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One man’s quest to hike 30 destinations reveals the beauty of...
Thabiso Nxumalo carefully ascends a rocky mountain trail, stopping occasionally to catch his breath and enjoy the expansive views of Eswatini’s highlands and valleys.
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The coming test of a communist government
The SACP’s criticism of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s medium term budget offers voters a preview of how the party would spend public money if...
The ‘Bradley effect’ was clearly in full swing in Israel’s election
Who would have thought that Benjamin Netanyahu would be politically breathing at the end of these general elections in Israel. After all, the polls...
eThekwini on high alert as severe thunderstorms threaten flooding and damage
The eThekwini Municipality has placed its disaster management and emergency services teams on high alert after a severe thunderstorm warning issued for the region.
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Senegalese lawmakers reject revised budget key for new IMF deal
Senegalese lawmakers on Friday rejected for a second time a revised budget that is crucial to sealing a new programme with the International Monetary Fund, according to a…
Competing US, Russia resolutions on Western Sahara defeated in UN Security...
Russia vetoed a US-drafted resolution on Western Sahara at the Security Council on Friday, leaving the UN peacekeeping mission there without a
African lenders formally establish $5 billion energy bank
The African Export-Import Bank and the African Petroleum Producers' Organisation have formally established the Africa Energy Bank, according to a statement from Afreximbank on
Ghana says Russia to back 2 000 MW nuclear plant, deepen...
Russia has agreed to work with Ghana on developing a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant following talks at the Russia-Africa Summit, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto
Samples for two suspected Ebola cases in Nigeria turn out negative
Health authorities in Nigeria investigating two suspected Ebola cases in the country's northeast region confirmed that the samples tested negative after two rounds of
UK PM Burnham says he is ‘open’ to formal apology for...
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is open to calls for a formal apology for Britain's historical role in slavery, before attending next week's Commonwealth
