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GROUNDUP: Disgraced Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge to be suspended 27th July 2026
Mbenenge has been on special leave since 2023. The Judicial Service Commission recently found him guilty of gross misconduct over sexual harassment.
LATE ARRIVAL: All Black captain Ardie Savea will only join Greatest Rivalry tour before first Test 27th July 2026
All Black coach Dave Rennie recalled veteran flank Ethan Blackadder and named three uncapped players in a 44-man touring squad for next month’s fixtures in South Africa. Captain Ardie Savea will miss the opening two matches.
The social economy: Breathing hope, creativity and development into communities 27th July 2026
Coop by coop, classroom by classroom, block by block. What employment programmes can teach us about the role of public investment in building solidarity, new passion and new skills, while stimulating economic activity in an unequal country.
India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters 27th July 2026
Indian authorities have suspended a policeman for firing rounds in the air from an assault rifle to disperse student protesters in an eastern state over the weekend, the latest flashpoint in a wave of youth protests that forced the federal education minister to resign.
Infantino accuses World Cup critics of spreading hate in open letter 27th July 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hit back at critics of the World Cup, accusing them of spreading hate and false narratives while defending the tournament as a success that celebrated unity, safety and inclusion.
Australian right-wing leader Pauline Hanson loses appeal in racial discrimination case 27th July 2026
An Australian court on Monday rejected an appeal from right-wing leader Pauline Hanson to overturn a ruling that she racially discriminated against a Muslim senator by telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan”.
Police seize more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine off Portugal 27th July 2026
Police authorities have seized more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €500 million ($570 million), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal, Italy’s border and customs police said on Monday.
BODY AND SOUL OP-ED: Go inward and let it spill outward: Reclaiming the erotic as joy and connection 27th July 2026
The erotic is not a luxury: it is the pulse of being fully alive, in music, in skin, in sunlight, in love. Your body is not a vessel to be endured but a site of possibility and joy. It has been waiting for you.

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