German coalition talks on track

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The Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have completed positive preliminary talks to form a coalition after Germany’s recent election, according to

Carney wins Liberal Party vote in Canada

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Mark Carney, the former governor of both the Canadian and English central banks, has won an election to become the next leader of the Canadian

Tributes to Fugard, dead at 92

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Renowned South African playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard, who died in Stellenbosch at the weekend, is remembered in tributes as a giant of the

No “megaphone diplomacy”, Presidency says of latest Trump “lies”

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Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has said South Africa will not “partake in counterproductive megaphone diplomacy” with the United States, and remained committed to building “a

Multi-million-dollar reward offered for capture of DRC rebel leaders

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The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much

Afghan women face deportation after Trump freeze on foreign aid

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More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman are facing deportation back to Afghanistan because of the Trump

Ecstasy may have aided 7 October survivors in recovery

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Neurosurgeons with survivors of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on partygoers at the Nova music festival near Gaza’s border say there are early signs

Firing-squad execution first in 15 years

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Brad Sigmon of South Carolina was shot to death just after 6pm last evening by three state corrections department volunteers firing rifles at his chest

IRR welcomes hospital’s group’s legal action against NHI

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Eight months after the National Health Insurance Act became law, South Africans “still have no clue about how much their taxes will be increased by

Probe “fishy” R1.8 billion Gauteng payment, DA urges

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has exposed a “suspicious” R1.8 billion payment by the Gauteng Department of Education to the ANC-linked Matthew Goniwe School