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<em>Written before tonight’s Premier Debate: Gauteng Edition. If you don’t have evening plans, <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35318737.82059/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucXVpY2tldC5jby56YS9ldmVudHMvMjQ5Nzk1LWRhaWx5LW1hdmVyaWNrLWRlYmF0ZXMtcHJlbWllci1kZWJhdGUtZ3VhdGVuZy1lZGl0aW9uLz91dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWZpcnN0X3RoaW5nJm1sZT1NRWRqY3pWTllVcFplRkJ1Wm1OMlNrZHZRVUpYVUVOeGFETTVTRThyVkZGbFlrVlBkaXQ1WW5wRFRsQnNNMnQzZDBoQ1FUaHNXRmhYYUVrNWFVcHVRV3BLVERGa2JTc3JSVFJ6VVRoak9FaERlamRNVEVoa05Dc3dVelZEYm5CbFVHTnFSek5JWjJWVGEwZFJiVTB5YlVkWGJTdHZTa2RuVEVJMVVuWkRXWEklM0QjLw/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bd0f539c0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">consider this your personal invitation</a>.&nbsp;</em></h1></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr>
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Good afternoon Reader, it is <strong>Thursday, 9 May 2024</strong>.<strong> </strong>In your news today, Vladimir Putin has warned of a global conflict, while Ireland and Spain are preparing to recognise a Palestinian state. But first...</p><p id="head-video" style="margin:0"></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 
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A week ago a fire engulfed tunnels beneath the M1 highway in Johannesburg. It was caused by theft and vandalism of the electricity infrastructure, affecting 450m of electrical cables and leaving several parts of the city in the dark.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px">Now, the City has revealed that it will cost no less than R33-million to repair the bridge and support structures for cables.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px">
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⚔️In a speech marking victory in World War 2, <strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of risking another global conflict</strong>, sending a grave warning that it, as the world’s biggest nuclear power, his country <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35318737.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">would not tolerate being threatened</a>.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
 <strong>A Virginia school board will vote today</strong> on whether to <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35318737.82059/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDktdmlyZ2luaWEtc2Nob29sLWJvYXJkLWNvbnNpZGVycy1yZXN0b3JpbmctY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtbmFtZXMtdG8tc2Nob29scy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1maXJzdF90aGluZyZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B8451251c" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">restore Confederate names</a> to two schools, potentially becoming the first community in the US to reinstate such names.</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
 <strong>Several European Union states are considering recognising a Palestinian state</strong> on 21 May, according to a <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35318737.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">report </a>by Ireland’s national broadcaster.</p><p style="margin:0">
 <strong>Australia is backing the long-term exploration of potential natural gas projects</strong>, despite its commitment to <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35318737.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">reducing its emissions</a> to net zero by 2050.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 
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style="margin:0;color:#131313;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">
<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><span class="mce-content-body mce-edit-focus" style="position: relative;" id="5ac7e978-b2d0-4a3c-b12f-2d49bfca561a" data-position="80-1-0" data-qa="tinyeditor-root-element"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"> Sandra Joppen-Hellwig<br><br>
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Thornybush, Greater Kruger Park.</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center"><div class="alignment" align="center"><!--[if mso]>
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