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Further US-Iran talks due this week, Pope Leo urges bishops to root out “scourge” of sexual abuse, and Roets says farm murders deserve equal, not special, treatment

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Further US-Iran talks expected this week, as Tehran insists only negotiation can end conflict US President Donald Trump’s weekend rejection of Iran’s proposal for reopening

News Focus: AI, humanity and global politics

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As Pope Leo XIV warned at the start of his four-day visit to France this week of the risk of “losing our humanity amid a

Trump’s media ban overturned, reports of Mexican cartels in SA, and AI hack claimed in Australia

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White House reverses Trump’s media ban after court order Hours after a federal judge ruled President Donald Trump’s ban on three news outlets – CNN,

ANC seeks ConCourt ruling on candidates, mass killing in KZN, and IEC’s warning on voter trust

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ANC asks Constitutional Court to allow local election candidates to stand The ANC has filed an application with the Constitutional Court to allow candidates not

Israeli diplomat says genocide claim “completely atrocious”, Ramaphosa orders corruption probes, and Sibiya in court on grooming, rape charges

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New Israeli representative rejects ICJ case, says embassy here to stay Hen Feder, Israel’s new deputy head of mission in Pretoria and the country’s most

Ramaphosa says SA won’t be “bowing” to US, bigger budget for VIPs than women and children, and ructions over White House media stance

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SA won’t be “bowing its head” before US – Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to the announcement that the United States would impose visa

Scrap race laws for SA’s sake, not Washington’s, IRR urges government

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Whatever Washington’s concerns are, South Africa should ditch race laws and threats to property because they directly harm South Africans in every government-defined race group.

Striking down of Public Procurement Act “major victory for South Africans” – IRR Legal

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The Constitutional Court’s striking down the Public Procurement Act (PPA) due to Parliament’s failure to facilitate public participation “is a major victory for South Africans,

US imposes “targeted” visa restrictions on SA, Israeli scholars call for Gaza “war crimes” probe, and Zuckerberg says AI development safe

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US targets South Africans who promote race-based discrimination, violence or EWC Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced US visa restrictions targeting people it accuses

Russian drone near miss, learner murdered at school, UK breakaway pact

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Russian drone hits Ukrainian train as diplomats pass by A Russian drone struck a train near Yahodyn in western Ukraine, shortly after former UK Prime