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Gender equality blasted away

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On Friday night an explosion rocked Gaza’s Bianco Beach Resort, a luxury resort that opened a month ago. The powerful blast damaged the resort’s exterior

Rock rolls

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison removed a boulder from its Madison campus after the Black Student Union and other activists objected to its description nearly 100

No bonuses for Olympic medallists

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The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has reportedly said that it has no money to pay bonuses or any other prize to

Cuba permits SMEs

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Cuba, whose communist regime managed to survived the decline of communism in the 1990s, has announced that privately owned firms employing up to 100 people will

Messi leaves Barcelona

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Soccer superstar Lionel Messi broke down in tears during an emotional press conference where he confirmed that he is leaving his longtime club, FC Barcelona.

Chibok girl returned to family

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One of the girls abducted by the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in April 2014 has been freed from captivity

Attention back on Jacob Zuma

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The #FreeJacobZuma campaign says it is launching several programmes of action in view of the ‘failure to release Zuma’ and ‘all the legal targeting and

Work, not hand-outs – Godongwana

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Rather than funding a basic income grant (BIG), money should be invested in giving work to young black South Africans, says the new finance minister,

Mao a no-no in Tokyo

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it has been assured by China that its athletes will no longer wear political insignia during medal ceremonies at

Recycling of ministers disappointing, revealing – political parties

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South Africa’s opposition parties have expressed varying degrees of disappointment at Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle this week. Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen characterised the changes