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2024-10-08, Asiatimes
There is a disturbing trend of people traveling to the sadder places of the world: sites of military attacks, war zones and disasters. Dark tourism is now a phenomenon,...
FILE - A police officer and a soldier from Benin stop a motorcyclist at a checkpoint outside Porga, Benin, March 26, 2022. Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a new report said Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the latest trend in the militants' movements to wealthier West African coastal nations.
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2024-09-04, Independent online (SA)
By Bayethe Msimang Africa is at a critical juncture, grappling with a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. Recent events in the Sahel and the escalating tensions...
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020
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2024-06-27, The Sun
ELON Musk has been the target of death threats since he was just five years old, his dad has told The U.S. Sun. The world's richest man, 52, told Tesla shareholders...
Public Technologies: ) PresidentCyril Ramaphosa has requested the National Assembly to consider afresh the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill out of concern by the President that the draft law may...
Public Technologies: ) PresidentCyril Ramaphosa has appointed interim board members for the National YouthDevelopmentAgency (NYDA) with effect from 1 December 2024 until a new board is appointed. The President has made these appointments in terms of Section 10(8)(c) of the...
The Sun: I’M ACelebrity star Oti Mabuse has left fans in tears after opening up about the tragic death of her teenage brother. Oti, 34, confided in her fellow campmates Danny Jones , Jane Moore and Tulisa while chatting about mental health. Oti Mabuse was...
Independent online (SA): Proteas coach Shukri Conrad described the Test series against Sri Lanka as a virtual “quarter-final” as both teams chase a spot in the final of the ICC Test Championship. The Proteas have a very good chance of making the showpiece match, which will be played...
The Unz Review: Africa now essentially needs political will to fight infrastructural problems, a human capital deficit and an institutional deficit. JOHANNESBURG – At the APEC annual summit in Lima, ComradeXi Jinping was practically coronated as the King ofPeru, as a lively...
Business Day: Veteran journalist and radio talk-show host Jean-Jacques Cornish will be remembered for his witty storytelling and his passion for African affairs as media colleagues and the SA NationalEditorsForum (Sanef) pay tribute to their late colleague. Cornish,...
Independent online (SA): LucasMasterpieces” Moripe, who lit up South Africa’s football fields in the 1970s, has died after a long battle with illness. Moripe, who mesmerised opponents and spectators alike during an injury ravaged career, spent his last years confined to a wheelchair...
Moneyweb: Christian Deschodt – PHD student and Researcher: Invertebrate Biosystematics and ConservationGroup, University of Pretoria......
Moneyweb: This evening we look at the markets with FNB Wealth and Investments, speak to Public...
Business Day: After studying emerging markets now for almost 20 years it has become quite apparent that investors don’t really buy the current status of a country’s development, but its pathway towards something better. This is as true of foreign direct investment as it is...
Public Technologies: ) In Africa, millions of girls struggle to access education, and one of the most overlooked barriers is period poverty. A lack of affordable menstrual products, limited sanitation facilities and pervasive cultural taboos around menstruation result in many...