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Labor Party easily retains power in Aussie election

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The governing Labor Party easily held onto power in the Australian election this past weekend. With about 80% of votes counted, results showed that the

Don’t miss this IRR webinar on public service reform

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“Urgent and thorough reform” of the public service is “essential” if South Africa is to move onto a path of higher economic growth. This goal

Don’t use trade as “a weapon”, outgoing Buffett urges

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett – who announced that he would be stepping down after six decades as head of Berkshire Hathaway – used his final

Rio gives two million fans free Lady Gaga concert to boost economy

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Rio de Janeiro officials anticipate that a free Lady Gaga concert on Saturday night, paid for by the city to revitalise its economy, could bring

Trump’s AI-generated self-portrait as pope stirs US Catholics

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Some Catholics in the United States have accused Donald Trump of mocking Catholicism after he posted an AI-generated image of himself as a pontiff. The

Unregistered teachers cause concern

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Hundreds of teachers are operating in public schools without the required registration, prompting departmental crackdowns. According to a News24 report, education departments across four provinces,

US, Germany clash over AfD being classified as “extremist”

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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been classified as “right-wing extremist” by the country’s internal security agency. The Federal Office for the Protection of the

Transwomen banned from women’s cricket in England

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said that only biological woman will be allowed to play in girls’ and women’s cricket in the

MK takes ward off ANC in KZN

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The MK Party has taken another ward off the ANC in a municipal by-election. The party won Wednesday’s by-election in Mandeni, north of Durban, with

Reform shocks Labour in by-election

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Nigel Farage’s Reform Party snatched a parliamentary seat off the Labour Party in a by-election on Thursday. In the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, in north-west