 | SowetanLIVE
Cop's testimony had discrepancies, says magistrate as Malema, Ndlozi acquitted for assault
The Randburg Magistrate's Court finds that EFF leader Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi lacked intent to assault Lieutenant-Colonel Johannes Venter during Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's burial in 2018.
2022-09-29 | News24
Bain considers its next move after SA government ban
Bain, the global management consultancy implicated in state capture, is weighing its options after the Treasury banned it from tendering for public sector contracts for the next 10 years.
2022-09-29 | BusinessLIVE
Children caught using cannabis will no longer be criminally prosecuted
Constitutional Court ratifies a High Court order and rules sections of the Drugs Act unconstitutional. Parliament has 24 months to finalise a legislative reform process
2022-09-29 | GroundUp News
Apartheid's last police commissioner General Johan van der Merwe never faced justice
Van der Merwe died on 27 August before he could face justice for human rights abuses perpetrated by the police under his watch. Why was he never held to account by the democratic state?
2022-09-29 | Open Secrets
UN tribunal puts Rwanda’s Felicien Kabuga on genocide trial
A UN tribunal in The Hague has opened the genocide trial of a Rwandan businessman caught after decades on the run. Judges said the hearing must go on despite the suspect boycott it from his cell.
2022-09-29 | Al Jazeera
Putin to sign treaty annexing territories in Ukraine, Kremlin says
Putin is seen to be passing a point of no return that will prolong the war and scuttle even the remotest chance of negotiations by obliging Russia to fight in perpetuity for Ukrainian territory.
2022-09-29 | The Guardian
On eve of election, Bolsonaro’s party attacks Brazil’s voting systems
For months officials in Brazil have watched Bolsonaro cast doubt on Brazil’s voting systems, growing increasingly worried the far-right lead is setting the stage to dispute an election loss.
2022-09-29 | New York Times | Paywalled
Florida confronts scenes of havoc as Hurricane Ian batters the state
Florida woke up to the catastrophic aftermath of Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the US. Ian wreaked havoc across the state, cutting power and trapping residents in their homes.
2022-09-29 | CNBC
Morphine shortages leave patients in pain
South Africa has only one public sector supplier of resized packages of morphine powder and the company’s failure to deliver since July has left some patients in unspeakable agony.
2022-09-29 | Spotlight
For Port Alfred’s Anton Wiersma, bronze might be called gold
Three-time cancer survivor ends up on the podium at the Kneeboarding Surfing World Championships in Portugal. Surfing has been the Eastern Cape ace’s escape from life’s curveballs.
2022-09-29 | BusinessLIVE
Californian Supreme Court confirms that bumblebees are fish
In February in what was called a great day for bees a Californian court ruled that bumblebees are fish. The Supreme Court now confirmed that bees are fish, offering them endangered species protection.
2022-09-29 | IFLScience
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