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Neil Young songs removed from Spotify

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Spotify has begun removing songs by folk-rock musician Neil Young at his request after he had challenged the music streaming platform to choose between podcasts

Chilly warning on free speech ahead of Winter Olympics

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Athletes due to take part in next month’s Beijing Olympics have been cautioned against criticising China’s human rights abuses. According to Reuters, director-general of the

US visitors overtake UK, European tourist arrivals

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Visitors from the United States accounted for the biggest proportion of tourist arrivals in South Africa in 2021, with almost 72 000 Americans having entered the

MDC renames itself

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Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has announced that it is changing its name to Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC). The

Personal sanctions against Putin possible if Ukraine invaded – Biden

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President Joe Biden has said a Russian invasion of Ukraine would have ‘enormous consequences’, and that he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if

R500m in Covid spending needs recovering – SIU

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Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigations into state spending on the government’s response to Covid 19 have identified assets totalling R551.5 million that need to be

Seismic survey fears ‘poppycock’ – HCI

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Shell’s South African partner, Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI), has described as ‘poppycock’ fears that seismic surveys for offshore oil and gas could endanger marine life.

Australian Open reverses Peng Shuai T-shirt ban

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Organisers of the Australian Open gave in to activist pressure this week and reversed a ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. According

Former DA mayor Baloyi joins ActionSA

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Bongani Baloyi, the former mayor of Midvaal in Gauteng, announced yesterday that he was joining ActionSA. Baloyi had served as Midvaal mayor on a DA

Same-sex couples lose case in Namibia

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Two same-sex couples have lost a case for work permit and residency rights in Namibia. One of the couples, Daniel Digashu and Johan Potgieter, were