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TROUBLE AT HOME: Zuma swaps MK party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate as party-list probe deepens 10th September 2026
Jacob Zuma has replaced the MK party’s eThekwini mayoral candidate just 12 days after her appointment, as the party investigates allegations that legitimate councillor candidates were removed from its lists and replaced with other names.
NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s outrageous ideas about nature and consciousness 10th September 2026
Nearly 200 years ago Emerson scandalised the church by claiming that all life is part of a universal awareness. His radical idea still challenges how we view the Earth.
Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher for seeking to block reporter from union role 10th September 2026
A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday of attempting to block a reporter from becoming the head of a press union, but cleared it of unlawfully firing her.
Ryanair’s O’Leary accuses UK air traffic control boss of lying over outage 10th September 2026
Ryanair RYA.I Chief Executive Michael O'Leary on Thursday accused the head of Britain's air traffic control operator of lying about the cause of an outage that led to thousands of flight cancellations earlier this week.
Ecuadorean court sentences former President Bucaram in COVID corruption case 10th September 2026
An Ecuadorean court sentenced former President Abdala Bucaram to nine years and four months of imprisonment on Wednesday for his involvement in a criminal organization that fraudulently sold medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GROUNDUP: Pleas for urgent help as 300 displaced Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate 10th September 2026
Hundreds of people displaced by weekly March and March protests are anxiously awaiting buses amid glitches in the repatriation process.
ADMINISTRATIVE ROT: Sascoc president’s suspension another integrity blow for SA sports governance 10th September 2026
The sudden suspension of Sascoc boss Barry Hendricks over alleged maladministration continues a concerning trend for leadership in South African sports.
Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal 10th September 2026

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