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Paramount gets court green light on Warner Bros deal, names Mattel’s Kreiz co-CEO

Sept 30 (Reuters) - A US judge entered an order on Wednesday allowing Paramount to close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros, ending a months-long holdup, as the company named Mattel's Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO to help run the combined business.

CRIMINALISING SURVIVAL OP-ED: Blunt-force justice — new bill proposes excessive punishment for artisanal mining

The General (Mining) Laws Amendment Bill proposes penalties of up to 30 years’ imprisonment and a R100-million fine for unlicensed mining. But the Bill fails to distinguish between violent criminal networks and vulnerable, subsistence artisanal miners.

Dutch ‘reformed hacker’ arrested in ShinyHunters investigation, police and boss say

Australia's Northern Star rejects $27bln takeover bid from South Africa's Gold Fields - Zawya

WORLD NEWS DAY OP-ED: A central bank investigation and the box of watermelon gum

Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati’s public dressing-down plays into an old racial trope

WORLD NEWS DAY: America was the arsenal of democracy; now it’s disarming the press

South African police probe mining feud shooting, 27 dead as elections near

Analysis: Mteto Nyati retained in Eskom board chair seat as tariff debate heats up

Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as killings investigation continues - AP News

South Africa reappoints Eskom board chair for another three years - Zawya

TRC ROULETTE : I saw nothing, heard nothing, former justice minister Jeff Radebe tells TRC inquiry

Ledgers of femicide: Why SA men think they’re the exception

OUR CITY NEWS: R10bn urgently needed to fix Joburg’s crumbling roads

Masia: Concerned About South African Growth Next Year

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI

Resetting and renewing Idac won’t solve SA’s corruption crisis