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Parisian row over Olympic rings
Parisians are split over the decision by the mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. The
Top publishers, authors challenge Florida’s book ban law
Towering works of literature are among books removed from Florida schools in line with a new conservative state law – but preeminent publishers and writers
South Africans increasingly vulnerable in their homes, deserve better policing – IRR
Better, visible policing is becoming all the more critical as the latest statistics show that South Africans are increasingly at risk in their own homes,
Right-wing AfD comes first in German state election
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won its first-ever German state election. On Sunday the AfD won 32 seats in the 88-member state parliament of
Russians furious over Telegram founder’s arrest
Russia has reacted angrily to the arrest by French authorities of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. Russian soldiers and spies depend on Telegram for battlefield communications
Six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas over the weekend
Six hostages taken by Hamas during the 7 October terror attack on Israel were murdered shortly before Israeli forces reached them on Saturday night in
Waste recyclers victims of racketeers
A community of informal waste recyclers from Mogale City has to pay a gang of illegal miners R50 a week to operate at the local
29 councillors owe Tshwane R2.5 million
At least 29 elected councillors in the Tshwane metro owe the municipality more than R2.5 million in service debt. A report tabled to the Tshwane
Judge orders X shut down in Brazil
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday ordered the suspension of X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil. This after Musk failed to comply with an order
Rupert overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man
Johann Rupert, the South African businessman, has overtaken Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest man. This was according to the latest information from the Bloomberg Billionaires