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Crime · BangkokPink and white coffins adorned with gold and bearing the bodies of the 22 children killed in a gun and knife rampage in Thailand were loaded onto a truck late on Thursday and driven away in the darkness.See the Story
'Little kids who were still sleeping' - Thailand mourns victims of mass killing
Coverage: 57 sources
Europe · LondonPrince Harry and Elton John are among several public figures suing the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone tapping. The others taking part in the legal action are actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost. Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Black teenager Stephen Lawrence who was murdered in a racist attack in 1993, is also taking part.See the Story
Group including Prince Harry and Sir Elton John launch legal action against Daily Mail publishers
46% Left coverage: 59 sources
Politics · RabatMoroccan state agency issues the first 10 permits for the use of cannabis in industry, medicine and export. Cannabis was already widely cultivated in Morocco illegally. New law, passed by the parliament in 2021, does not permit its use for recreation. The law was intended to improve farmers' incomes and protect them from drug traffickers.See the Story
Morocco issues first permits for cannabis production
55% Left coverage: 11 sources
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Education · South AfricaPanyaza Lesufi was elected on Thursday during a special sitting of the Gauteng provincial legislature. He contested the position against the Democratic Alliance's (DA) premier candidate and provincial leader, Solly Msimanga. 12 members of the EFF walked out the sitting before voting could take place.See the Story
JUST IN: Panyaza Lesufi elected Gauteng premier
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
Military · SeoulNorth Korea has fired a nuclear-capable missile across Japan for the first time in five years in the latest escalation of regional tension with South Korea, the United States and Japan. It came as South Korea unveiled a similar missile, raising fears of an Asian arms race; and as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington have been ramping up joint naval exercises including anti-submarine drills.See the Story
Diplomacy only way to defuse missiles escalation by North Korea
Coverage: 4 sources
Leinster · LeinsterSharks set to get a better idea of their squad depth when they face log leaders and title favourites Leinster for their third match of the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship. With their Springbok stars back in Durban, and the fixture taking place in Ireland, fans and critics alike will rate Sean Everitts touring team as underdogs. Buthelezi said they were not bothered by the absence of their Boks at all, because they believed there's enough depth in their squad to unsettle any opponents.See the Story
Andrew Porter is backing the Leinster pack to bare its teeth against Sharks
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
TwitterDemocratic Alliance (DA) federal chair Gogo Zille has found her smartphone and is back on twitter in rant about the party's coalition flop in the City of Johannesburg. In a series of tweets posted on Friday morning, Zille said there have been so many untruths told during the past week about what caused the break-up of our coalition.See the Story
'GogoZille' back on Twitter - spits fire to clear rumours on DA's coalition flop
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Msunduzi waste collection dates following illegal strike
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Africa · VanderbijlparkArmed robbers robbed Willowton Group of 2 litres of Sunfoil Sunflower oil. The group offered a reward of R100 000 for any information that will lead to the successful arrest and the recovery of the stolen goods. One of the three truckloads was recovered in Vanderbijlpark last night and a number of suspects were arrested.See the Story
Some stolen Sunfoil cooking oil recovered in Vanderbijlpark
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Africa · North WestPolitical instability has been cited as the main reason why service delivery in the North West province has gone from bad to worse. Dairy company Clover SA took a decision to relocate its factory to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) In recent times, there was a situation where one of the local municipalities in Ditsobotla had two different mayors.See the Story
PODCAST: North West can return to its glory days - Kwena Mangope
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
WaterMsunduzi Municipality has been given a critical-risk rating to its water system. The rating came about as there is no information on the design and operational capacity of the system. There is no water treatment works (WTW) linked to the Integrated Regulatory Information System (Iris)See the Story
Msunduzi insists water is safe to drink despite concerns raised in Blue Drop Certification report
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
