The Mercury - 2022-05-12

• Mkhize lobby respond to arrest rumours
• Pillay talks job creation and KZN revival after battering of economy
• Al Jazeera journalist killed on West Bank
• Urgency to fill city manager post
• DStv needs to revisit disconnect­ion policy
• Defending Sekunjalo accounts closure means defending job losses
• A painter who also plays and sings
• Igniting religious intoleranc­e
• Zoom urged to rule out ‘creepy’ AI emotion tech
• The old face and the new face of love
• More support for Msunduzi Municipali­ty
• BLANKETS OF HOPE
• Private funeral for police dog ‘hero’ Leah
• Health Department goes digital
• WE HEAR YOU!
• ‘Municipali­ties must accept some blame’
• Artists come together for flood victims
• Are high food prices here to stay?
• Flood damage cost mounts to R25bn
• Metal industry against Mbalula’s call
• Accused in Durban court for faking death for insurance
• Passenger lands plane after pilot emergency
• World could see 1.5ºC of warming in next five years: WMO
• Drones to data: Africa turns to healthtech
• Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump
• It’s time to take Buffalo Cyril by the horns
• Vibrant civil society activism is imperative for good governance
• HAWKS, NPA LOSING PUBLIC’S TRUST
• Black farm workers still exploited
• Ukrainian forces gain ground
• Abortion vote takes centre stage in US Senate
• ON THIS DAY MAY 12
• Pussy Riot member Alyokhina flees Russia
• Unity government to be announced
• Calls to up game on cybersecur­ity
• First execution in Arizona in 8 years
• Islamist gunmen kill 8 soldiers, wound 13
• S Korea official faces backlash for gay slur
• CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
• CODE CRACKER
• DOUBLE CROSSWORD
• THE QUICKIE
• MARK RUBERY CHESS
• Yesterday’s solutions: Across:
• Yesterday’s solutions:
• SA’s economic outlook weakens after a series of knocks
• Institute of Directors slams SAA for failure to separate chair, chief executive
• BANKING OMBUDSMAN IS REVIEWING A RECORD NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS
• SAUDI ARABIA MINING FIRM EXPANDS BY OPENING REGIONAL OFFICE IN SOUTH AFRICA
• FAMOUS BRANDS SHARE PRICE RISES SHARPLY ON BIG EARNINGS FORECAST
• Green mining takes centre stage at Cape Town Indaba
• Serious fuel price blow in the offing for struggling consumers
• WHAT OPTIONS EXIST WHEN BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ARE NEGLECTED OR TRAMPLED ON
• Net 1 UEPS rebrands itself as Lesaka
• Eskom warns of more dark days ahead
• GOLD UP, PALLADIUM DOWN
• MOVIES THAT CAN HELP FAMILIES WRESTLE WITH ANGER AND SADNESS
• Who is Huggy Wuggy and why are parents across the globe sounding the alarm?
• How to play with oregano while cooking
• Minnie Dlamini and Quinton Jones to quit as business partners amid divorce proceeding­s
• THURSDAY MAY 12
• Sandes’ ‘epic’ Mosotho adventure
• Relegation battle coming down to the wire
• Golden Arrows still aiming for top eight
• Teenager makes strong comeback to bowls
• Will Haaland complete City’s Europe puzzle?
• PGA won’t let members play in LIV event
• Dirty tackles as Safa elections heat up
• Tshituka rewarded for his fine form
• Mane says he is happy at Liverpool amid transfer talk

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