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Ramaphosa hails eThekwini as model for turning around struggling municipalities

Durban – The eThekwini metropolitan municipality is providing a model for stabilising struggling local governments, President Cyril Ramaphosa said... Read more

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38-year-old arrested after wife’s body found in recycling bag in stream

Meyerton – A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his wife after her body... Read more

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Colombia elects new divided Congress ahead of May presidential vote

Bogotá –  Preliminary results in Colombia’s legislative elections on Sunday showed President Gustavo Petro’s left-wing bloc maintaining its status... Read more

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Vietnam mulls removing fuel duties as Mideast war hits supplies

Hanoi –  Vietnam is considering a plan to scrap tariffs on fuel imports, the government said, as the US-Israeli... Read more

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Pro-Iran factions in Iraq welcome new supreme leader as symbol of continuity

Baghdad –  Iraq’s pro-Iran groups welcomed on Monday the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader after... Read more

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SAWS warns of extreme heat as Cape Town braces for 40°C temperatures

Cape Town – The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that the western and south-western parts of South... Read more

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Drone strikes on Sudan markets kill 33: medical source

Khartoum –  Drone strikes on markets in paramilitary-controlled towns in the Kordofan region killed 33 people Sunday, while a... Read more

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Senegal lawmakers to debate same-sex relations bill Wednesday

Dakar –  Senegal’s National Assembly is scheduled on Wednesday to debate legislation that would double the maximum penalty for... Read more

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Guinea dissolves 40 political parties including main opposition

Conakry –  Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, in... Read more

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Deadly N6 crash: Five killed, 60 Zimbabwean nationals injured in bus collision

Eastern Cape – Five people were killed and 60 Zimbabwean nationals injured after a VW Polo collided head-on with... Read more

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