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The Proteas women are back in action for the first time since their historic T20 Women's World Cup final loss as they tour Pakistan in three T20Is and three ODIs. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/pg5k3d4 via sinceretalk

Iowa has long been a critical state for presidential candidates, as it holds the privilege of hosting the first presidential primary. Ahead of the Iowa caucuses, which will be held January 15, 2024 — the same day as former president Donald Trump's trial in journalist E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him, according to Axios — one Iowa county has replaced its Republican election auditor. Iowa Public Radio reports a petition drive prompted a special election this week to vote out Warren County auditor David Whipple. POLL : Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? According to the report, "Warren County supervisors selected Republican David Whipple, a manager for a private construction firm, for the job overseeing elections" in June, "over Democrat Kim Sheets, the deputy county auditor who has worked in local government for 20 years." Whipple, Iowa Public Radio notes, posted to Facebook "false claims of fraud" regarding the 2020...

Many of Shein's South African clients are up in arms as they are suddenly forced to pay much more for their imported clothing. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/pl1MgQe via sinceretalk

After the second episode in just five weeks, critics are expressing concern but urging Mitch McConnell to retire after the U.S. Senate Republican Minority Leader once again appeared to "freeze" while talking to reporters on Wednesday, an event The New York Times labeled "alarming." President Biden told reporters on Wednesday McConnell is a "friend," and he will be calling him. McConnell has suffered several medical episodes this year, some of which went largely unreported. READ MORE: ‘Smell of Desperation’: Legal Experts Slam State and Federal Republicans Pushing to Discipline or Derail DA Fani Willis Back in July the 81-year old Republican, who has served the people of Kentucky in various offices since 1975, appeared to freeze for about 20 seconds while at a Senate press conference. He had to be helped to walk away but returned later that day, suggesting nothing was wrong as his fellow Republicans and his aides told reporters he was merely "l...

The South African Weather Service has forecast "above normal" temperatures in the months ahead, warning of possible impact on farming and pressure on the power grid. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/xbeSXYd via sinceretalk

Western Province Rugby Union again stands on the verge of securing an equity deal that will provide much-needed relief through an injection of funds and resources. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Imrfs5B via sinceretalk

The work of women traditional leaders to transform the institution and to advocate for rural women in the face of immense challenges is worth paying attention to, writes Cori Wielenga. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/zOi0MtX via sinceretalk

Africa is endowed with what is considered to be critical minerals in the developed world, but the continent is yet to formulate its own strategy to capitalise on this mineral wealth. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/YDR2lvH via sinceretalk

MSNBC's The ReidOut Blog writer Ja'han Jones notes in a Monday, August 28 report that "Following [ex-President Donald] Trump's arrest in Georgia on charges related to his efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election, conservative media figures have trotted out a particularly desperate line: that Trump is going to win over more Black voters than previously thought because he's been arrested." During Tuesday night's episode of The ReidOut, host Joy Reid slammed Fox News hosts for spewing that narrative to millions of viewers. "You go back and think about people arrested in the 1960s," Reid said. "[Former U.S. Representative] John Lewis' (D-GA) mugshot is a badge of honor, but it was what he was arrested for. He was arrested in order to protest for people to vote and have civil rights." POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? She continued, "Donald Trump wasn't arrested for protesting fo...

Thirty-four days ahead of ex-President Donald Trump's New York civil trial for Attorney General Letitia James' " $250 million lawsuit filed against the 2024 hopeful alleging 'widespread fraud,' the banks and companies that lended the former president "millions of dollars for business deals" want to hide the proof from the public, The Daily Beast reports. Per The Beast , Judge "Arthur F. Engoron, ruled that—aside from information like the home addresses of certain employees and bank account numbers—the public has a right to see the documents and communications." According to the report, the judge said Tuesday that "he'd allow the companies to hide personal information, but he sided with the AG that most of the documents should stay in the open." POLL : Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? Engoron wrote, “Here, the non-parties have failed to demonstrate a compelling interest in favor of wholesale sealing that outweig...

The Miami Herald editorial board, in an op-ed published Tuesday, August 29 , called out Florida Republican governor and 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis' political priorities that contributed to the racially motivated Tallahassee Dollar General shooting that took three Black lives Saturday, August 26. The newspaper notes : DeSantis said the right things in the wake of the shooting. He called the suspected gunman a 'major league scumbag' and denounced his racist motives. He struck a bipartisan tone by thanking Jacksonville's newly elected Democratic Mayor Donna Deegan. He vowed to direct state funds to secure Edward Waters University, the historically Black college the alleged shooter tried to access before his shooting spree. 'We are not going to let people be targeted based on their race. We are going to stand up and we are going to do what we need to do to make sure that evil does not triumph in the state of Florida,' DeSantis said at a vigil on Sunday. The edit...

In a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday, August 29, Duke University professor of journalism and public policy Frank Bruni argues that despite the display of "undeniable smarts" on the GOP debate stage, former South Carolina governor and Republican candidate Nikki Haley is "pathetic." He writes , "I have this thing called a memory. And as one of my favorite classic rock bands pledged, I won't get fooled again. Past Haley, present Haley, future Haley: They're all constructs, all creations, malleable, negotiable, tethered not to dependable principle but to reliable opportunism. That's the truth of her. That's the hell of her." Recalling Haley's inconsistent support of former President Donald Trump since his loss to President Joe Biden in 2020, Bruni emphasizes, "When I tell you that's pathetic, it's an understatement." POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? The professor references a December 202...

The victims of the fatal Boksburg explosion say they are suffering financially and emotionally following the incident. Eight months later, nothing has been done to restore the railway bridge near Tambo Hospital. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/beji6LR via sinceretalk

The Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court in KwaZulu-Natal has added to its roll the case against seven suspects who allegedly formed part of a mob that killed three men and left two others severely injured in an apparent vigilante attack in Folweni, Durban. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/Z1ep8Wa via sinceretalk

The irony when it comes to pinpointing the Springboks' selection headaches going into their World Cup title defence in France is one needs to determine whether it's actually relevant. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/TIVaNLC via sinceretalk

At the start of this year, The Daily Beast reported that ex-staffer for Herschel Walker's GOP U.S. Senate campaign — Carlton Huffman — accused well-known Republican activist and American Conservative Union (ACU) chair Matt Schlapp "had sexually harassed him — an allegation that Schlapp has denied." A Monday, August 28 exclusive report from The Daily Beast highlights "a number of developments that have raised internal concerns at the ACU in recent months, as Schlapp has persistently kept the board out of the loop in discussions related to Huffman's allegation, the lawsuit, funding for his legal defense, and the ACU's own bookkeeping, according to sources with knowledge of the events and previous news reports ." The Beast notes that although sources have said Schlapp "made an offer in March to settle the multimillion-dollar sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him," Huffman's attorney tells the news outlet that "there wa...

Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D) on Monday was silenced by House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) and Republican colleagues during a "special session that Republican Gov. Bill Lee called in reaction to a deadly shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville in March," Associated Press (AP) reports. Jones is a part of the "Tennessee Three" — the three Democratic lawmakers, including Jones, Reps. Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson — who were reprimanded (Jones and Pearson were temporarily expelled) earlier this year for participating "in a pro-gun control protest inside the Tennessee Capitol that attracted thousands of protesters demanding lawmakers address the state's lax gun laws," according to PBS. Per AP, "Republican legislative leaders aren't taking up significant any gun control changes, including the governor's push to keep guns away from people judged to pose a threat to themselves or others," and as a resu...

During an appearance in Iowa earlier this month, biotech millionaire and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy "just got on the stage and cut loose" to rapper Eminem's song "Lose Yourself" — and it will likely be the last time, according to The Washington Post . Per The Post , the longtime emcee has asked the GOP hopeful to refrain from using his music again. A letter sent to Ramaswamy from the performance rights organization BMI, according to the report, notes that the company will "consider any performance of" the rapper's compositions — also known as Eminem Works — "by the Vivek 2024 campaign from this date forward to be a material breach of the Agreement for which BMI reserves all rights and remedies with respect thereto." POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? The Post reports : Moments ahead of his performance in Iowa, Ramaswamy — who used to rap as a student at Harvard University under the s...

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty member was shot and killed Monday in the country’s latest school shooting, where students were seen jumping out of a buildings. The suspect was captured and is in custody. The shooting began around 1:00 PM and the suspect was apprehended around 2:30 PM, according to the school’s chancellor , Kevin Guskiewicz, which matches local reporting .Guskiewicz says the “all-clear” was given by police around 4:15 PM, which UNC police confirmed. “I am grieved to report that one of our faculty members was killed in this shooting. We are waiting for confirmation that the next of kin has been contacted before we share more information,” Guskiewicz also said. READ MORE: ‘Scared Like Vampires of Sunlight’: Legal Expert Explains Why Mark Meadows Wants to Move Georgia Trial to Federal Court WRAL’s Mark Boyle posted video of students jumping out of a building, apparently from a second-floor window. — (@) “Students and faculty were forced to...

An exclusive Monday, August 28 report from Rolling Stone provides more details about the white gunman who intentionally shot and killed three Black people on Saturday, August 26 at a Florida Dollar General. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office identified the suspect — 21-year-old Ryan C. Palmeter — Sunday, while Reuters reported that prior to arriving to the Dollar General, he unsuccessfully tried to enter the campus of Edward Waters University — Florida's oldest historically Black college. Additionally, Rolling Stone reports : Per law enforcement reports, Palmeter was the subject of a Baker Act on July 6, 2017, after leaving his residence on a bicycle, refusing to come home, and leaving a suicide letter in his bedroom. Prior to police locating Palmeter, his mother found him unharmed and brought him home. According to the reports, later, while speaking with Clay County authorities, Palmeter said that he could not handle the stress any longer and that he had planned to ride his ...

The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal is set to announce the mayor of uMngeni Municipality, Christopher Pappas, as its premier candidate. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/RGWXbi4 via sinceretalk

Four politically connected businessmen – some of whom have bagged government contracts worth billions – have emerged as part of a core circle of entrepreneurs who have seemingly paid millions to finance Deputy President Paul Mashatile's former lover's lifestyle – and keep her car on the road. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/E6o4QfN via sinceretalk

The longevity of Elton Jantjies' rugby career will hinge on the outcome of his B-sample urine test after it was revealed on Saturday his A-sample tested positive for clenbuterol. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/rMl5cNP via sinceretalk

The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has suspended its chief financial officer and head of supply chain management amid ongoing tussles between management and the board over procurement policy. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/W0K58eI via sinceretalk

He is glad President Cyril Ramaphosa had such a good time at the BRICS summit, but this will not solve SA's critical problems of crime, energy, and education, writes Adriaan Basson. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/z5f3qBi via sinceretalk

New York University law professor Melissa Murray suggested conservative United States Supreme Court justices played a role in the killing of three Black people at a Jacksonville, Florida Dollar General Saturday night. During Sunday night's episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show , host Mehdi Hasan said, "Melissa, the shooting yesterday occurred during the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where multiple speakers called out the scourge of gun violence as a threat to all Americans, but particularly Black Americans. What was your reaction, as a Black American, hearing this horrific news out of Florida yesterday, of all days?" Murray replied, "Well, Mehdi, in that litany of white conservatives who might contribute to this culture of hate through their combination of this kind of violence and rhetoric that underwrites it, you could also have added the six members of the United States Supreme Court, who have also facilitated this through their e...

Jacksonville, Florida councilman and Edward Waters University journalism professor Rahman Johnson contends that lawmakers throughout the Sunshine State have "done more to perpetuate" racist violence than to prevent it. Ryan Palmeter, the 21-year-old white gunman unsuccessfully attempted to enter the campus of Edward Waters — a historically Black university (HBCU) — Saturday night prior to going to a nearby Dollar General and intentionally killing three Black people. MSNBC host Simone Sanders Townsend spoke with Johnson Sunday about his thoughts. Johnson suggested Florida Republican governor and 2024 GOP hopeful Ron DeSantis' policies and laws do nothing to prevent racially motivated attacks like this. POLL : Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? "Councilman, do you feel like enough is being done in florida, to prevent this kind of racist violence?" Townsend asked. Johnson said, "Absolutely not, and we've actually done more to perpetuate...

An award-winning sports broadcaster endured nasty comments to conquer the space dominated by white men, writes Nompumelelo Magagula. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/wiNSWHV via sinceretalk

On a percentage basis the Citizens Coalition for Change candidate was less popular than in 2018, according to disputed Zimbabwe Electoral Commission numbers. from News24 News24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/Zbd8On2 via sinceretalk

According to a Friday, August 25 Washington Post report , court records reveal that a losing Chesapeake, Virginia school board candidate was arrested and charged this week for allegedly attacking police during the Jan. 6 insurrection. The Post reports : In 2022, Miller told the news station 10 WAVY that he was running for school board because he was against mask mandates at his daughters' schools. In an appeal on the conservative fundraising website GiveSendGo , Miller also called for a ban on 'all political activism and symbolism inside the schools.' He described himself as a disabled U.S. Army veteran who received Special Forces training. A witness told investigators Miller was part of a group called the Constitutional Defense League and took part in past protests at the Virginia Capitol in Richmond. Dana Cormier, a former Chesapeake school board candidate who "said Miller convinced him to also run for a seat," insisted, "He's one of the best pe...

A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked state Republican-backed legislation that was set to ban "gender-affirming care for most minors" beginning September 1, CNN reports. "We are invigorated by the court's decision to protect and uphold the rights of trans youth, their families, and health care providers in Texas," Alex Sheldon, executive director at the LGBTQ+ health advocacy group GLMA said, according to the report. CNN reports : Senate Bill 14 , signed in to law by Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in June, bars health care providers from providing gender transition surgeries, puberty blocking medication or hormone therapies to those under 18 in Texas, with violators at risk of losing their licenses. The law makes minor exceptions for children who had begun receiving non-surgical gender-affirming care before June 1 and underwent 12 or more sessions of mental health counseling or psychotherapy six months prior to beginning prescription drug care. T...

Biotech millionaire and 2024 Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, according to a Friday NBC News report , is classified as an "'unaffiliated' voter" in the Ohio county "he's been registered to vote since November 2021." Ahead of the first GOP debate earlier this week, several polls indicated that Ramaswamy had "moved into third place in the 2024 GOP presidential primary," but his "MAGA comments" during the debate "drew applause from Republican voters in the audience, indicating that he has a good shot at overtaking [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis in the primary." Per NBC, the GOP hopeful "has not voted in a Republican primary recently enough to be affiliated with the party in his home state's voting records," and "he brushed past a question about his sparse voting history during Wednesday's GOP presidential debate." POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? NBC reports : Accord...

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of heavy criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain's Women's World Cup triumph. from News24 news24/topstories/rss https://ift.tt/zleS0CD via sinceretalk

Country-folk singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony, who wrote the Billboard number one hit song used in the opening of Wednesday night’s first GOP 2024 presidential debate on Fox News is mocking the Republican candidates on stage for embracing it, revealing for the first time the song is “definitely” written about them. Declaring that “what makes us strong is our diversity,” Anthony says, “it was funny seeing it at the presidential debate, ’cause it’s like, I wrote that song about those people, you know,” he said with a chuckle. “So for them to have to sit there and listen to that, that cracks me up,” Anthony added, laughing a bit more. “But it was funny kind of seeing the response to it, like that song has nothing to do with Joe Biden, you know, it’s a lot bigger than Joe Biden. That song’s written about the people on that stage and a lot more too, not just them, but definitely them.” Fox News opened the debate with clips of Americans complaining about inflation and the cost of livin...

A final bid to undo the damage caused by a political agenda that has displayed mastery in can-kicking and a clear unwillingness to reform the electoral system goes to the Constitutional Court, writes Wayne Duvenage. from News24 news24/TopStories/rss https://ift.tt/wtEecog via sinceretalk

Experts are voicing concern over remarks Donald Trump made related to any possible U.S. civil war during his interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, which was posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Wednesday night as “counter-programming” to the first Republican presidential candidates’ debate on Fox News. “Do you think we’re moving towards civil war?” asked Carlson, who has been promoting Russia in Vladimir Putin’s illegal war against Ukraine. “There’s tremendous passion and there’s tremendous love,” offered Trump, appearing to take a momentary pause before giving his answer (video below). “You know, January 6 was a very interesting day because they don’t report it properly,” Trump claimed. “I believe it was the largest crowd I’ve ever spoken before.” After saying he had told them to “go peacefully and patriotically” to the U.S. Capitol, Trump said it was “a very small group of people went down there and then you, there are a lot of lot of scenarios t...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Thursday "effectively call[ed]" former Donald Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro’s bluff , according to Atlantic Journal-Constitution reporter Tamar Hallerman. Chesebro is one of 19 people charged earlier this month in a sprawling 41-count indictment accusing Trump and his associates of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Prosecutors say Chesebro wrote internal campaign memorandums that purported to offer a legal framework for appointing fraudulent electors to overturn the will of Georgia voters and give Trump the state’s 16 Electoral college votes. Chesebro “ is charged with racketeering and other offenses , such as conspiring to commit impersonating a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery in the first degree and conspiring to commit false statements and writings,” the Atlantic Journal-Constitution reports. POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? Chesebro on ...

In a series of angry rants ahead of his arrest on 13 charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election , Donald Trump unleashed an attack on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the city of Atlanta while falsely bragging about the success of his interview with Tucker Carlson . Almost none of Trump’s claims are true. “Why is there so much MURDER in Atlanta? Why is there so much Violent Crime? People are afraid to go outside to buy a loaf of bread!” said the ex-president, who has been criminally indicted four times and is now out on bail. His remarks Thursday add to what some have characterized as an attempt to promote racist attacks on those who are prosecuting him. POLL: Should Trump be allowed to hold office again? “One big reason is that failed District Attorney, Fani Willis, who is campaigning and fundraising off ‘get Trump’ (much like the others!), doesn’t have the Time, Money, or Interest to go after the real criminals, even the REALLY Violent ones, ...