Wed 05 June 2024: There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that Ethiopian forces and their allies carried out “acts constituting the crime […]
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Wed 05 June 2024: Consumers are expected to feel some relief this month as the price of all grades of fuel are expected to fall. This was announced by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) in a statement on Tuesday. The decreases are as follows: Petrol 93 and 95 (ULP and LRP): R1,24 […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: Britain intends to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda on 24 July, a government lawyer said on Monday, although the hotly contested scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party winning the upcoming General Election, Reuters has reported. Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda if they have arrived in Britain without permission […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: The governing party has a range of potential partners. But early negotiations suggest that no deal would be easy. Johannesburg, South Africa — After suffering a stunning blow in last week’s election, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has begun closed-door negotiations with its political opponents to begin talks about forming […]
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Sat 01 June 2024: Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according to a report published on Thursday, Reuters reports. Analysis by Swissaid, an organisation that focuses on development […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: Nineteen international humanitarian organisations warned on Friday of “imminent famine” in Sudan if the parties to the conflict continue to prevent humanitarian agencies from providing relief to those in need. According to the United Nations (UN) News website, this was relayed in a joint statement signed by the heads of 19 international […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the country’s political parties to work together for the good of the country as final results from last week’s election confirmed his African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority for the first time. The result, announced on Sunday, is the worst election showing for the […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur advanced to the French Open quarterfinals for the second time with a hard-fought 6-4 6-4 victory over Denmark’s Clara Tauson on Sunday, and she celebrated by singing with her fans. World number nine Jabeur broke the 72nd-ranked Tauson’s service in a close third game and nearly dropped her […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: The governing party must form a coalition government but some opposition parties want the president out of the picture first. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has lost its majority in the country’s election this week for the first time since the end of apartheid, in a major setback for […]
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Sat 01 June 2024: Egypt, often the world’s biggest wheat importer, will raise the price of heavily subsidised bread for the first time in decades, Reuters reported. The price of subsidised bread will jump 300 per cent to 20 piasters ($0.0042) from five piasters starting in June, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said at a press conference yesterday. […]
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