Wednesday, January 22, 2025

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Wednesday Morning Spice

Palestinians and Israelis dare to hope as Gaza deal reportedly close, Trouble for South African lawyers using AI, Kate Middleton is cancer free, The new South African bank taking on Capitec, South Korean president arrested, and First-day jitters as kids head back to school.

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Palestinians And Israelis Dare To Hope As Gaza Deal Reportedly Close – Palestinians and Israelis have expressed cautious optimism that a deal on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held there is close after 15 months of devastating war. [bbc]

South Korean President Arrested By Anti-Corruption Investigators After Weekslong Showdown – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested for questioning, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, in the latest chapter of a weekslong political saga that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month. [cnn]

First-Day Jitters: Numerous Pupils To Start Primary, High School Across SA – Numerous children will start their primary and high school years as Grade 1 and 8 pupils when schools reopen on Wednesday – many of them in overcrowded classrooms, flood-damaged buildings, and dodging bullets in their bid for education. [news24]

Kate Middleton Announces Her Cancer Has Gone Into Remission In Emotional Statement – The princess also makes a surprise visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital to meet staff and patients. [independent]

Deep Trouble For South African Lawyers That Used AI To Draft Court Papers – Pietermaritzburg-based law firm Surendra Singh and Associates is in hot water for allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) to source what were found to be non-existent legal citations in court papers. [mybroadband]

Another Massive Sinkhole Expanding In Centurion – Motorists have been warned to avoid Second Avenue in Laudium, Centurion, where a massive sinkhole has formed. [jacarandafm]

No-Fee, Mobile Classroom High School Ranked Best-Performing In Gauteng – The Lufhereng Secondary School, under the Johannesburg West district, got a 100% record for its matric class of 2024. [ewn]

Queen Not Officially Told For Years About Palace Spy, MI5 Papers Reveal – Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for almost a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had confessed to being a Soviet spy, according to newly released MI5 files. [bbc]

Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, And Others Have Become Paparazzi Targets In ‘Ghoulish’ MomentLA’s perpetually hustling celebrity photographers are trying to capture their subjects during one of the worst natural disasters in US history. [vanityfair]

Secret Plan Behind New South African Bank Taking On Capitec – Old Mutual is set to launch its bank in early 2025, with it set to compete directly in the middle mass-market traditionally dominated by Capitec. [dailyinvestor]

South African Celebrity Basher Remanded Behind Bars, Nabbed For Defamatory Social Media Posts – Social media personality Musa Khawula, 33, has appeared before the Randburg District Court in Johannesburg, facing charges of crimen injuria, contravention of Section 19 of the Cyber Crimes Act 19 of 2020 and hate speech. [iol]

From The Swiss Alps To The Rocky Mountains, These Are The World’s Most Incredible Train Journeys – Pass through awe-inspiring mountain ranges while eating delicious food on these once-in-a-lifetime train journeys. [euronews]

The Other Countries Set To Follow Spain And Declare War On Brits’ Holiday Homes –  France, Greece and Portugal among the EU nations looking to take action as war on tourists and expats threatens to explode across the continent. [dailymail]

Mantashe And Mchunu Told To ‘Voetsek’ After 27 Bodies Retrieved From Stilfontein Mine – While rescue teams worked to retrieve illegal miners trapped in the Buffelsfontein gold mine just outside Stilfontein, anxious relatives watched from the sidelines as miners and corpses were brought out of the abandoned shaft. [dm]

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