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The Papers: ‘They think itch all over’ and ‘fears over tax raid’

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,282

Israel struck Gaza’s Nasser Hospital four times, analysis finds

South Africa

WhatsApp Rolls Out AI Writing Help, Ads, and Monetisation Tools: What It Means for South Africans

MIT’s VaxSeer Uses AI to Predict Flu Strains, Beating WHO Picks in Most Seasons Reviewed

EFF accuse Kroonstad police failing to arrest ‘known’ murder suspect

World

BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images

Buddhist rites and packed museums: South Korea is celebrating K-pop Demon Hunters

‘We love you, you will always be with us’, says father of Minneapolis shooting victim

Africa

Survivors of South Africa’s horrifying building blaze feel abandoned two years on

Tourist pouring beer down elephant’s trunk in Kenya sparks anger

EU deal fuelling Mauritania’s abuse of migrants – HRW

Business

Thirsty data centres boom in drought-hit Mexico

Luxury in the North West: A family getaway to Lefika Villas, Sun City

The domestic worker-tuned-business owner taking on one of South Africa’s most iconic brands

Politics

SA launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality

Political environment fraught with incitement of hate speech: Van Zyl

IFP demands thorough probe into death of slain MP Sithole

Sport

The week Scottish football had its heart broken four times over

Cowboys trade Parsons to Packers in $188m deal

Athletes overwhelmingly support gene test – Coe

Education

Trump Officials Threaten Denver Public School Funding Over Transgender Bathroom Policy

Joan Mellen, Whose Bobby Knight Biography Sparked Debate, Dies at 83

James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82

Lifestyle

Outrage over Joslin Smith book: Author accused of ‘exploitation’

Actress shames Gayton’s ‘promises’ at Nandi Nyembe memorial

Gayton rants on Facebook: ‘I will not take this abuse’

Entertainment

Kelvin Momo, Sjava, Mazwai lead Sama nominations

Celebrating Nandi Nyembe: a soulful goodbye to South Africa’s storytelling icon

Tyla’s mother shines on TikTok lip-syncing to her daughter’s hit ‘Is It’

Motoring

Wait over: Volkswagen prices eagerly awaited Golf 8.5 GTI

Check out Dodo Nyoka’s funky Volvo EX30 Cross Country

BAIC’s boxy B30 SUV in SA soon: estimated pricing and local production plans

Health

Pediatric Brain Cancer Trial Group to Be Phased Out

CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States

Inside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair

Nature

News24 Business | Joburg power cut threat: Eskom and City still talking, Ramokgopa pushes for payment plan

News24 Business | Nick Hedley | A new study links culprits to climate change costs: a reckoning for polluters?

News24 Business | International Partners Group | Backing SA’s green future with over R2bn for just transition projects