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Corruption prosecutions ‘just painkillers where surgery is needed’, says IRR

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Prosecuting the corrupt is vital, but will not be enough to end corruption in South Africa, warns the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). Says Hermann

Moroccans protest over ties to Israel

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There were protests in the Moroccan capital of Rabat over the weekend, over the country’s ties to Israel. The two countries established diplomatic relations in

Pro-NATO candidate wins Finnish Presidential election

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Alexander Stubb, a former Prime Minister of Finland, has won that country’s presidential election. He won 51.6% of the vote against the 48.4% won by

New poll puts MK Party at over 20% in KZN

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A new poll conducted by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) has found that the MK Party, founded last year by former president, Jacob Zuma, has

Hamas had command tunnel under UNRWA headquarters, says IDF

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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) says it has discovered a tunnel network 700 hundred metres long and 18 metres deep, which runs partly under the

Top Nigerian banker killed in US helicopter crash

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Leading African banker Herbert Wigwe has died in a helicopter crash in the United States. Wigwe, who co-founded Access Bank, one of the largest banks

Taylor Swift goes after college student plane tracker 

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Lawyers for America singer, Taylor Swift, have written a cease-and-desist letter to a Florida college student who publishes the air traffic records of prominent people. 

Tension rise on Venezuela-Guyana border dispute 

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Diplomatic tempers continue to flare in a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region. This is under the control of Guyana, but

Azerbaijani election sees incumbent president win over 90% of the vote

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Official results in Azerbaijan show that the incumbent president, Ilham Aliyev, has won 92% of the vote. This means he will now be able to

SA’s ties with ‘authoritarian regimes and terrorist organisations’ causing unease in US, IRR warns

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The ANC government ‘is unnecessarily imperilling South Africa’s good relationship with the United States by choosing to side with autocratic governments that abuse human rights,