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Mixed Reactions As Parties Respond To Morero’s Election As Joburg Mayor – The three largest parties in the Council have responded to Dada Morero’s election as the new mayor of the City of Joburg with mixed emotions. [news24]
Cops Nab Alleged Kidnapping And Drug Syndicate Ringleader At OR Tambo Airport – A Zambian national alleged to be the mastermind behind a string of business kidnappings and a multimillion-rand drug syndicate was nabbed as he arrived in South Africa at OR Tambo international airport on Sunday. [timeslive]
Watch: Russian Earthquake Triggers Volcanic Eruption – A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake early on Sunday morning has triggered a volcanic eruption in the Kamchatka peninsula. [bbc]
The Entire Coaching Staff Of France Under-18s Rugby Team Have Been Suspended Following The Tragic Disappearance Of A Player – Medhi Narjissi was swept out to sea on Wednesday, August 7, during a player recovery session at Diaz Beach at Cape Point in South Africa as the team competed in the Under-18s international series. [walesonline]
The Fight For Iron Sands: The Bitter Battle To Protect New Zealand’s Sea-Floor Riches – Government’s push to fast-track projects in NZ stirs fears deep-sea mining off Taranaki, long opposed by the community, could go ahead. [guardian]
A Celebrity Facialist’s Murder-For-Hire Case Was Worthy Of A Hollywood Thriller. Now It Is One – When former “facialist to the stars” Dawn DaLuise received a sudden stream of text messages in late June, it triggered memories of the months-long stalking campaign that derailed her beauty career and landed her in jail charged with soliciting murder. [cnn]
Parts Of Vienna Under Water After Record Rainfall – As Cars Swept Through Ski Resort – “Heavy storms have done great damage in many parts of Austria,” the country’s chancellor Karl Nehammer says. [sky]
North Korea Will Reopen To International Tourism This Winter, Tour Operators Say – North Korea is to reopen limited international tourism by the end of 2024, nearly five years after it completely sealed the country’s borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, two tour companies with connections to the isolated country have announced. [sky]
South African Women Hold More Property Ownership Than Men – Recent data indicates that women own more property than men in South Africa, with women-only buyers representing 38% of property ownership. [sapeople]
Melting Permafrost Releasing Toxic Mercury Into The Arctic, Scientists Say – The addition of heavy metals into the water system could impact the food chain. [abc]
What Exactly Is Demure? – Have your Gen-Z co-workers started saying that they’re eating their desk salads in a way that’s “very demure, very mindful,” and you have no idea what they’re talking about? [thecut]
MTN Reports R7.39-Billion Loss – MTN Group, Africa’s biggest wireless carrier by revenue, posted its first loss since 2016 after the devaluation of the Nigerian naira crimped income from one of its key markets. [mybroadband]
‘Screaming’ Riverlands Residents Flee As Fourth Dam Bursts Near Western Cape Town – Gift of the Givers was delivering humanitarian aid to families affected by the dam burst in Riverlands when residents suddenly ran down the road, screaming ‘Die water kom, die water kom’, as the fourth dam burst. [dm]
Acting Judge Allegedly Spent Corrupt Money On R16 Million Ballito Mansion – Prominent Durban lawyer and acting judge Ralph Sithembiso Mhlanga allegedly used the cash he received from Mhlathuze Water to build a R16 million mansion in the upmarket suburb of Ballito. [news24]
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