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Good afternoon, it is <strong>Tuesday, 30 April 2024</strong>.<strong> </strong>In your news today, Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s “Harry Potter castle”, while thousands have been evacuated from an Indonesian island. 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" role="presentation" 
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class="fullWidth" style="max-width:600px"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.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" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/going-to-vote-e1635802015758.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-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #1c1c1c;" rel="noopener">People over 60 don’t automatically get special votes</a></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-5" 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:20px;padding-top:10px;text-align:center;width:100%"><h2 style="margin:0;color:#0f0f0f;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">By Lerato Mutsila<br></span></h2></td></tr></table><table class="paragraph_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 
role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px"><div style="color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;line-height:150%;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px"><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px">
A recent viral message circulated on social media misleadingly claimed that the IEC has permitted people 60 and older to vote before the 29 May polls, by applying for a special vote.</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px">While the prospect of skipping long queues may be alluring, don’t be fooled. The IEC says that message did not come from the commission.</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px">
As the elections draw nearer, incidents of misinformation, disinformation and fake news are multiplying. <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #08517d;" rel="noopener">Here are some tips about how to avoid falling prey to election misinformation</a>.</p><p id="player" style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px"></p><p id="fourth-par-video" style="margin:0;margin-bottom:19px"></p><p id="head-video" 
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">WHILE YOU WERE WORKING</span></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><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:35px;padding-top:5px"><div 
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 <strong>Columbia University is suspending pro-Palestinian student activists</strong> who have <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.68062/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDQtMzAtY29sdW1iaWEtc3VzcGVuZHMtcHJvLXBhbGVzdGluaWFuLXByb3Rlc3RlcnMtYWZ0ZXItZW5jYW1wbWVudC10YWxrcy1zdGFsbC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249QWZ0ZXJub29uJTIwVGhpbmclMjAzMCUyMEFwcmlsJTIwMjAyNCZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23Bdee55035" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">refused to dismantle their protest camp</a>, after a stalemate in talks to end the demonstration.&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
 <strong>A Russian missile attack has killed five </strong>in Ukraine’s port city of Odesa during a <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.68062/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDQtMzAtcnVzc2lhbi1taXNzaWxlLWhpdHMtZWR1Y2F0aW9uYWwtaW5zdGl0dXRpb24ta2lsbHMtZml2ZS1pbi11a3JhaW5lcy1vZGVzYS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249QWZ0ZXJub29uJTIwVGhpbmclMjAzMCUyMEFwcmlsJTIwMjAyNCZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B746101a0" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">strike on a university</a> known locally as the “Harry Potter castle”.</p><p style="margin:0;margin-bottom:16px">
 <strong>Indonesia’s</strong><strong>&nbsp;Ruang volcano has erupted</strong>, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.68062/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFpbHltYXZlcmljay5jby56YS9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjQtMDQtMzAtaW5kb25lc2lhcy1ydWFuZy12b2xjYW5vLWVydXB0cy1tb3JlLXRoYW4tMTIwMDAtcGVvcGxlLWV2YWN1YXRlZC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249QWZ0ZXJub29uJTIwVGhpbmclMjAzMCUyMEFwcmlsJTIwMjAyNCZtbGU9TUVkamN6Vk5ZVXBaZUZCdVptTjJTa2R2UVVKWFVFTnhhRE01U0U4clZGRmxZa1ZQZGl0NVlucERUbEJzTTJ0M2QwaENRVGhzV0ZoWGFFazVhVXB1UVdwS1RERmtiU3NyUlRSelVUaGpPRWhEZWpkTVRFaGtOQ3N3VXpWRGJuQmxVR05xUnpOSVoyVlRhMGRSYlUweWJVZFhiU3R2U2tkblRFSTFVblpEV1hJJTNE/654b96d2a426663d33afca23B1cf2dbc8" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">evacuate more than 12,000 people</a> living on Tagulandang&nbsp; island.</p><p style="margin:0">
 <strong>Four US cops were shot to death</strong> and four others wounded, in a gun battle that erupted during an <a href="https://link.dailymaverick.co.za/click/35206419.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" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: #02456d;" rel="noopener">arrest gone awry in North Carolina</a>.</p></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td 
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<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"> Jane Berg<br><br>
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<span class="tinyMce-placeholder">“Students at the University of Texas, Austin, protest against the genocide in Gaza on Monday, 29 April 2024. Police and state troopers made dozens of arrests and used pepper spray on the students.”</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" 
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