Musk announces new political party

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Elon Musk appeared to affirm his break-up with former ally Donald Trump with his weekend announcement that he was forming a new political party. The

China can’t accept Ukraine win

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China could not accept a Ukrainian victory over Russia, Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, reportedly told the European Union’s head of foreign affairs, Kaja Kallas.

End “abuse” of health facilities by illegal foreigners − ActionSA

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ActionSA has come out strongly against what it calls the “continued abuse” of South African healthcare facilities by foreign nationals in the country illegally. The

Power outage keeps detained journalist in prison

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A Zimbabwean journalist, Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was unable to obtain bail after a power outage disrupted her bail hearing. Zaba had

Hong Kong legislators must “sincerely support” Beijing

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A proposed new code of conduct for legislators in Hong Kong imposes a heightened duty on them to demonstrate fealty to the government of the

ANC abusing National Dialogue − Rise Mzansi

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While the National Dialogue holds great potential for South Africa, the ANC is attempting to commandeer it, says Rise Mzansi. News24 quotes the party’s head

Russia first to recognise Taliban government

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Russia has become the first state to formally recognise Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The move was described by the country’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi

Hitler song prompts Australia to bar rapper Kanye West

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Kanye West’s song, Heil Hitler, drew millions of views within a day of its release in May – but has led to the American rapper

Malema’s SARB Bill a danger to property rights – IRR

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The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Amendment Bill – tabled by Economic Freedom Fighters’ leader Julius Malema in 2018 − is “undesirable, uneconomical, unfunded, unconsidered,

Minerals Council rejects chrome export taxes

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The Minerals Council SA has come out against proposals for an export tax on chrome, particularly on chrome concentrate. The cabinet has recently announced measures