Day: October 9, 2021
I Was A Female Chess Prodigy. My Story Is Eerily Similar To ‘The Queen’s Gambit.’
"I’d vomit in the toilet between instruction and playtime, then pick myself up with some cocaine."
Continue ReadingAbolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s First President After 1979 Revolution, Dies
Banisadr, who ultimately fled Tehran after being impeached, was 88.
Continue ReadingRiding Out Hurricane Ida On The Last Inhabited Barrier Island In Louisiana
People who live on Grand Isle have endured destruction, and they've always rebuilt. This time might be different.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Woolworths recalls some apple juice cartons amid concerns over mould toxin
Two days after LiquiFruit apple juice products were recalled, Woolworths has recalled some of its 100% apple juice 200 ml cartons. Pioneer Foods is Woolworths' supplier.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced a second outage in less than a week
"We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologise for any inconvenience," Facebook said - ironically - in a tweet.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | PODCAST | The Story: The increasing politicisation of judicial appointments
On Monday, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) recommended the exact same candidates they originally put forward for appointment as judges to the Constitutional Court. CASAC challenged the legality of the JSC's April process, and as a result the high court ordered a rerun of the...
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Vaccine certificate site off to a shaky start – govt will resend all EVDS codes to help
Some of these problems are purely technical, with the health department confirming that the system is under strain due to the sheer volume of enquiries.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Judge rules chair of Steinhoff’s BEE partner Lancaster wasn’t ’empowered’ to sue retailer
A Western Cape High Court judge has ruled that Jayendra Naidoo, the chairperson of Steinhoff's black economic empower partner Lancaster 101, was not "empowered" to sue the retailer for R4.5 billion.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane to head to court over damning graft report
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has instructed his lawyers to interdict the implementation of remedial action in the Public Protector's graft report as he prepares to launch a judicial review.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Man electrocuted while repairing cables in KwaZulu-Natal
A man has been electrocuted while fixing cables in Ottawa, KwaZulu-Natal.
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