Civil defence says 21 dead in new strike on Gaza camp that Israel denies
28 May
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Civil defence says 21 dead in new strike on Gaza camp that Israel denies

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Top Stories Tamfitronics A civil defence official in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a displacement camp west of Rafah on Tuesday killed at least 21 people, after a similar strike that sparked global outrage.Israel denied carrying out the latest reported strike, which occurred ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss a Sunday strike which Palestinian officials said killed 45 people.Despite mounting concerns over the civilian toll of its war on Hamas, Israel has shown no signs of changing course...
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LISTEN | Ex-politicians speak of life after leaving public office

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Politics tamfitronics When Dr Mpho Phalatse was rendering medical services to some of the poorest people in SA, she was touched by the abject poverty she came across and thought she would be able to make a real change if she joined politics.After a friend convinced her, she became a DA councillor, was later an MMC under Herman Mashaba, then was elected as mayor of the City of Joburg.However, politics later left her disillusioned and unable to help the most vulnerable people as she had intended and “it didn’t make sense to stay”.“When I was MMC, I could point to a lot of things that I changed because I was focused on delivering the work. There wasn’t much interruption. We did a lot of programmes, extended hours of service in clinics, we...
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Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?
28 May
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Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?

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Politics tamfitronics Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G) The phrase “follow the money” is often used by people tackling corruption.The role of money in politics is a topic of debate that many people have wrestled with in both demogrouncratic and not-so-democratic countries in Africa and elsewhere.The old adage “money talks” seems to show its ugly face too frequently in the politics of our continent — and in other places, such as America. In fact, the US supreme court ruled on this matter, making...
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