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Khayelitsha’s day of murder

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Thursday, 18 April 2024

“Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing.”

Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

STORY OF THE DAY

Morning of murders — eight people shot dead in Khayelitsha

By Velani Ludidi
Eight people were found shot dead in three locations in Harare in Khayelitsha on Wednesday morning, 17 April 2024. Police believe the shootings are related. While residents say the deceased had been terrorising the community, the mothers of three of them are mourning their loss.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇶🇦💬 Qatar is re-evaluating its role as an Israel-Hamas mediator. Qatari officials blamed parties of “misuse” in pursuing “narrow political interests”, saying this is a major cause of its rethink.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💨 Scotland is abandoning its 2030 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75%, but will keep a separate goal to reach net zero by 2045. Confusingly, Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan said that Scotland remained “absolutely committed to tackling the climate crisis”.
🤖✊ Google suspended 28 employees after they protested against a $1.2-billion Project Nimbus contract to provide Israel’s government with AI and cloud services. Google is keeping the matter “as confidential as possible”.
🪙🚓 Two Air Canada staff are suspected of being involved in the theft of 6,600 gold bars from a cargo facility. The entire cops and robbers-spiel was probably something one should see “in a Netflix series”, Peel Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said during a press conference.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Nishen Daya

“Some relaxing time in Ballito.”
KwaZulu-Natal.
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IN NUMBERS

~2 million

… the number of moving parts in an eye.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 2018 Swaziland is renamed to Eswatini.

All of China is in the same timezone.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
⚽ Olympic Games failure is a crossroads for Banyana coach Desiree Ellis. South Africa’s senior women’s soccer side were downed by old foes Nigeria in their quest to reach their third Olympics.

⛳ The Masters was not a big hit with television viewers as the CBS audience dropped by nearly 23%. Sunday’s final round averaged 9.589 million viewers, down from 12.058 million for the 2023 Masters.

🏏 Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu scored a sensational 195 not out as her side completed the highest ever run chase in women’s ODI cricket against South Africa. Set 302 for victory after Laura Wolvaardt’s 184 not out, Sri Lanka reached the target with more than five overs to spare.

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US legislators threaten ‘consequences’ if SA arrests citizens for serving in Israeli army

By Peter Fabricius

Lifting the veil on corporate climate lobbying

By Caroline James and Emma Schuster

‘No victor, no vanquished’ — lessons of war helped Obasanjo guide other nations towards peace

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

OPINIONISTAS

It’s no surprise that South Africans are facing the crucial May elections with apathy

By Judith February

Mobilising young voters is key to revitalising democracy in South Africa

By Letlhokwa George Mpedi
 

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