ConCourt Approves Ramaphosa’s Reversal Of Zuma Prosecutors – The Constitutional Court on Thursday gave its approval to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reversal of the appointments of senior prosecutors by his predecessor Jacob Zuma shortly before he left office. [timeslive]

Wayde Van Niekerk Misses 400m Medal – Wayde van Niekerk missed out on winning South Africa’s first medal of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday night. [sapeople]

World’s Worst Airline Takes Flight Again – North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo has made its first international flight after a 3-year hiatus. [thesouthafrican]

Trump Becomes First US President In History To Receive Mug Shot: ‘Not A Comfortable Feeling’ – Former President Donald Trump made the wrong kind of history Thursday, becoming the first current or former US president to get his mug shot taken while being booked at an Atlanta jail over his attempts to reverse the 2020 election results in Georgia. [nypost]

WC Premier Reluctant To Make A Long-Term Karpowership Investment – Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, has expressed reservations regarding the prospect of a long-term Karpowership arrangement. The Premier stated that investing significant resources in a single energy provider may not be in the best interests of the region. [capetownetc]

Zimbabwe’s Opposition Is Claiming Victory – So It’s Hard To Find A Late-Night Drink In Harare – The Citizens Coalition for Change, popular in the capital, has claimed a comfortable lead in the presidential election. The ruling Zanu-PF has been quiet – but civil society groups tabulating votes independently were raided. [news24]

Scientists Help Paralysed Woman Speak Through And Control Digital Avatar – Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) achieved a world-first when they successfully helped a paralysed woman speak through a digital avatar. [mybroadband]