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Use G20 to promote NHI, former NZ prime minister urges
South Africa should use its G20 presidency to drive its own National Health Insurance system, says Helen Clark, former prime minister and health minister of
SAPS tightens finances, but struggles with forensics, violence
The South African Police Service (SAPS) kept its books clean and its performance steady in the 2024/25 financial year, despite tighter budgets and growing operational
ICC investigates alleged atrocities in Darfur
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into reports of mass killings and sexual violence following the capture of al-Fashir by the Rapid
Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over alleged targeting of Christians
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of failing to stop
New Egyptian museum refreshes calls for return of famous artefacts
Giza’s new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world’s largest archaeological museum, is packed with some 100,000 artefacts covering some seven millennia of the country’s history
Pope urges ceasefire in Sudan amid human rights abuses
Pope Leo on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire and the creation of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, expressing “great sorrow” over reports of atrocities in the
Ukraine says Russia using missile that spurred end of nuclear treaty
Russia has repeatedly used a ground-launched cruise missile whose secret development led the United States to quit a major Cold War-era arms control pact, said
Gaudí’s Sagrada Família becomes tallest church in the world
When workers set the first part of a cross in place at the top of the famous Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona this week, they
Tanzania’s Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of a controversial election, securing 97.7% of the vote in a contest marred by violence
Hundreds killed by RSF in Darfur
Hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters may have been executed following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) capture of Al-Fashir, the last Sudanese army stronghold in