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Minister Willie Aucamp wants to see proactive measures in place to deal with the unfolding El Niño.
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A lie about white genocide, served with the full intoxicating power of the United States, is quietly poisoning the room. South Africa’s job is to open the door before morning.
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A comprehensive, Cabinet-approved plan exists to transition workers in the captive lion industry. What is missing isn’t detail or legal grounding, but the political will to implement it.
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In tonight's edition: As former Congolese president Joseph Kabila returns to centre stage with a new alliance with the M23 rebels, political leaders in DR Congo are having to choose sides.
Africa · France 24 · Africa ·
KIGALI – When a judge gets a case wrong, it does not simply fail the people before the court. The decision can send the dispute into another round of litigation,… The post Chief Justice Says Wrong Rulings Are Adding to Court Backlogs appeared first on KT PRESS.
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A top US Treasury official highlighted Dakar's case as an example of improvements in sovereign debt restructuring.
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PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promoted close ally Kudakwashe Tagwirei into Zanu PF’s powerful Politburo. Tagwirei, who was appointed Minister of Economic Development in Mnangagwa’s Cabinet a week ago, is being tipped to take over from him.
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International NGO Human Rights Watch is calling for greater access to Ethiopia's Tigray region to better protect the population. The organisation says the renewed fighting between federal forces and Tigrayan rebels has cost lives and access to vital services.
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Participants at Africa Energy Week in Cape Town are calling for greater efforts to ensure the vast resources of the African continent deliver industrial growth and provide much-needed employment as deals worth billions of dollars have already been struck at the five-day event.
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[allAfrica] Mauritius has imposed an overnight curfew following violent protests over water shortages and the rising cost of living, marking the island's worst unrest in decades.
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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The AI 10 Billion Initiative has received a boost following a visit by a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the African Development Bank Group to move from launch to delivery.
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The Citizen Hidden in a tanker and destined for South Africa’s roads, more than R10.4 million worth of illicit cigarettes were intercepted at the Musina-Beitbridge border, with a 54-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver now convicted and fined R10 million.
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AFROBAROMETER’s latest report has revealed mixed public perceptions of Zimbabwe’s democracy over the past five years, with one in five citizens believing the country has become more democratic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.
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THE Election Resource Centre (ERC) Africa has called on the Registrar-General to conduct a nationwide voter registration blitz and immediately launch a voters’ roll inspection campaign following the transfer of voter registration functions from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).
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In this extract from his talk on Remodelling Black Economic Empowerment at the BBBEE Symposium, organised by the South African Presidency in partnership with the Johannesburg Business School, William Gumede outlines the political and financial cost of BEE to the ANC and South Africa.
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A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man's infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
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In this video, Daily Maverick’s cartoonist Zapiro revisits the World News Day cartoon he published on 28 September 2026.Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edits and animations by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Ga…
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Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the River Nile and Lake Kyoga. Most of its 4.3 million people farm small, rain-fed plots.
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The east African nation is a global athletics powerhouse, particularly in long-distance and middle-distance running, but has seen a surge in doping cases in recent years.
Africa · France 24 · World ·
There has been a huge popular success for the IPO of the Dangote Refinery now ending on October 27th, 2026, after a 2-week extension. With the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a surge in global crude prices and, in turn, supply shortages…
Africa · France 24 · World ·
A new initiative faces serious questions about military influence, but its critics should not write it off prematurely.
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As a London borough moves to cut ties with Haifa, test your knowledge of the world's twin cities.
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The envoy lauds the progress in diplomatic efforts despite the worsening security and humanitarian situation.
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At least 12 women have been reported murdered in Ekurhuleni since July 2026, prompting speculation that a serial killer may be operating in Gauteng. Police have set up a task team to investigate possi…
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