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Ramaphosa’s cautionary stance on Trump “openly challenged”

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News24 reports that ANC “elder” Snuki Zikalala has “openly challenged“ President Cyril Ramaphosa’s stance against exacerbating the tensions between South Africa and the United States.

Free trade in Canada could offset US tariffs – Carney

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Freeing federal barriers to trade across provincial and territorial boundaries is being punted by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as a way of offsetting the

Pope Francis leaves hospital

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Shortly after offering a blessing from his Gemelli hospital window in Rome yesterday, his first public appearance since 14 February, 88-year-old Pope Francis was discharged

Why R140m went to dead grant “beneficiaries” – Sassa

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The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has blamed delays in death registrations and system limitations for its payment of R140 million in social grants

Crime forces Italtile to shut, relocate stores

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Italtile, which makes and sells tiles, bathroomware and other home products, is having to relocate or even close stores because of crime, BusinessTech reports. The

Shakespeare birthplace to be “decolonised”

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Stratford-upon-Avon is to be “decolonised” due to “concerns” that the birthplace of Shakespeare could be used to promote “white supremacy”, according to an article in

Mixed day for ANC in by-elections

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Three by-elections were held on Wednesday, all seats held by the ANC. The ANC successfully defended two, while being shocked by MK in the Western

Cape independence advocates court US

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In the wake of a highly publicised visit to the US by Solidarity and Afriforum, the Cape Independence Action Group (CIAG) has announced that it

US and Mexico in water standoff

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The United States has declined to provide a special supply of water to Mexico for the first time since a 1944 agreement established the basis

MPs must “challenge harmful policies instead of remaining silent”, IRR urges

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Parliament must answer for its failure to oversee Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies that obstruct investment and job creation, says the Institute of Race Relations