Roelf Meyer appointed US ambassador, oil prices fall on hopes of talks, and Amazon’s bid to rival Starlink

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Ramaphosa appoints Roelf Meyer to head Washington embassy Roelf Meyer, a key National Party negotiator in the talks that ended apartheid in the 1990s, has

Pope “not afraid” of Trump, food price hikes loom in SA, DA aims at overcoming “trust deficit”

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Pontiff vows to “continue to speak strongly against war” US President Donald Trump, facing a backlash from conservative supporters, hastily withdrew from Truth Social an

Orbán falls, Trump orders blockade of Hormuz … and slams Pope Leo

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Orbán tumbles after sixteen-year spell in power ended by upstart Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orbán has lost power to the upstart centre-right Tisza party

Lesufi hails Gauteng growth plan, Israel approves talks with Lebanon and tensions high ahead of US-Iran talks

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“Implementation at scale” key to Gauteng growth plan – Lesufi Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the success of the province’s Gauteng Economic Growth and Development

Iran’s warning over Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Trump faces new Senate challenge, and SA’s record orange exports

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Iran says US “must choose” war or peace over Israel’s continuing attacks on Lebanon Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has warned that Israel’s continuing

Oil price falls, but tough talks loom over Iran, mixed feelings among Iranians, and rapper West’s UK visa denied

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Oil price falls as hopes rise after ceasefire, but tough talks loom The price of a barrel of oil dropped below the $100 mark for

Trump’s (latest) deadline looms, Bozell to be formally accredited, and doubts about scale of gambling spend

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Iranians “willing to suffer to have their freedom”, Trump says In his fifth deadline since 21 March, US President Donald Trump warned in an expletive-laden

Oil price rises after Trump’s address, Iran warns of more attacks, and Chery to open SA factory

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Trump’s comments on prolonged war prompt oil-price rise US President Donald Trump’s comment on the Iran conflict that “[w]e will hit them extremely hard over

Ramaphosa hails investment pledges, Trump prepares prime-time speech on Iran, and schoolgirl pregnancy measures proposed

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Ramaphosa claims investment conference success President Cyril Ramaphosa says yesterday’s – sixth – investment conference has prompted fixed investment commitments of R415 billion over the

Motorists brace for fuel-price shock, speculation over end to Iran war, and US’s NATO relationship in doubt

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SA braces for big fuel-price hike While President Cyril Ramaphosa has indicated that the government may provide some relief to cushion the impact of fuel