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South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address at the City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 10, 2022.
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2023-05-31, Yahoo Daily News
Russian PresidentVladimir Putin and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at a summit in 2019 South Africa plans to change its law so that it has the power to...
UN: Africa’s Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread
A desolate, semi-arid landscape surrounds the Sahel village of Ndiawagne Fall in Kebemer, Senegal, on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The region is on one end of a project called “Great Green Wall” that was once envisioned as a way for Africa to fight climate change.
AP / Leo Correa
2023-05-17, Wtop
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State,...
South African Military Delegation in Moscow for ‘Combat Readiness’ Talks
South African Gen. Lawrence Mbatha speaks at AFRICOM SANDF Accountability Colloquium 2020
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2023-05-15, Moscow Times
The commander of South Africa's ground forces is in Moscow for talks on improving combat readiness, Russian news agencies said Monday, citing Russia’s Defense...
Anxiety mounts for Zimbabwean woman as waiting game continues for ZEP waiver2023-06-05
Eye Witness News: By the end of this month, Zimbabweans who have not found other ways to regularise their stay in this country may be forced back across the border as the ZEP expires at the end of this month. JOHANNESBURG - The imminent expiry of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit...
South Africa sends condolences to India following a train accident in the state of Odisha, 3 June 2023 (Department of International Relations and Co-operation - Republic of South Africa)2023-06-05
Public Technologies: ) On behalf of the Government and the people of South Africa, PresidentCyril Ramaphosa has sent a message of condolences to the Government and the people of India, in particular the families of the deceased following the train accident on Friday, 02 June...
Statistics South Africa to release the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q:1 of 2023 (Stats SA - Statistics South Africa)2023-06-05
Public Technologies: ) IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS NavigationHomeFindStatistics By Theme By Place Indicators SDG Publications Statistical publications Tariff policy Codes and classifications Questionnaires Order publications Census 2022 Census 2016 CS Results 2016...
Who is Michael Neser? Robbed in a car accident, catching the heaviest fish in Kenya, born in South Africa, and now playing for Australia against India in WTC2023-06-05
Indian Express: There is a video on the official Cricket Australia site from six years ago when Michael Neser knocked down the stumps of Tasmania opener Jake Hancock with an crazy in-bending inswinger, that started from the sixth stump line to take out the middle peg. The...
As ZEP expiration looms, Zimbabweans left frustrated over long wait for waivers2023-06-05
Eye Witness News: More than 178,000Zimbabweans may be forced back home at the end of this month if the Pretoria High Court rules in favour of the South African government, which is ending the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) system. JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabweans seeking to stay...
The Biden Administration’s Latest Tone-Deaf Foreign Policy Positions2023-06-05
Antiwar: >U.S. leaders rarely have been noted for being able to gauge changing sentiment in the international arena and adjusting their foreign policy accordingly. The Biden administration, however, may be setting new records for the tone-deaf quality of its policies....
Tambwe double sends Bordeaux-Begles into Top 14 semis2023-06-05
Urdu Point: Paris, June 5 (UrduPoint / PakistanPointNews - 5th Jun, 2023 ) :Congolese winger Madosh Tambwe scored twice as Bordeaux-Begles beat Lyon 32-25 on Sunday to seal a place in next weekend's French Top 14 semi-finals in a game played without a television match...
President Ramaphosa focuses the Presidential Coordinating Council on service delivery (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)2023-06-04
Public Technologies: ) PresidentCyril Ramaphosa convened the Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) on Friday, 02 June 2023. The PCC is the President's platform for consultation and crucial engagement with provinces and organised local government in order to raise matters of...
Sharks and Cheetahs seal home semi-finals, other teams to fight it out for final two places2023-06-04
Independent online (SA): Cape Town — The Sharks and Free State Cheetahs have both secured a home semi-final in the Currie Cup after picking up hard-fought wins on Saturday. Now, the final round-robin matches will determine which one of the two team will be in pole position to host a...
Cholera death toll rises to 262023-06-04
Eye Witness News: The national health department hasn't released any details about where the latest death was recorded....
Halal Afrika features Joe Mettle on ‘You No Be Man’2023-06-04
Joy Online: Gospel music collective, Halal Afrika, has released ‘You No Be Man’, which features multiple award-winning gospel artiste Joe Mettle. Recorded live at the prestigious HeartfeltArena in Pretoria, South Africa, and produced RodneyEast, a multiple award-winning...
UNHCR calls for urgent support for 6.2 million people forcibly displaced by conflict in DR Congo (UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)2023-06-04
Public Technologies: ) HomePress releases Press releases UNHCR calls for urgent support for 6.2 million people forcibly displaced by conflict in DR Congo 03 June 2023 UNHCR Assistant High CommissionerGillian Triggs (centre) meets internally displaced women in Luchagara internal...
Southern Italy and Sicily2023-06-04
Dothan Eagle: JESS FLEMING, PIONEER PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. — During the long, cold Minnesota winter, more than three dozen readers and I had the chance to escape to an unexpected tropical paradise — Sicily and Southern Italy. I had been to Tuscany before, but the beaches,...
Ukraine’s cross-border tactics are aimed at destabilizing Russia. Judging by the response, they’re working2023-06-04
NewstalkZB: CNN — Ukraine has opened a new front in its battle to drive out the Russian invader - in Russia. But it is oddly coy about admitting that it has sent troops, fired artillery, and flown drones into its neighbour's territory. The operations of Russian citizens,...