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Russia says 700 000 children ‘have found refuge with us’
Russia has brought about 700 000 children from the conflict zones in Ukraine into Russian territory, a senior official, Grigory Karasin, head of the international
Vietnam bans Barbie movie over South China Sea map
The soon-to-be-released Barbie film contains a scene that features what Vietnam regards as an ‘offensive image’ of China’s nine-dash line, a detail used in Chinese
9 Tembisa employees involved in corruption still employed
Nine Tembisa Hospital officials who rigged inflated medical supply contracts are still at work; no disciplinary action has been taken against them, according to News24.
Tenderpreneur’s luxury cars auctioned, made R172m from Covid
The luxury vehicles of businessman Hamilton Ndlovu will go on auction on Wednesday. Ndlovu secured close to R172 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts
Dutch king apologises for slavery
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has formally apologised for his country’s role in the slave trade, describing it as a ‘horror’ that left him feeling
Ethiopia asks to join BRICS
On Thursday the foreign ministry of Ethiopia announced that it had formally asked to join the BRICS group of countries. The group which contains major
Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso’s military committed atrocities
A Human Rights Watch report released on Thursday claims that between February and May of this year, the Burkina Faso army carried out a series
Cambodian PM threatens to ban Facebook ahead of elections
Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, has threatened to block Facebook in his country. This comes after a Facebook oversight board proposed banning Hun
Reconsider the procurement regime for SoEs – Portia Derby
Transnet CEO, Portia Derby, has asked government to reconsider the procurement regime for state-owned entities (SOEs), to ease requirements for procuring goods and services. She
Sweden suffers diplomatic fallout from Quran burning
Sweden has been on the receiving end of diplomatic protests and at least one physical assault on an embassy after a copy of the Quran