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Putin signs law to extend his rule

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Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has signed a law which will allow him to run for two more presidential terms. This means he could

Foreign diplomats deal in duty-free goods, cost the fiscus a fortune

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Foreign diplomats in South Africa have been running profitable liquor- and cigarette-dealing sidelines, avoiding taxes in the process. Investigations by the South African Revenue Service

Netanyahu asked to form government in Israel

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Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has been asked to form a government by Israeli president, Reuven Rivlin, following elections last month. This was

Concerns over Covid surge in South Asia

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Concerns are growing about a rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in South Asia. On Sunday over 100 000 cases were recorded in India, the highest

Series of arson attacks on Golden Arrow buses continues

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Golden Arrow has offered a reward of up to R200 000 for information relating to a series of arson attacks on its buses. The transport company

‘A little bit on the side’ becoming more lucrative

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Tough economic times, new modes of work and an entrepreneurial disposition are all contributing to a growing ‘side hustle or side business’ economy. According to

Jonathan Ball dies

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South Africa’s preeminent independent publisher, Jonathan Ball, has died. His life-long commitment was, as he described it, to ‘publish books of a liberal sanity’. Having

Hill-Lewis seeks selection as Cape Town mayoral candidate

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Democratic Alliance MP and finance spokesman, Geordin Hill-Lewis, is set to stand for election as the mayor of Cape Town. The party is in the

Police officer killed in Capitol attack

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One police officer was killed and a second injured on Friday after a man rammed a car into a barricade outside the US Capitol, before

ANC has been ‘turbocharged’ – Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says that last week’s heated meeting of the ruling party’s national executive committee (NEC) had set the African National Congress on the