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Blow for anti-abortion US Senate candidate

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Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, who is running on a strongly anti-abortion platform, has suffered a blow after a woman has

Superyacht of Russian oligarch to dock in Cape Town

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A superyacht belonging to a close ally of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will be allowed to dock in Cape Town, despite opposition from the City

More Ebola cases in Uganda

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Nine more cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. They are being kept in an isolation unit in the city’s hospital,

About-turn on legislation illustrates civil society power – IRR

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The importance of ‘vocal opposition to bad policies in public discourse’ has been vividly illustrated by the National Treasury’s abandoning key clauses in the General

NHS proposes new guidelines for treating transgender youth

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England’s National Health Service (NHS) has drafted new guidelines for treating transgender youths following the release of the Cass Report’s ‘independent review of gender identity

Tim Paine accuses Proteas of ball tampering

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Tim Paine, the former captain of the Australian Test cricket team, has accused the Proteas of ball tampering. Paine claims the incidents happened during the

Use MTBPS to grant BEE exemptions, IRR urges Godongwana

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should use his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement to announce cutting the most onerous red tape hampering businesses in their dealings with

Ethiopian peace talks begin this week in South Africa

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The warring sides in Ethiopia are meeting this week in South Africa to try to find a peaceful solution to the end of the conflict.

ActionSA rules out working with the ANC

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ActionSA has said that it will not go into coalitions with the ANC. This followed an online poll asking its supporters to say which other

Rushdie loses sight in one eye, use of hand – agent

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Salman Rushdie, the renowned author who was attacked in August, has lost the sight in one eye as well as the use of a hand.