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Military in decline – minister

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Defence and Military Veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has voiced concerns about the state of the South African National Defence Force. In reply to a parliamentary

Ted Hughes added to slavery dossier

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Ted Hughes, the former British Poet Laureate, has been added to a dossier of writers who benefited from slavery and colonialism, by the British Library.

Tensions on the rise between China and the ‘Five Eyes’

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Tensions are rising between China and the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance of the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. This comes after

Japan revises stimulus as Covid-19 cases rise

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With recorded daily Covid-19 infections having risen to over 2 500, Japan is reversing some of the measures introduced to stimulate the economy. Among these was

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine offers 70% protection

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The British government has pre-ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford vaccine, enough to immunise 50 million people, pending approval by regulatory authorities. A large-scale

Petrol-bombing of trucks a ‘coordinated attack’ – report

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Last week’s petrol bombing of some 20 trucks on four routes in the Heidelberg area appeared to be a coordinated attack, according to the editor

Western Cape DA re-elects Madikizela as leader

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Western Cape Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela has been re-elected as the provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA). Community Safety MEC Albert

US cases soar, California imposes curfew

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As the daily toll from Covid-19 in the United States passed 2 000 for the first time since May, California imposed a night-time curfew at the

More downgrades

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South Africa has received a ‘double bill of ratings downgrades’ from both Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, according to BusinessLive. It said that within

Colonial-era monuments for theme parks?

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Statues and monuments that are ‘not in line with the spirit and values of the South African Constitution’ could be relocated to ‘cultural nation-building parks’.