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DA flag ad, Hamas wants ceasefire

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Tuesday, 7 May 2024

“One does not meddle lightly with the forces of the forest.”

Juliet Marillier

STORY OF THE DAY

The DA flag ad — what was the opposition thinking? The party answers our burning questions

By Ferial Haffajee
The centrepiece at the launch of the DA’s latest election advert includes the burning of a South African flag as an allegory of what could happen to South Africa if an ANC-EFF-MK government were to govern the country.
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Although Hamas has agreed to ceasefire terms, Israel has not; rejecting the terms for not meeting its demands, and continuing an offensive in Rafah. One Israeli official said the terms were a “watered down” version of the approved deal.
🇷🇺🇬🇧 Russia has threatened to strike British military targets in retaliation for the potential use of its weapons and equipment by Ukraine.  Foreign Secretary David Cameron has reiterated that Ukrainians have the right to use British weapons to strike Russia.
🎓✊🏽 Harvard University and MIT are threatening protesting students with punishment if they don’t disperse. Immediate suspensions dominated both institutions’ warnings, as students continued to protest the Israel-Hamas war.
👩‍🚀🚀 Boeing’s manned Starliner spacecraft test launch scheduled for Monday was postponed for at least 24 hours. A technical glitch on the Atlas V rocket put a halt to things. The CST-100 Starliner is meant to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Kim Robson Photography

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IN NUMBERS

1

… the number of Pulitzer prizes awarded to rapper Kendrick Lamar.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 1946, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, later called Sony, is founded.
                                                                                                 Men are more likely to be hit by lightning than women.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
⚽ Michael Olise scored a brace as Crystal Palace thrashed Manchester United 4-0 in English Premier League action.

🏃‍♂ South Africa’s men’s 4x400m and 4x100m running teams secured Olympic berths with good performances at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas.

🏏 The Mumbai Indians kept their miniscule chances of making the Indian Premier League playoffs alive with a seven-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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OPINIONISTAS

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