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Macron wins in France

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Emmanuel Macron has won re-election in the second round of the Presidential election. Macron won 58.5% of the vote, with his right-wing opponent, Marine le

Diplomatic posts traded for ANC contributions: report

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An affidavit to the Zondo Commission has detailed how senior positions in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation were assigned in the expectation of

Vaal Dam at 115% capacity, 8 sluice gates opened

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Residents living downstream of the Vaal, Bloemhof and Hazelmere dams have been warned to be vigilant after the opening of some of the dams’ sluice

Guns overtake car crashes as leading cause of death among US youth

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Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that guns overtook car crashes to become the leading cause of death for US

Eskom’s Mavuso walks out of Scopa

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Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso was asked to leave a meeting with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) after saying the board and CEO

Mwai Kibaki dies

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Mwai Kibaki, the third President of Kenya, has died. He became President in 2002, succeeding long-serving leader, Daniel Arap Moi, who was ineligible to stand

Heavy sentences for poachers

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Two men who were arrested inside the Kruger National Park in connection with rhino poaching-related activities last year have each been handed an effective 19-year

DA bill on BEE welcomed – IRR 

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The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says it will make the most of the Democratic Alliance’s Private Members Bill to scrap BEE from government tender

Central African Republic war crimes lawyers a no show 

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The inaugural trial of those accused of war crimes in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) civil war was postponed on Tuesday as the lawyers for

UAE sees small growth in non-oil GDP  

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) saw a small rise in the contribution to its economy of the non-oil sector. In 2020 the non-oil sectors were