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A judge refuses to toss states' lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGE
Read full article: A judge refuses to toss states' lawsuit against Elon Musk and DOGEA federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit that accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency of illegally accessing government data systems, canceling government contracts and firing federal employees.
Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government
Read full article: Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal governmentElon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
South Africa denies trying to bend the rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatment
Read full article: South Africa denies trying to bend the rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatmentSouth Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born billionaire Elon Musk.
South Africa police minister says Trump 'twisted' facts to push baseless genocide claims
Read full article: South Africa police minister says Trump 'twisted' facts to push baseless genocide claimsSouth Africa's top law enforcement official says U.S. President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that a video he showed in the Oval Office was of burial sites for more than 1,000 white farmers and he โtwistedโ the facts while pushing a false narrative about mass killings of white people in his country.
The Latest: House passes Trumpโs big tax bill in overnight session
Read full article: The Latest: House passes Trumpโs big tax bill in overnight sessionHouse Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trumpโs priority bill to approval.
'Into the mouth of Trump hell'? South African president says White House meeting wasn't so dramatic
Read full article: 'Into the mouth of Trump hell'? South African president says White House meeting wasn't so dramaticThe sentiment in South Africa ahead of its leaderโs meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House was one of trepidation.
Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump
Read full article: Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with TrumpErnie Els and Retief Goosen spent the day before the Senior PGA Championship as guests of the South African president in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
Trump seizes on videos of a fringe South African politician as evidence of threats to white farmers
Read full article: Trump seizes on videos of a fringe South African politician as evidence of threats to white farmersPresident Donald Trump used a video shown in the Oval Office to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with claims that white farmers are being targeted and killed in the country.
Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight boardA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trumpโs firing of two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers
Read full article: Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmersPresident Donald Trump has used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers in that country.
The Latest: Johnson attempts to advance Trumpโs massive tax break bill
Read full article: The Latest: Johnson attempts to advance Trumpโs massive tax break billDespite risks that President Donald Trumpโs multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package could stall due to conservative holdouts, House Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared confident that they will be able to stick to their schedule and shore up Republican support for final passage before Memorial Day.
South Africaโs leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visit
Read full article: South Africaโs leader aims to salvage relationship with Trump in White House visitU.S. President Donald Trump will host South Africaโs leader at the White House for a meeting that might be tense.
Trump alleges 'genocide' in South Africa. White Afrikaner farmers reject that
Read full article: Trump alleges 'genocide' in South Africa. White Afrikaner farmers reject thatTopping the agenda at President Donald Trump's meeting with South Africa's president at the White House this week is the extraordinary new U.S. refugee policy welcoming white Afrikaner farmers who the Trump administration claims are persecuted.
Trumpโs stance against South Africa is not just about White farmers. Itโs also about Hamas and Iran
Read full article: Trumpโs stance against South Africa is not just about White farmers. Itโs also about Hamas and IranU.S. President Donald Trumpโs claim this week that there is an unreported โgenocideโ happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to punish over a range of issues.
South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees
Read full article: South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugeesPresident Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to hold talks at the White House next week.
Zelenskyy says he's cutting short a visit to South Africa after Russian attacks on Kyiv
Read full article: Zelenskyy says he's cutting short a visit to South Africa after Russian attacks on KyivUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is cutting short an official visit to South Africa because of a major Russian attack on Kyiv overnight.
South Africa's new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech
Read full article: South Africa's new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speechSouth Africaโs new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic โright-wingerโ in a speech in 2020.
South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled
Read full article: South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelledSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States after the ambassador was expelled last month.
An apartheid-era song Elon Musk has decried as anti-white is headline news again in South Africa
Read full article: An apartheid-era song Elon Musk has decried as anti-white is headline news again in South AfricaAn old anti-apartheid song that was a call for Black people to stand up against oppression and has now been decried by Elon Musk and others as promoting the killing of whites is back in the headlines in South Africa.
South Africa president says persecution of whites a 'false narrative' as Musk repeats genocide claim
Read full article: South Africa president says persecution of whites a 'false narrative' as Musk repeats genocide claimSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a โcompletely false narrative.โ.
Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American
Read full article: Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-AmericanThe Trump administrationโs decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being anti-white and anti-American.
EU announces a $5 billion investment in South Africa as the tariffs war with Trump escalates
Read full article: EU announces a $5 billion investment in South Africa as the tariffs war with Trump escalatesEuropean Union leaders have announced a 4.7 billion euro, or about $5.1 billion, investment package in South Africa to support green energy transition and vaccine production.
South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid
Read full article: South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aidLawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living.
Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator
Read full article: Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberatorSam Nujoma, Namibiaโs founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the countryโs Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries.
South African president slams Afrikaner lobby group's White House visit
Read full article: South African president slams Afrikaner lobby group's White House visitSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed a visit by a lobby group for the countryโs white minority Afrikaner community to the White House this week.
UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet
Read full article: UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meetU.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russiaโs top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa.
White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism
Read full article: White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racismSome white South Africans have showed support for President Donald Trump and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government.
The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court
Read full article: The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in courtSouth Africaโs second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new land expropriation law that was roundly criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Read full article: Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in CongoLeaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government.
Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country's land expropriation law
Read full article: Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country's land expropriation lawPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order formalizing his announcement earlier this week that heโll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africaโs racist apartheid era.
South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'
Read full article: South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would โnot be bullied.โ.
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
Read full article: Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safeThe Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.
South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump's funding threat
Read full article: South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump's funding threatSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the country's funding over a land expropriation law.
How Trump's pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk's criticism of his homeland
Read full article: How Trump's pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk's criticism of his homelandU.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa over what he called a massive human rights violation.
Trump plans to cut US funding to South Africa over land law. Musk has also criticized the country
Read full article: Trump plans to cut US funding to South Africa over land law. Musk has also criticized the countryU.S. President Donald Trump says he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation of the countryโs polices, claiming a โmassiveโ human rights violation is happening over a new land expropriation law.
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Read full article: Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capitalRwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congoโs largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power.
Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
Read full article: Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to order a national inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted to force them to surrender during a monthslong standoff.
The G20 has 'shock absorbers' to deal with Trump's return as US president, South Africa says
Read full article: The G20 has 'shock absorbers' to deal with Trump's return as US president, South Africa saysSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Group of 20 bloc has sufficient โshock absorbersโ to function effectively if a Donald Trump administration promotes an America First policy at the expense of international cooperation.
After a 2-year investigation, South African president won't be charged over $580K hidden in a couch
Read full article: After a 2-year investigation, South African president won't be charged over $580K hidden in a couchProsecutors say South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wonโt face criminal charges over a hidden cash scandal that was revealed more than two years ago and triggered an investigation by a special police unit.
South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived
Read full article: South Africa's top court will decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revivedSouth Africaโs Constitutional Court says it will hear a case next month brought by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75
Read full article: Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political career opposing apartheid, has died.
South Africa's justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandal
Read full article: South Africa's justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandalSouth Africaโs justice minister has denied corruption allegations against her related to a mutual bank scandal in which thousands of retirees lost their life savings.
South Africa's DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partners
Read full article: South Africa's DA party takes ANC to court in sign of friction between new coalition partnersSouth Africaโs Democratic Alliance is taking the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court over a preelection speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Former South African president Zuma faces expulsion from the ANC after joining a rival party
Read full article: Former South African president Zuma faces expulsion from the ANC after joining a rival partyFormer South African President Jacob Zumaโs disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress has been postponed for more arguments, as he faces expulsion for campaigning against the organization he once led as head of a new political party.
South Africa's unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here's a breakdown
Read full article: South Africa's unprecedented new coalition has 7 parties in the Cabinet. Here's a breakdownSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement for the continentโs most industrialized country.
South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalition
Read full article: South African president says Parliament will open July 18 amid discord in the new coalitionSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Parliament will open on July 18 as he remains locked in negotiations with other parties to form a Cabinet well before then amid rifts in the new governing coalition.
Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president with help from coalition parties
Read full article: Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president with help from coalition partiesCyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria.
How South Africa's rival parties 'found each other' in a last-ditch deal that saved a president
Read full article: How South Africa's rival parties 'found each other' in a last-ditch deal that saved a presidentSouth Africaโs main political rivals are now partners in government after they came together in a last-ditch coalition deal that ensured President Cyril Ramaphosa was dramatically reelected with cross-party support.
South Africa's President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal
Read full article: South Africa's President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition dealSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term after his African National Congress party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition and other parties.
South Africa's ANC says it has broad agreement with main opposition, others on coalition government
Read full article: South Africa's ANC says it has broad agreement with main opposition, others on coalition governmentA top official with South Africaโs African National Congress party says it has a broad agreement with the main opposition and other parties to form a coalition government.
South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remain
Read full article: South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remainSouth African opposition parties are meeting and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congressโ offer to become part of a government of national unity.
South Africa's ANC leans toward a 'unity' government that evokes Mandela but divisions are there
Read full article: South Africa's ANC leans toward a 'unity' government that evokes Mandela but divisions are thereSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with senior officials of the African National Congress to decide how to go about forming a government after the party lost its 30-year grip on power and left a post-election deadlock.
South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock
Read full article: South Africa's president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlockSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for his country's political parties to overcome their differences and find โcommon groundโ to form the first national coalition government in its young democracy.
The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election
Read full article: The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark electionThe African National Congress party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%
Read full article: South Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial election results put ruling ANC well below 50%South Africa is heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time as partial election results put the ruling African Nation Congress well short of a majority.
South Africa's election results may only be the start of a rocky political process. Here's why
Read full article: South Africa's election results may only be the start of a rocky political process. Here's whyThe real politicking in South Africa may start after the election results are announced as the country faces the possibility of no outright winner.
Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses momentous change
Read full article: Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses momentous changePartial results in South Africaโs national election have put the long-ruling African National Congress at less than 50% of the vote.
When South Africa's election results are expected and why the president will be chosen later
Read full article: When South Africa's election results are expected and why the president will be chosen laterSouth Africans have voted in a national election that could be the countryโs most hotly contested in 30 years.
Polls close and South Africa counts votes in election framed as its most important since apartheid
Read full article: Polls close and South Africa counts votes in election framed as its most important since apartheidSouth Africans have voted in an election seen as their countryโs most important in 30 years.
South Africa's opposition parties make a final call for historic change the day before election
Read full article: South Africa's opposition parties make a final call for historic change the day before electionSouth African opposition parties are making a final appeal to voters as the country faces the possibility of a landmark change in its young democracy.
South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994
Read full article: South Africa's election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country takes its most significant political step since it brought down apartheid and achieved democracy 30 years ago.
South Africa's 4 big political parties begin final weekend of campaigning ahead of election
Read full article: South Africa's 4 big political parties begin final weekend of campaigning ahead of electionSouth Africaโs four main political parties have begun a final weekend of campaigning before a possibly pivotal election that could bring the countryโs most important change in 30 years.
It's possible no party will get a majority in South Africa's election. Here's what that would mean
Read full article: It's possible no party will get a majority in South Africa's election. Here's what that would meanThe focus for South Africaโs national election next week is on the fate of the African National Congress party and whether it is going to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualification
Read full article: Former South African President Jacob Zuma criticizes top court over election disqualificationFormer South African President Jacob Zuma has criticized the countryโs highest court and his former allies in the ruling African National Congress over his disqualification from next weekโs election.
Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week's election
Read full article: Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week's electionFormer South African President Jacob Zuma has been disqualified from running for a seat in Parliament in next week's national election because of a previous criminal conviction.
Former South Africa leader Zuma promises jobs and free education as he launches party manifesto
Read full article: Former South Africa leader Zuma promises jobs and free education as he launches party manifestoFormer South African President Jacob Zuma has lamented the high levels of poverty among black South Africans and promised to create jobs and tackle crime as he launched his new political partyโs manifesto ahead of the countryโs much anticipated elections.
South Africa's election might be a defining moment โ with new complications. Here's what to know
Read full article: South Africa's election might be a defining moment โ with new complications. Here's what to knowSouth Africaโs election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.
South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players
Read full article: South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main playersAfter 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontent
Read full article: It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations are set against growing discontentSouth Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital.
Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roads
Read full article: Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa's deadly roadsAn 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged into a ravine before bursting into flames.
Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national election and who the major players are
Read full article: Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May's national election and who the major players arePolls suggest South Africa faces a historic turning point in a national election in May.
South Africa's ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party's achievements
Read full article: South Africa's ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party's achievementsSouth Africaโs President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the achievements of his ruling African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democracy, as it heads into a tight race in Mayโs election.
South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid ended
Read full article: South Africa sets May 29 elections that could be the most pivotal since apartheid endedSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29.
South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of elections
Read full article: South African president defends 30 years of ANC rule in speech to Parliament ahead of electionsSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa confronted some of his countryโs deep problems in his annual State of the Nation speech in Parliament on Thursday.
South Africa says Israel's campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. What can the UN do about it?
Read full article: South Africa says Israel's campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. What can the UN do about it?Israel is defending itself in the United Nationsโ highest court against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza.
Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!', is killed in a car crash at 68
Read full article: Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!', is killed in a car crash at 68The family of renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema says he has died in a car crash at the age of 68.
South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party
Read full article: South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new partyFormer South African President Jacob Zuma has denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he will vote for a newly-formed political formation in the countryโs general election next year.
A court sets aside the South African president's recognition of the Zulu king
Read full article: A court sets aside the South African president's recognition of the Zulu kingA South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosaโs decision to recognize Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the king of the countryโs 15 million-strong Zulu nation in what may spark a lengthy battle for the throne.
South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes. Putin and Xi strike more cautious note at meeting
Read full article: South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes. Putin and Xi strike more cautious note at meetingSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has accused Israel of war crimes and genocide in Gaza during a virtual meeting of leaders of developing countries including Russiaโs Vladimir Putin and Chinaโs Xi Jinping.
South African lawmakers vote in favor of closing Israel's embassy and cutting diplomatic ties
Read full article: South African lawmakers vote in favor of closing Israel's embassy and cutting diplomatic tiesA majority of South African lawmakers have voted in favor of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Gaza.
Long walk to school: 30 years into freedom, many kids in South Africa still walk miles to class
Read full article: Long walk to school: 30 years into freedom, many kids in South Africa still walk miles to classThousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change.
At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelined
Read full article: At UN, African leaders say enough is enough: They must be partnered with, not sidelinedAt the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous message, that their continent of more than 1.3 billion people is done being a โvictimโ of a post-world war order and must be recognized and partnered with as a global power in itself.
South Africa didn't know a US-sanctioned Russian ship carried its military purchases, inquiry finds
Read full article: South Africa didn't know a US-sanctioned Russian ship carried its military purchases, inquiry findsA presidential inquiry in South Africa has found government officials didn't know a U.S.-sanctioned Russian ship was assigned to deliver military equipment to the country until the vessel neared national waters.
A building marked by fire and death shows the decay of South Africa's 'city of gold'
Read full article: A building marked by fire and death shows the decay of South Africa's 'city of gold'The fire that killed at least 76 people last week in a rundown apartment block in Johannesburg has exposed not only the urban decay of South Africa's โcity of goldโ but also a failure of its post-apartheid government to provide for many of its poor Black majority.
India's Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions
Read full article: India's Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensionsIndiaโs prime minister and Chinaโs leader have agreed to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at the disputed border between them and bring home thousands of their troops deployed there.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic bloc
Read full article: Iran and Saudi Arabia are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in the BRICS economic blocIran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, along with the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia.
Xi, Putin and other leaders locked in discussions over an expansion of the BRICS economic bloc
Read full article: Xi, Putin and other leaders locked in discussions over an expansion of the BRICS economic blocThe leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have held closed-door discussions on the possible expansion of their BRICS economic bloc.
Putin denounces sanctions on Russia during his speech for a South Africa economic summit
Read full article: Putin denounces sanctions on Russia during his speech for a South Africa economic summitRussian President Vladimir Putin has taken multiple shots at the West on the opening day of an economic summit in South Africa.
Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away?
Read full article: Putin was meant to be at a summit in South Africa this week. Why was he asked to stay away?Vladimir Putin will be the odd one out when leaders from the BRICS economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Johannesburg this week.
Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South Africa
Read full article: Russia, China look to advance agendas at BRICS summit of developing countries in South AfricaRussia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week.