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Trump pardons Silk Road founder
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 23, 2025
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Silk Road, a website where it was possible to buy
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Imam’s Trump inauguration no-show after pro-Hezbollah sentiments revealed
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 23, 2025
The Michigan imam who was to have given a benediction at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday failed to appear after details of his pro-Hezbollah
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Tau’s Transformation Fund “unconstitutional” on at least four grounds, warns IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 22, 2025
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says the R100bn Transformation Fund (the Fund) recently proposed by Parks Tau, minister of trade, industry and competition, to
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Latest business survey shows optimism on trade conditions
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 22, 2025
The latest trade conditions survey from the SA Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Sacci) shows rising optimism about what lies ahead in 2025 among participating
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Mozambique opposition leader open to serving in government
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 22, 2025
Venancio Mondlane, a major opposition figure in Mozambique, has said that he is willing to serve in the government of his rival, Daniel Chapo, who
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Cut minimum wage and recover up to half a million lost jobs, urges IRR
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 21, 2025
Cutting rather than increasing the minimum wage could help South Africa recover most and possibly all the jobs lost since 2019 as a result of
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Truck volumes plummet in Moz unrest – report
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 21, 2025
The number of trucks travelling from South Africa to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, has plunged as a result of the recent unrest in that
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Iran, Russia announce closer military co-operation
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 21, 2025
Russia and Iran have announced closer military co-operation, in a move announced during an Iranian state visit to Moscow. Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian was visiting
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Iconic film maker David Lynch dies at 78
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 20, 2025
Filmmaker David Lynch, who created surreal television shows and films such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, has died at 78. His television
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Dylan’s “Tambourine Man” draft lyrics sold for half a million dollars
- By Staff Writer
- . Jan 20, 2025
The typewritten draft lyrics for Bob Dylan’s 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man netted $508,000 in an auction in the US. The BBC reports that the