Lungu gets go-ahead to run in Zambia

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The President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, has been given the go-ahead to stand for another term. The country’s Constitutional Court has ruled that he can

Having a jolly good time

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Age has not dimmed Queen Elizabeth’s sense of humour, judging by her wry question to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an evidently interminable round

Left-wing candidate victorious in Peru presidential race

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Pedro Castillo seems set to be the next President of Peru. In a very tight race, Castillo emerged victorious over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of

SA expels Lesotho diplomats

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The South African Government has given a number of Lesotho diplomats 72 hours to leave the country. The diplomats had allegedly been illegally selling duty-free

Omar clarifies remarks on Hamas, Taliban after drawing fire

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Democratic Party congresswoman Ilhan Omar has denied making a ‘moral comparison’ between Hamas and the Taliban and the United States and Israel after being rebuked

Government gives up controlling share of SAA

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A majority black-owned consortium of Global Airways and Harith, to be known as Takatso, is to take a 51% share of SAA as a ‘strategic

CSA fires Gwaza

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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has fired its former company secretary, Welsh Gwaza, who had been suspended since the end of last year. Gwaza was dismissed

Argentinian President upsets Brazilians with ‘jungle’ comments

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The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has caused a regional diplomatic tiff by saying that while Argentinians were from Europe, Brazilians were from the ‘jungle’.

Auckland tops Liveability Index

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The world’s best city to live in is Auckland in New Zealand. This is according to the latest Liveability Index released by the Economist Intelligence

SA Zionist Federation lays complaint of political bias against Judge Desai

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The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) has lodged a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) against Judge Siraj Desai, saying his ‘conduct over many