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House of cards tumble for Abrahams

In case you missed the story above, a critical piece of evidence has emerged proving political motivation behind Pravin Gordhan’s fraud charges. Much hinges on a hostage situation involving SARS deputy director of law administration, Vlok Symington, his boss Tom Moyane mistakenly forwarding him incriminating evidence, and the NPA and Hawks generally acting like buffoons. If you read one thing today, read this.

Syrian strike kills 22 children

A Russian or Syrian airstrike has killed 22 children at a school in the rebel-held Idlib province in northwestern Syria. The action was one of six airstrikes in the area that killed 35 people in total. UNICEF has called it a war crime. This, it seems, is the august company South Africa will be joining when it leaves the International Criminal Court. Read More

WWF report shows vertebrate decimation

Keeping in tune with the ‘humanity is great’ theme, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released a report showing three fifths of all vertebrate animals in the world have been killed since 1970. Human appetite is responsibile for killing and consuming 58 percent of fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. At the current pace, this could shoot to two thirds by 2020. Read More

French candidate has painful chocolate moment

French presidential hopeful Jean-Francois Cope had a bit of a Marie Antoinnette moment. During a television interview, Cope answered a question on the price of a pain au chocolat, saying he thought it must be around 10 to 15 centimes. Cope’s complete disconnect with the cost of things (the sweet pastries cost about 10 times this amount) has become the topic of ongoing ridicule through social media. As it should. Read More

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Fixing SA’s education: Entrepreneurs look to Finland

This year South Africa will spend about R204-billion on education. That’s roughly 20% of our national budget. But what bang do we get for that buck? Barely a fizzle. A World Economic Forum report ranked SA 139 out of 143 countries for overall quality of education. In Maths and Science, we ranked last. In short, despite government making education a priority, there’s very poor return on the vast sums of money being spent. Read More

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Facts of the Day

Today in 1922 Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia), in a referendum, rejected being annexed by the then Union of South Africa.

Forget any notion of eating utility. English dining fashion in the 19th century saw the use of knives and forks as a means of slowing down the “unseemly business of mastication”.

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	Game Over for Abrahams, Moyane and Co: Documents prove Gordhan prosecution political  By Marianne Thamm
	MTBPS: Gordhan steps into the breach with extra R17 billion for poor students  By Judith February
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	October 26, 2016: A day for MTBPS and #FeesMustFall violence  By Daily Maverick Chronicle
	GroundUp: Thousands in #FeesMustFall march on Parliament  By GroundUp
	Gambia, the ICC and the African domino effect  By Simon Allison
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	Unlocking Potential: How fan engagement and brand equity drive on-field performance  By Daniel Gallan
	Op-Ed: Sudan – Real and Imagined  By John Hursh
	GroundUp: ‘We want Blade,’ UCT staff chant at Parliament  By GroundUp
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	What’s in a name? For Cricket South Africa, it’s the lack of a T20 sponsor  By Antoinette Muller

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