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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Monday, 6 May 2024</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-2" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" 
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While all of SA’s political parties are focused on the elections at the end of this month, some will soon start looking ahead to the 2029 elections, when there could be a much more fundamental change.</p><p id="head-video" style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px"></p><p id="player" style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px"></p><p id="player" style="margin:0"></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" 
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style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:15px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" 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-bottom:22px;padding-top:18px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 
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 The <strong>United Nations has accused Israel of denying aid to Gaza</strong>, while confirming famine had taken hold in the north. World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">made the comments</a> in a media interview, so it was not a formal famine declaration (yet).</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-3" 
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<strong> Qantas has settled its ‘ghost flight’ spectacle, agreeing to pay a $66-million </strong>penalty.<strong> </strong>In addition, it will <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.97656/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDYtcWFudGFzLXNldHRsZXMtZ2hvc3QtZmxpZ2h0LWxhd3N1aXQtYXMtY2xlYW51cC1jb3N0cy1tb3VudC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1maXJzdF90aGluZyZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Badfb468b" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">refund customers</a> who bought flights that Qantas had already cancelled.</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 
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<strong> Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party has chosen Daniel Chapo to succeed President Filipe Nyusi, </strong>following the 9 October elections. Chapo will <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">inherit</a> a blossoming Islamic State-aligned insurgency in the north, along with all the problems of a gas boom in the same region.</p></div></td></tr></table><table 
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<strong> </strong>The <strong>French have reclaimed their rightful place</strong>, <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0068a5;" rel="noopener">baking</a> the world’s longest baguette on Sunday and beating the record-holding Italians to the bready throne. It was 140,53 metres, in case you were wondering.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" 
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<a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.97656/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDUtMDMtaS1oYXZlLWEtcGljdHVyZS1mb3IteW91LTI3LWFwcmlsLTAzLW1heS0yMDI0Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWZpcnN0X3RoaW5nJm1sZT1NRWRqY3pWTllVcFplRkJ1Wm1OMlNrZHZRVUpYVUVOeGFETTVTRThyVkZGbFlrVlBkaXQ1WW5wRFRsQnNNMnQzZDBoQ1FUaHNXRmhYYUVrNWFVcHVRV3BLVERGa2JTc3JSVFJ6VVRoak9FaERlamRNVEVoa05Dc3dVelZEYm5CbFVHTnFSek5JWjJWVGEwZFJiVTB5YlVkWGJTdHZTa2RuVEVJMVVuWkRXWEklM0Q/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B84ef123e" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://media.sailthru.com/composer/images/sailthru-prod-7o7/cottage_vanwyksdorp.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="600" height="auto"></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td 
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<strong>Elvis </strong>had a <strong>black belt in karate</strong>.<br></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" 
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‍♂️ A knee injury meant <strong>Jordy Smith missed the last Olympic Games</strong> in Tokyo, but the 36-year-old <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35274475.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">Durban-born surfer is back</a> on the board and aiming for gold this year.&nbsp;<br><br>
 <strong>Flyhalf Siya Masuku scored 22 points </strong>to guide the Sharks to the final of the Investec Challenge Cup with a thrilling 32-31 semi-final win over French club Clermont.<br><br>‍♂<strong> Race favourite Tadej Pogačar</strong> made light of a mechanical problem to blast into the lead of the Giro d’Italia with victory on the summit finish to the 161km second stage on Sunday.</p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" 
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