Breaking Desk — 2026-10-13
The breaking desk: what is happening right now, with the source it came from.
Police officer stabbed to death in Eastern Cape
Source: Sunday World · how we source
Police investigate fatal mob attack on teen in Limpopo
Source: SABC News · how we source
AKA murder trial: Driver says he mistook gunshots for fireworks [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Source: IOL — also carried by Mail & Guardian · how we source
South Korea market stabbing leaves one in ‘cardiac arrest’, seven hurt [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Source: The Citizen — also carried by Daily Maverick (gnews) · how we source
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