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SA first Cabinet Lekgotla of GNU gets under way

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says members of the Government of National Unity (GNU) are hard at work to better the lives of South Africans.

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No alternative to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA: UN Chief

United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres declared on Friday that there is no alternative to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and 118 countries backed the relief organisation as indispensable, amid stepped up efforts by Israel to dismantle it

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SA President to chair first GNU cabinet lekgotla

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will chair the first Government of National Unity (GNU) cabinet lekgotla this weekend.

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'Kenya MPs flaunting wealth on social media added fuel to tax protests'

Luxury cars, private helicopters, mounds of cash. The lavish lifestyles of Kenya's lawmakers, splashed across TikTok and X, added fuel to anger simmering last month among a young, plugged-in population over proposed tax hikes.

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Kenya's police chief resigns following criticism over protests

Kenya's police chief, Japhet Koome resigned, resigned this afternoon following intense criticism of officers' conduct during recent anti-government protests that left at least 39 people dead.

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SAPS destroys 263 545 firearms

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says that over the past five years, it has destroyed a staggering 263 545 firearms.

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'Nigerian school building collapses killing 22 people'

Twenty-two people were killed, after a two-storey school building collapsed in central Nigeria's Plateau state, Sky news reported this Saturday.

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Passenger plane crash near Moscow kills three

A Sukhoi Superjet passenger plane crashed in the Moscow region today and three crew members were presumed killed, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

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Africa proposes WTO chief for second term

The African Group has asked World Trade Organization (WTO) Chief, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to run for a second term as the Head of the global trade watchdog, a document showed today.

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Nigerian judge sets Binance tax evasion trial for October

A Nigerian court will begin a trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over tax evasion charges on October 11, the Judge hearing the case said today.

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