Electoralism/Democratism

Gaetz out, Bondi in for AG

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Friday, 22 November 2024

“Your arse, if you’re going fast enough.”

Motorcycle racer Barry Sheene, when asked what was going through his mind at the moment of an impact.

STORY OF THE DAY

The struggle to specialise for young doctors in SA

By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Young doctors seeking to specialise have reported that there are ‘waiting lists to work for free’ in South Africa’s public health system, as accessing registrar training posts becomes increasingly difficult.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇺🇸🚫 Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s minor sex trafficking-accused pick for Attorney General, has dropped his bid. Gaetz faced blistering opposition from both Republicans and Democrats, which ultimately proved too much for the AG-in-waiting.
🇺🇸⚖️ … instead, Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney General, will be running the Justice Department. Bondi has long defended Trump and argued that his many investigations were politically tainted. Perfect for the administration, in other words.
🇳🇱🇮🇱 The Dutch foreign minister’s trip to Israel has been cancelled. Caspar Veldkamp made the announcement shortly after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant. Hamas leader  Mohammed Deif was also included in the warrants for alleged war crimes.
🇦🇺⛳ Play has been abandoned at the Australian PGA Championship for today, as heavy rains flooded the Royal Queensland course in Brisbane. Almost 250mm of rainfall has fallen since last Friday, reducing the tournament to 54 holes, forcing everything to halt until 6am on Saturday, hopefully.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen

“Baby squirrel enjoying the view.”
Hoedspruit, South Africa.
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IN NUMBERS

18.11.2115

… the release date of the John Malkovich movie “100 years”. Filmed in 2015, it’s one movie you will never see.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 1869, the Cutty Sark clipper ship is launched.

Andrea Bocelli successfully completed a law degree before becoming a famous tenor.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
🏉 Former Springbok lock and SA ‘A’ head coach Johan Ackermann will return to South Africa after seven years abroad in the capacity as coaching consultant to the Junior Boks.

🥇 Double Olympic triathlon gold medallist and twice world champion Alistair Brownlee, who helped make Britain the sport’s dominant force at the Games, announced his retirement on Thursday at age 36.

🏏 Captain Pat Cummins has hoisted just about every trophy in cricket as part of dominant Australian teams, but wants to tick the last box with a Test series win against India over the next two months.

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By Nkululeko Ndlovu and Bheki C. Simelane

A quarter century on, St Elmo’s bombing survivor celebrates life

By Rebecca Davis

Swimming SA scrambles for replacements after several players withdraw from Water Polo World Cup

By Keanan Hemmonsbey

Philippi Police Academy whistle-blower suspended after speaking out on R114m budget

By Vincent Cruywagen

OPINIONISTAS

America will become even more Hobbesian under this second Trump presidency

By Micheline Tusenius

Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu — we must smoke out our crooked politicians in the battle against corruption

By Bhekisisa Mncube

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