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South Africa: Land Reform Committee Calls for Decisive Action to Advance Women’s Access to Land and Economic Empowerment Zawya
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the precautionary suspension of police commissioner General Fannie Masemola, clearing the way for him to return to the helm of the South African Police Service on Monday, following the withdrawal of criminal charges against him. His suspension stemmed from charges levelled by Idac.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has named a caretaker government to stabilise the northern Tigray region and prepare for an election within six months, after fighting erupted between a rebel alliance and federal troops.
European Union leaders rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a summit on Friday as US President Donald Trump fired another salvo at Ukraine, calling its strikes on Russian refineries a "disgrace".
Bulgaria has formally asked NATO to deploy combat aircraft and anti-drone systems to bolster its defences after a series of drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Friday.
South African president reinstates suspended police chief Reuters
South African households are being crippled by a cost of living crisis that does not show up in headline economic indicators. To restore their purchasing power and human dignity, there needs to be an increased focus on logistics, municipal tariffs and structural reforms.
Athletics South Africa president James Moloi has been found to have used his ASA credit facility as a ‘personal slush card’.
KYIV, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery on Thursday after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Kyiv was abandoning a ceasefire covering energy sites announced by US President Donald Trump, and criticised Trump's willingness to strike deals with Moscow.
MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Mexico's president said on Thursday a drastic reduction in the protected area for the near-extinct vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, will help fishing communities, although critics fear the move threatens the species' survival.
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The FBI and US Postal Service's law enforcement arm said on Thursday they were investigating suspicious mailings, including some sent to state election officials and legislators' offices ahead of the 3 November midterm elections.
Court rulings on some of South Africa’s most contested laws could improve business sentiment after years of policy uncertainty, according to the head of one of the nation’s biggest wealth and money-management firms.
While labour unions call for drastic government intervention to halt job losses, economic experts caution that an outright ban could fuel black-market trading rather than fix South Africa’s underlying manufacturing challenges.
Minister Willie Aucamp wants to see proactive measures in place to deal with the unfolding El Niño
Johannesburg deputy mayor Loyiso Masuku, one of the party’s potential mayoral candidates, says the ANC must rebuild public trust through accountable councillors, better revenue collection and urgent action on failing services. But will voters buy it?
A lie about white genocide, served with the full intoxicating power of the United States, is quietly poisoning the room. South Africa’s job is to open the door before morning.
At one of the first meetings of the Constitutional Court, its president, Arthur Chaskalson, tasked Justices Albie Sachs and Yvonne Mokgoro with ‘décor’ and gave them R10,000. That’s where the story of the court’s iconic green robes begins.
The two shootings took place only a few weeks before pivotal, nationwide local elections, and as the party, the A.N.C., is embroiled in a dispute over the eligibility of more than 100 candidates.
Indian authorities have asked Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave the country by the end of the month, saying he breached immigration laws after joining a protest against the election commission chief, local media reported on Thursday.
With fewer than three weeks to the elections, the ANC has won its battle to get its 181 candidates back on the ballot. A tearful Fikile Mbalula then turned to the DA, which opposed the ANC’s case, saying their GNU relationship must be reviewed, pointing out that there were other parties in Parliament the ANC could work with.
Nutrition experts are urging South Africa’s Nutrition Congress organisers to ban ultra-processed food companies from future congresses, arguing that their sponsorship creates conflicts of interest and risks ‘healthwashing’.
SAO PAULO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's Senate on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment to reduce the country's workweek from six days to five, providing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a key legislative win less than two weeks before the country's presidential runoff.
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has rejected a government watchdog's recommendation that US immigration officials should use technology that would automatically activate body-worn cameras when an officer pulls their weapon or sets off a car siren.
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