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Saudi Arabia plans to double size of capital city by 2030

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a new development company tasked with expanding the Saudi capital of Riyadh to twice its current size

New ‘state capture’ danger looms, warns Zondo Commission lawyer

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South Africa could be looking at a new round of ‘state’ capture, warns Paul Pretorius, SC, who was in charge of the state’s legal team

‘Wimpy Kid’ series banned in Tanzania

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The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from being used in schools – because they ‘violate traditions and customs’. The government

No territorial concessions to Moscow – Zelensky

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in an interview with the BBC that Ukraine will not give up any territory in a potential peace deal with

Implement value-for-money procurement, IRR urges Treasury

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Treasury should consider implementing a ‘maximum value-for-money’ procurement policy – as recommended in the Zondo Commission’s State Capture Report – or at least publish a

Sixties ‘sex symbol’ Raquel Welch dies

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Raquel Welch, the film actress and leading sex symbol of the 1960s and 1970s, has died at age 82 after a brief illness, AFP reported

Independent radio station shut down in Cambodia

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An independent radio station has been shut down in Cambodia by the increasingly repressive government. The broadcaster – Voice of Democracy (VOD) – was shut

La Niña effect prompts state of national disaster

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According to the presidency, the excessive rain across South Africa is a result of the La Niña event, a three-to-five-year periodic cooling and warming of

Hostage photos show pilot alive, surrounded by armed Papua rebels

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Pictures of a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage by the West Papua Liberation army last week were released on Tuesday. Phillip Mehrtens was

Marburg virus outbreak in Central Africa

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There has been an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Central Africa, with a number of cases confirmed in Equatorial Guinea. The Marburg virus