French government collapses after PM Michel Barnier was ousted in no-confidence vote

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MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. The former Brexit

Opportunity and affordability reverse semigration

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Affordability is pushing some South Africans from expensive areas like Cape Town to more affordable towns in the Western Cape, or to Gauteng for better

Status quo likely in Ireland after election

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An election in Ireland is likely to see the status quo remain, with the two biggest parties in the previous governing coalition Fianna Fail (FF)

Pope writes letter of support to Nicaraguan Catholics facing persecution

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Pope Francis has written a letter of support to the Catholics of Nicaragua, who are living under an increasingly authoritarian government which had clamped down

MKP Mpumalanga convener reinstated

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Mary Phadi, expelled leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party in the Mpumalanga Legislature, has won a court challenge to her expulsion from the legislature and

Put merit ahead of demographics – IRR

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If the goal of policy on fishing rights and managing the fishing industry “is to promote economic growth, ecological sustainability, and job creation, merit must

May Day! May Day! Air traffic services are in a spin!

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Thousands of flights have been serially delayed or cancelled in South Africa as a result of a crisis at Air Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS),

SWAPO wins in Namibia in disputed poll

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The governing SWAPO, and its presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, have won a disputed poll in Namibia. Nandi-Ndaitwah will become the country’s first female President. According

All SA’s property rights threatened by move on rural landowners, IRR warns 

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Pressure must be brought to bear against the harmful aspects of the recently signed Communal Property Association (CPA) Amendment Act if the argument in favour

SACP to go it alone in 2026 elections…again

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The South African Communist Party (SACP) has decided to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) independently of the ANC.  General Secretary Solly Mapaila said