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Kanye concert goes west

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A rap festival featuring what organisers had claimed would be the only performance in Europe this year by controversial American rapper Kanye West has been

South Africans reject “fake transformation”, Minister Meth – IRR

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The government “pays lip service to economic transformation, yet its conduct tells us that it is dedicated to fake transformation” that “doesn’t empower people who

Apartheid-era policeman jailed for activist’s murder

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A former police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of an activist in 1987. Johan Marais shot and killed Caiphus

Private sector help sought to renovate courts

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In the face of severe budget constraints, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is looking to approach companies to help fix some of its

German-Chinese tensions over naval exercises

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The German foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador over an incident in which a Chinese warship targeted a German aircraft over the Red Sea.

La Scala enforces ban on shorts, flip-flops

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Milan’s prestigious La Scala theatre is insisting patrons “choose clothing in keeping with the decorum of the theatre”, warning that turning up in shorts, tank-tops

Grok chatbot stirs outrage for praising Hitler

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it has taken action to block hate speech before Grok posts on X after users shared posts showing

Daily Friend Show ranked among top liberal podcasts in US listing

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The Daily Friend podcast, the Daily Friend Show, has been ranked ninth out of 21 “Best Liberal Podcasts to Follow in 2025” by the United

Scrap race laws, IRR urges Minister Meth

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Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth’s Employment Equity Amendment Act aims “to make race laws more exacting by introducing race targets”. This means she

US measles cases highest in 33 years

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The 33-year high of nearly 1,300 confirmed measles infections across the United States is a new milestone in an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious,