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Escalation of Sudanese Civil War leads to Genocide in City of El Fasher

In Darfur, Sudan the civil war is heating up. The regime in Khartoum lost its last stronghold in the western region to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias, the city of El-Fasher. The loss of El-Fasher, the North Darfur State Capital, to the RSF is a huge loss to the formal military regime led by […]

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United States Government Shutdown Drives Country into Depth detrimental to South African Trade

South Africa and the world have to brace itself for a devaluation of the United States (US) dollar. America’s gross national debt has come to surpass its $ 38 trillion limit for the first time, US Treasury Department data shows. The mounting American debt has increased beyond the apex as the government remains closed. This

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Ramaphosa Departs Malaysia at the end of Special Summit with ASEAN

President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for home. The President concludes a four-day official visit to the south east Asian country that emphasised the long-standing friendship and shared values between South Africa and Malaysia. President Ramaphosa had attended the 47th ASEAN Summit and related Summits as a Guest of the Chair, Malaysian

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Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch Secure Qualifications in CAF Confederation Cup

A new achievement was added to the history books of African football. Both Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch secured double qualification in CAF Confederation Cup. Both teams will be representing South Africa side by side in the CAF. Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch secured their victories through emphatic home victories on Sunday 26 October. At the Dobsonville

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Transport Minister Creecy Proceeds to renew Controversial Oil Contracts While Tech Corporation Ali Baba Opens Branch in Durban

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is facing criticism over her decision to renew 35-year terminal operator agreements with international oil companies like BP at the Durban port’s Transnet Island View Precinct (IVP). The minister is staying put to her guns. The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperation, and the Portfolio for Transport have urged Creecy’s

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Japan Swears in New Female Prime Minister Takaichi as Ramaphosa is in Indonesia for State Visit

Japanese female politician Sanae Takaichi has been confirmed as her country’s Prime Minister. As leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which won the lion’s share of 237 out of 465 seats in the lower house of the National Diet, the Japanese Legislature, she is the first woman to hold the country’s highest office. However,

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SA To Rethink Core Financial Infrastructure redesign and become Hub for Green Industrial Future

South Africa is on a journey that could lead it to pioneer the next wave of inclusive economic growth. This will depend on the path it will take as a country. When the discussion of growth-enabling infrastructure is brought up, the focus is on what steel and concrete will be used in construction of said

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SA Swimming Athlete Sets New Short Course World Record at Swimming World Cup Westmont

South African Swimming Athlete Kate Douglass set a new short course world record at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup at Westmont, Illinois, in the United States. This was her third short course world record across three separate and different events. The five-time Olympic Medallist added to that count on Sunday (19 October) evening which

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US President Claims Peace is coming to Gaza Hamas consents to Releasing hostages

United States President Donald J. Trump claims that his idea of peace in Gaza is imminent and could have the final say on the Palestinian territory’s future. That is to say if Trump and his advisors carry through with the 20-point step peace plan they have created. Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has welcomed the

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Visit Dubai Roadshow in Durban and Scandal surrounding Bidder’s attempt to set aside Transnet’s unpopular R11 bn container deal fails

The Visit Dubai Roadshow recently took place this week with three South African cities playing host – Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. The Roadshow presentation is about offering local travel industry professionals an opportunity to engage with the Dubai Emirati tourism representatives and learn what the Persian Gulf metropolis has to offer as a tourism

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