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Anil Khanna defends decision, says can't authorise expenditure in absence of approval from president or secretary general

29 May 12:37 2 articles

Anil Khanna defends decision, says can't authorise expenditure in absence of approval from president or secretary general

Tokyo Olympics News: Indian Olympic Association's finance committee chairman Anil Khanna on Friday defended his decision not to give clearance for hotel bookings relating

29 May 12:37 The Times of India 6060938662968253716.html
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anil Khanna defends decision to not give early clearance for hotel bookings, argues absence of president or SG

IOA President Narinder Batra had asked Khanna to furnish

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Girl, 2, fighting for her life after falling 40ft from her bedroom window

29 May 12:21 3 articles

Girl, 2, is fighting for her life after plunging 40ft from bedroom window

The toddler, named locally as 'happy and sweet' Lara Coleman, had to be airlifted to hospital following the 'complete accident' on Bedford Street, Portsmouth, Hants, around 6pm last night.

29 May 12:21 Mail Online 124328111883162780.html
Girl, 2, suffers life-threatening injuries after falling 40ft from bedroom window in front of ‘hysterical’ parents

A TODDLER suffered life-threatening injuries after plunging 40ft from her bedroom window in Portsmouth as her horrified neighbours yelled “that’s your baby” to her parents. The tw…

29 May 11:33 The Sun 7379604593591571121.html
Girl, 2, fighting for her life after falling 40ft from her bedroom window

Residents said they heard a 'massive thud' when the toddler fell from her third-storey window.

29 May 13:56 Metro 970161748992302998.html
Delhi Gears Up For 'First-Ever Locust Attack' as Indian States Battle Swarm With Drone Fleet

29 May 03:31 3 articles

Locust attack tracker: Where the hoppers are headed and how states are preparing for battle

Locust Attack in India, Locust Swarm Tracker: With India battling the worst desert locust outbreak in three decades, the crop-destroying insects have now spread to Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh after arriving in Rajasthan.

29 May 03:31 The Indian Express 2885715104706623524.html
Several Indian states reeling from locusts attack: All you need to know

India News: NEW DELHI: Civic workers sprayed gallons of insecticide and farmers beat ‘thalis' and played loud music in several areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,.

29 May 04:44 The Times of India 6060938664032409442.html
Delhi Gears Up For 'First-Ever Locust Attack' as Indian States Battle Swarm With Drone Fleet

New Delhi (Sputnik): Locust invasion is not a new phenomenon in India, however the intensity and the early onset of the wave in the country has never been this severe...

29 May 13:27 Sputniknews 967333867651258829.html
Man appears in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith

29 May 13:04 3 articles

Man appears in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith

The teenager disappeared on VE Day.

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Man appears in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith

The teenager disappeared on VE Day.

29 May 13:05 Express & Star 7324224459747154722.html
Man appears in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Louise Smith

The teenager disappeared on VE Day.

29 May 13:07 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774282558242.html
Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away

29 May 00:00 3 articles

Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away

Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away. His son Nastur Daruwalla denied the speculation on social media that his father had contracted coronavirus.

29 May 00:00 Rediff 3466372383083442680.html
Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla passes away at 90

Bejan Daruwalla, who was on ventilator support, breathed his last at Apollo Hospital in Ahmedabad

29 May 13:15 Business Today 1145527431747729873.html
Noted Astrologer Bejan Daruwalla Passes Away At 89; Had Predicted End Of Covid-19 By Mid-May

The 89-year-old breathed his last on Friday in Ahmedabad where is was admitted to a private hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.

29 May 13:19 Abplive 5873643724892554987.html
Lockdown breach fines plummet as restrictions ease

29 May 13:50 3 articles

Lockdown breach fines plummet as restrictions ease

Just 841 have been handed out by forces in England since rules relaxed.

29 May 13:50 Shropshire Star 3480199992634963041.html
Lockdown breach fines plummet as restrictions ease

Just 841 have been handed out by forces in England since rules relaxed.

29 May 13:50 Express & Star 7324224460181140577.html
Lockdown breach fines plummet as restrictions ease

Just 841 have been handed out by forces in England since rules relaxed.

29 May 13:52 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774716544097.html
‘Ize-Iyamu yet to meet conditions for granting waiver’

29 May 09:50 3 articles

‘Ize-Iyamu yet to meet conditions for granting waiver’

The chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 18 local government areas of Edo State have said that the consensus candidate of pro-Adams....

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Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu is yet to meet conditions for waiver granted - APC chairmen

The consensus candidature of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu may have hit a brick wall as APC chairmen in Edo said he did not meet the conditions for a waiver granted.

29 May 13:07 Legit 3764253650555915784.html
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu is yet to meet conditions for waiver granted - APC chairmen

The consensus candidature of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu may have hit a brick wall as APC chairmen in Edo said he did not meet the conditions for a waiver granted.

29 May 13:07 Legit 3764253649838948709.html
That's how China is spamming social media globally

29 May 13:20 2 articles

That's how China is spamming social media globally

A New York-based intelligence firm, Graphika, has recently published a report suggesting how Beijing might be using YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to influence public opinion across the world on the topics sensitive to the Chinese establishment.

29 May 13:20 India Today 4286117813705755341.html
That's how China is spamming social media globally

A New York-based intelligence firm, Graphika, has recently published a report suggesting how Beijing might be using YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to influence public opinion across the world on the topics sensitive to the Chinese establishment.

29 May 13:20 India Today 4286117813059889350.html
North Korea accuses US of hurting its image with cyber threat warning

29 May 13:16 2 articles

North Korea accuses US of hurting its image with cyber threat warning

Washin­gton renewe­d accusa­tions last month that Pyongy­ang was respon­sible for malici­ous cyber attack­s

29 May 13:16 The Express Tribune 1105816787082885795.html
North Korea accuses U.S. of hurting its image with cyber threat warning

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States of smear tactics on Friday after Washington renewed accusations last month that Pyongyang was responsible for malicious cyber attacks.

29 May 12:33 Reuters 8334514180342202914.html
Taiwan top court rules adultery no longer crime

29 May 00:00 2 articles

Taiwan top court rules adultery no longer crime

Taiwan's top court decriminalised adultery on Friday, ruling the law against it breached constitutional protections of sexual autonomy and equality, in a move hailed by rights groups.

29 May 00:00 Telangana Today 8182025567271401232.html
Taiwan top court rules adultery no longer a crime

Campaigners against the law say it deepened gender inequality and violated rights to privacy

29 May 13:06 Rappler 1882105643470372401.html
Fourth Covid-19 guardian award winner is Anton Kritzinger From Armourguard - NZSA

29 May 13:16 2 articles

Fourth Covid-19 guardian award winner is Anton Kritzinger From Armourguard - NZSA

Anton will receive his award for his actions in diffusing a potentially dangerous situation on an Auckland bus during Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown. The nomination from his employer highlighted how good training and a calm demeanour are essential for security guards undertaking their work.

29 May 13:16 www.voxy.co.nz 6138926314545530641.html
NZSA Announces The Fourth Covid-19 Guardian Award Winners Is Anton Kritzinger From Armourguard

Anton will receive his award for his actions in diffusing a potentially dangerous situation on an Auckland bus during Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown. The nomination from his employer highlighted how good training and a calm demeanour are essential for security guards undertaking their work.

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Migrant worker’s body found after 4 days in Jhansi

29 May 07:55 2 articles

Migrant worker’s body found after 4 days in Jhansi

Officials said that the body had decomposed in the four days that it was lying unattended inside the train toilet. Officials said that a post mortem will be conducted on the body on Friday.

29 May 07:55 The Indian Express 2885715104544498240.html
Coronavirus lockdown | U.P. migrant’s body found in Shramik train toilet

‘The vicitm had boarded the train on May 23 and his body was found when the train was opened for maintenance and sanitisation on May 27’

29 May 13:24 The Hindu 6679535026332444239.html
Convicted gangster Arun Gawli's parole extended by five days

29 May 09:47 2 articles

Convicted gangster Arun Gawli's parole extended by five days

The High Court had, on May 22, directed the State of Maharashtra to provide proper passage to Arun Gawli for his travel to Taloja Central Prison, Navi Mumbai.

29 May 09:47 Mumbai Mirror 1209961192799609230.html
Lockdown: HC extends gangster Arun Gawli’s parole by five days

The parole leave was, however, extended for a period of seven days due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.

29 May 13:44 The Financial Express 1288289579879695344.html
MP Rigathi Gachagua's Bank Accounts Frozen

29 May 05:27 2 articles

MP Rigathi Gachagua's Bank Accounts Frozen

The government went after accounts owned by the legislator, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto after he was...

29 May 05:27 Kenyans.co.ke 8634838153376490744.html
MP Rigathi Gachagua Claims State Froze His Bank Accounts Over Links With Ruto

A Nairobi Court has frozen Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua's three bank accounts in an ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering.Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Muthoni

29 May 13:26 KahawaTungu 3304128543490536491.html
Khupe demands share of Chamisa's loot

29 May 08:27 2 articles

Khupe demands share of Chamisa's loot

THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has approached the High Court seeking to be joined as a party to an on-going application filed by Nelson Chamisa-led group, MDC Al...

29 May 08:27 Bulawayo24 News 5565663540109619335.html
Khupe demands share of political parties’ fund

The Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has approached the High Court seeking to be joined as a party to an on-going application filed by Nelson Chamisa-led group, MDC Alliance demanding that the Finance minister should stop disbursing funds under the Political Parties Finance Act to any of the warring MDC parties.

29 May 13:50 Nehanda Radio 3802011524475011246.html
'It's robbed me of that comfort': Euthanasia plans upended by COVID-19

29 May 13:45 2 articles

'It's robbed me of that comfort': Euthanasia plans upended by COVID-19

Consideration of contentious voluntary assisted dying laws in various states has been delayed as the nation grapples with the fallout from COVID-19.

29 May 13:45 WAtoday 6806590899363470231.html
'It's robbed me of that comfort': Euthanasia plans upended by COVID-19

Consideration of contentious voluntary assisted dying laws in various states has been delayed as the nation grapples with the fallout from COVID-19.

29 May 13:45 The Age 7967730561898208151.html
Mexico's other epidemic: 10 women murdered a day

29 May 12:24 2 articles

Mexico’s other epidemic: Murdered women

In Mexico City, feminist groups spray-painted the names of Mexico's murdered women on the pavement of the Zócalo, the capital city's enormous main square, during the International Women's Day March.

29 May 12:24 The Conversation 6012421227363149762.html
Mexico's other epidemic: 10 women murdered a day

May 29 (UPI) -- Domestic violence has spiked in Mexico during its coronavirus-related lockdown. According to a national network of women's shelters, calls for help were up 60 percent in April.

29 May 13:31 UPI 8257973865437387101.html
Bosnia police question regional PM over import of defective ventilators

29 May 13:33 2 articles

Bosnia police question regional PM over import of defective ventilators

The prime minister of Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation Fadil Novalic has been quizzed by police about the import by a fruit processing firm of ventilators for COVID-19 patients that proved defective, his SDA party said. The SDA said Novalic had been held for questioning since late on

29 May 13:33 Yahoo 7097669637420619792.html
Bosnia police question regional PM over import of defective ventilators

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The prime minister of Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation Fadil Novalic has been quizzed by police about the import by a fruit processing firm of ventilators for COVID-19 patients that proved defective, his SDA party said.

29 May 13:33 Reuters 8334514181408915204.html
Siberian zoo sees animal baby boom during lockdown

29 May 10:42 2 articles

Siberian zoo sees baby boom during Covid-19 lockdown

A Siberian zoo that closed its doors to visitors for over two months due to Covid-19 says the lockdown has encouraged a baby boom among its animals.

29 May 10:42 RTE.ie 7595237277922422025.html
Siberian zoo sees animal baby boom during lockdown

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Siberian zoo that closed its doors to visitors for over two months due to the novel coronavirus says the lockdown has encouraged a baby boom among its animals.

29 May 13:45 Reuters 8334514181596260359.html
Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open

29 May 12:46 2 articles

Ruling means Missouri's last abortion clinic stays open

Missouri's only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of Planned Parenthood's St. Louis facility.

29 May 12:46 Fox 4 8372747776903737791.html
Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open

The decision means Missouri will not become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since 1974.

29 May 13:39 KNOE 8 News 9048639191098694510.html
South Africa coronavirus: avoid churches, reopening is death trap - Malema

29 May 09:30 2 articles

South Africa coronavirus: avoid churches, reopening is death trap - Malema

From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus.

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‘You’re going to die, it’s a trap’ – Julius Malema slams South Africa’s decision to open churches

Julius Malema on Thursday harshly criticized the decision of the South African government to reopen religious institutions,

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Grandma, 90, protects terrified black grandson from police aiming guns at him

29 May 10:01 2 articles

Grandma, 90, protects terrified black grandson from police aiming guns at him

Tye Anders, from Midland, Texas, said 'I'm scared' as police pointed their guns at him just days after the killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

29 May 10:01 mirror 675785260648696945.html
90-year-old grandma tries to defuse tense confrontation between police and her grandson

When police stopped a Texas man for an alleged traffic violation, the confrontation turned tense, videos of the incident show. What happened next left a family shaken, a young man on the ground and his grandma attempting to intervene in the tense confrontation that followed.

29 May 13:07 CTVNews 2422791597364663807.html
'I thought armed robbers were going to rape me in front of my young daughters'

29 May 06:21 2 articles

'I thought armed robbers were going to rape me in front of my young daughters'

Stacey Tomlinson has spoken for the first time about her 'unimaginable trauma'

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Mum's 'unimaginable trauma' as she feared armed robbers would rape her in front of kids

Stacey Tomlinson says her family all sleep in the same room now out of fear after their home in Bolton, Greater Manchester, was targeted by thieves

29 May 13:22 mirror 675785259764307592.html
Police: Trans man fatally shot by officer after pointing gun

29 May 13:25 2 articles

Police: Trans man fatally shot by officer after pointing gun

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A transgender black man was fatally shot by an officer in Florida after fatally stabbing another man and pointing a gun at the officer, authorities said. Tony McDade, 38, was shot and killed by a Tallahassee police officer Wednesday after McDade fatally stabbed her next-door neighbour 21-year-old Malik Jackson, news outlets reported. …

29 May 13:25 City NEWS 1130 5858657120084812776.html
Police: Trans man fatally shot by officer after pointing gun

A transgender black man was fatally shot by an officer in Florida after fatally stabbing another man and pointing a gun at the officer, authorities said.

29 May 00:00 The Washington Times 8941836441007612262.html
Machete-wielding sex burglar cleared after Aussie fantasy goes wrong

29 May 13:58 2 articles

Machete-wielding sex burglar cleared after Aussie fantasy goes wrong

A knife-toting Australian hired to break into another man's home, tie him up and stroke him with a broom has been cleared of intimidation after accidentally entering the wrong house.

29 May 13:58 News24 3752801377447810963.html
Machete-wielding sex burglar cleared after Aussie fantasy goes wrong

SYDNEY, May 29 — A knife-toting Australian hired to break into another man’s home, tie him up and stroke him with a broom has been cleared of intimidation after accidentally entering the wrong house. Sydney man Terrence Leroy and an associate turned up at a rural home on a quiet Sunday morning...

29 May 08:11 Malaymail 302165935990016145.html
Pastor and two others arrested after two girls beaten to death in ‘exorcism’

29 May 08:35 2 articles

Pastor and two others arrested after two girls beaten to death in ‘exorcism’

Police say the two girls were allegedly beaten up by relatives and a local pastor as a form of exorcism.

29 May 08:35 The Citizen 410802301376657925.html
Family claims they beat girls 'as a form of exorcism', mom and pastor arrested

Three people, including a pastor, have been arrested in connection with the murder of two 9-year-old girls who were severely beaten, according to KwaZulu-Natal police.

29 May 13:25 News24 3752801378504145856.html
Taiwan says its people won't choose dictatorship

29 May 07:58 2 articles

Taiwan says its people won't choose dictatorship

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan’s people will neither choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, the government said on Friday, after a senior Chinese general said Beijing reserved the right to use force to prevent the Chinese-claimed island becoming independent.

29 May 07:58 Reuters 8334514180849833964.html
Taiwan says its people won't choose dictatorship

Taiwan's people will neither choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, the government said on Friday, after a senior Chinese general said Beijing reserved the right to use force to prevent the

29 May 13:56 Deccan Herald 2027555796682795445.html
Missing man believed to be Nanaimo: RCMP

29 May 13:18 2 articles

Missing man believed to be Nanaimo: RCMP

Nanaimo RCMP are looking for 45-year-old Kevin Golze, who was reported missing Tuesday and is believed to be in Nanaimo. Based on information provided by the Bowen Island RCMP, there are concerns. . .

29 May 13:18 Times Colonist 7617512060578637272.html
Missing man believed to be in Nanaimo: RCMP

Nanaimo RCMP are looking for 45-year-old Kevin Golze, who was reported missing Tuesday and is believed to be in Nanaimo. Based on information provided by the Bowen Island RCMP, there are concerns. . .

29 May 13:18 Times Colonist 7617512060371988634.html
In a first, Jharkhand govt to airlift 60 migrant workers from Leh today

29 May 03:29 2 articles

In a first, Jharkhand govt to airlift 60 migrant workers from Leh today

On May 10, the migrant workers stranded in Ladakh's Batalik sector reached out to Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Twitter, requesting him to help them return to their native places in Jharkhand. Upon their request, CM Hemant Soren urged Ladakh local administration to provide assistance to the migrant labourers.

29 May 03:29 India Today 4286117813228017516.html
Coronavirus lockdown | Jharkhand flies its migrant workers back from Leh

Migrant workers flew to Delhi from Leh on a SpiceJet aircraft and would take an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Ranchi.

29 May 13:07 The Hindu 6679535024603603924.html
Covid-19: Tamil Nadu sees highest single-day spike in cases; tally past 20,000

29 May 13:48 2 articles

Covid-19: Tamil Nadu sees highest single-day spike in cases; tally past 20,000

The death toll in the state increased to 154 after nine more fatalities were reported since Thursday.A total of 11,313 patients have been discharged or cured of the highly contagious disease, including 765 such patients discharged today

29 May 13:48 Livemint 6614605819299999382.html
COVID-19: Over 7,400 Cases Reported in Last 24 Hours, Biggest Single-Day Spike so Far; Total Tally Crosses 1.65 Lakh | Key Points

However, the recovery and discharge rate in COVID-19 cases has accelerated. "A total of 67,691 people have recovered from coronavirus in the country so far and in the last 24 hours 3,266 patients were found to have been cured.

29 May 04:10 India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com 7150386084525145920.html
Minneapolis bus drivers are refusing to help police transport protesters to jail

29 May 13:30 2 articles

Minneapolis bus drivers are refusing to help police transport protesters to jail

As tensions between police and protesters in Minneapolis reached a boiling point following the death of George Floyd, the city's bus drivers have made it abundantly clear which side they're on. The driver's union, ATU Local 1005, issued a statement of solidarity on Thursday, with some of

29 May 13:30 Yahoo 7097669638309954706.html
Minneapolis bus drivers are refusing to help police transport protesters to jail

As tensions between police and protesters in Minneapolis reached a boiling point following the death of George Floyd, the city's bus drivers have made it abundantly clear which side they're on. The driver's union, ATU Local 1005, issued a statement of solidarity on Thursday, with some of its drivers going as far as to refuse to use their buses to help law enforcement transport protesters to jail. "As a transit worker and union member, I refuse to transport my class and radical youth," one Minneapolis bus driver, Adam Burch, told the labor publication Payday. "An injury to one is an injury to all. The police murdered George Floyd and the protest against is completely justified and should continue until their demands are met." The union shared Burch's sentiment. "This system has failed all of us in the working class, from the coronavirus to the economic crisis we are facing," their statement read. "But the system has failed people of color and black Americans and black youth more than anyone else." The union added:…

29 May 13:30 The Week 149215355155972569.html
Four men charged with firearm possession following arrest in Co Offaly

29 May 12:45 2 articles

Four men charged with firearm possession following arrest in Co Offaly

Gardaí found sub-machine gun, shotgun and ammunition shortly after stopping men

29 May 12:45 The Irish Times 8204772969067792504.html
Brazilian men charged over possession of firearms and ammunition in Offaly

Four men have appeared in court charged with possession of firearms and ammunition in Clara, Co O...

29 May 13:22 Newstalk 7635722257840624983.html
American facing espionage charge in Russia undergoes surgery

29 May 00:00 2 articles

American facing espionage charge in Russia undergoes surgery

An American on trial for alleged espionage in Russia has undergone emergency surgery.

29 May 00:00 The Washington Times 8941836443107596786.html
U.S. Citizen Whelan, Accused Of Spying In Russia, Undergoes Hernia Surgery

U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, who is on trial in Russia on an espionage charge, has undergone an “emergency” hernia surgery after experiencing “severe abdominal pain.”

29 May 13:57 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 5891794162994240730.html
California prison employees suspended over racist remarks

29 May 13:36 2 articles

California prison employees suspended over racist remarks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prison officials said Friday that they suspended multiple employees who made racist jokes about the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, a disclosure that came amid protests across the state and nation. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation “was made aware of abhorrent comments made on …

29 May 13:36 City NEWS 1130 5858657120289423371.html
California prison employees suspended over racist remarks

California prison officials said Friday that they suspended multiple employees who made racist jokes about the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, a disclosure that came am

29 May 00:00 The Washington Times 8941836441249806854.html
Tobacco giants BATSA and JTI head to court over tobacco ban

29 May 13:09 2 articles

Tobacco giants BATSA and JTI head to court over tobacco ban

The largest tobacco manufacturers based in South Africa, Japan Tobacco International and British American Tobacco South Africa, have joined civil society groups in launching legal action against the maintenance of the tobacco ban. With Level 3 relaxations looming, the gloves are coming off.

29 May 13:09 Daily Maverick 2373996788651927359.html
It’s lit now! British American Tobacco heads to court over cigarette sale ban

Government has come under fire from smokers around the country for refusing to allow the sale of cigarettes from Monday – when the country moves to level 3 lockdown - but giving alcohol the green light.

29 May 00:00 ewn.co.za 2308610106643477215.html