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News24 | Gauteng Gambling Board CEO fired, CFO suspended following probe
Gauteng Gambling Board CEO Karabo Mbele has been fired with immediate effect for serious governance failures and gross misconduct.
BREAKING | ‘Certificate of need’ that controls where doctors work ruled unconstitutional
Constitutional Court scraps health minister’s power to control where doctors work
Modi allies push for bigger families despite India’s 1.4-billion population
India may be the world’s most populous country, with 1.42 billion people and challenges like high youth unemployment, but powerful allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are championing larger families to counter a declining fertility rate.
Three suspects in custody after shooting spree in Austin, Texas, police say
Three suspects were in custody on Sunday after a dozen shootings this weekend in Austin, Texas, that left four people injured, police said.
North Korea’s Kim calls to make border with South Korea an ‘impregnable fortress’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said plans to strengthen frontline units on the border with South Korea, as well as other major units, were key to “more thoroughly deterring war,” state media KCNA reported on Monday.
Uganda’s president signs contentious law meant to curb foreign influence
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law a contentious measure that he says aims to curb foreign influence in the country despite heavy criticism from quarters such as the central bank, warning it could trigger “economic disaster”.
Uganda’s President Museveni signs contentious law to curb foreign influence
The 81-year-old Museveni has over the years regularly decried outside influence in Uganda
News24 | Somali piracy returns: A warning from the western Indian Ocean
Joint naval patrols are stretched thin by the Middle East crisis, but their ability to eradicate piracy was always limited, writes Timothy Walker in ISS Today.
News24 | Glynnis Breytenbach appointed DA chief whip
The DA has appointed Glynnis Breytenbach as its new chief whip.
Four crew eject safely after jets collide at Idaho airshow
Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets ejected safely at an air show on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho
News24 | Hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius reaches end of ordeal, WHO declares global risk ‘low’
A cruise ship that sparked global alarm after a deadly outbreak of hantavirus will end its voyage in Rotterdam, with its remaining skeleton crew facing weeks of quarantine.
WATCH LIVE | Brown Mogotsi appears in court
Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi is appearing before the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Monday.
IN PICS | Saturday’s title bouts at Emperors Palace
Fans headed to Emperors Palace on Saturday to watch boxers fight for titles
News24 | Harvard-bound architect takes a walk from Durban to Cape Town to raise housing awareness
A KwaMashu architect and social entrepreneur is on a mission to highlight South Africa’s housing crisis and speak up for the families that are still waiting for decent homes.
Blue Door Coffee London: The South African-owned Fulham gem you need to visit
Two South Africans have swapped Joburg and Pretoria for Fulham Road, bringing genuine specialty coffee and a slice of Simon’s Town to London.
Hantavirus ship to dock in Rotterdam with 27 to be quarantined
Authorities stress hantavirus situation is ‘nothing like Covid-19’ as fears rise
Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man
The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany’s “Tiger Queen”, according to local media reports.
The AM Check-in | Your Top 3 Reads Today
Sowetan’s choice of the top three reads you should not miss today
News24 | Payday final stretch: Seven quick and easy pantry staples to make this week
Those last days before payday don’t have to be boring. A few pantry staples, canned goods and clever flavour combinations can stretch surprisingly far.