Far-right Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female prime minister

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The leader of the Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, claimed a clear majority victory in the snap parliamentary elections on Sunday.

President Ramaphosa congratulates UK PM Liz Truss on first day in office

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his congratulations to Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss as she starts her first day in office on Wednesday.

Pakistan faces ’monsoon on steroids’, needs urgent assistance

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In a bid to assist Pakistan with the devastating floods that has killed more than 1,100 people, the UN has issued an appeal for $160 million to help the country ...

What South Africans should know about governments that embraced internet shutdowns

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With an increasing global trend towards digital control, many governments are flipping the kill switch and using internet access as a weapon against its own people. ...

Here’s why YouTube, Facebook, TikTok banned influencer Andrew Tate

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YouTube has followed Facebook, Twitter and TikTok and banned former kick-boxer and influencer Andrew Tate from its platform.

UN working with US and EU to get Russian food to markets

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is working closely with the EU and US to ensure Russian food and fertilisers reach the global markets.

Load shedding: Just like South Africa, UK braces for blackouts

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South Africa faced its biggest power test recently which led to Stage 6 load shedding –but we’re not alone. The UK now also plans to implement organised power cuts. ...

Here’s why the FBI raided Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach

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Former US president Donald Trump disclosed on Monday that the FBI searched his home at Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach

Why SA failed to secure international deal to resolve power crisis

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Hopes of alleviating South Africa’s power crisis received another blow when Turkish company Karpowership’s plan to supply more than 1,200 megawatts of power to South ...

Jobs: Here’s why skilled South Africans are resigning to move overseas

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While a number of countries around the world have experienced the phenomenon called the “great resignation”, in South Africa it’s been different as highly skilled ...

Is al-Qaeda still relevant in 2022?

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On Monday, US President Joe Biden announced that the CIA killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Kabul, Afghanistan at the weekend, however, is al-Qaeda still ...

Biden ready to pursue nuclear arms talks with Putin

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US President Joe Biden called on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to act in good faith in his bid to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Moscow.

US Secretary Antony Blinken to visit SA to strengthen ties

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will launch the US Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa during the visit to South Africa and other African states.

Here’s what Ramaphosa can learn from China, India’s renewable energy roll-out

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Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on the new measures to deal with Eskom’s energy crisis, the Human Sciences Research Council looked at how South ...

Watch VideoZelensky says Africa is a ’hostage’ of Russia’s war on Ukraine

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During an address to the African Union (AU) on Monday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky warned officials of food insecurity on the continent and called Africa ...

Capitol Hill riots hearing - Donald Trump accused of 'attempted coup' on January 6

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Following 11 months of investigation on the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, former US President Donald Trump has been accused of an ‘attempted coup’ during ...

Watch VideoBoris Johnson remains British Prime Minister after winning confidence vote

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold onto his position as the prime minister after winning a vote of confidence on Monday.

Watch VideoElon Musk to build 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars

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South African-born billionaire Elon Musk on Monday said his space venture SpaceX aims to build over 1,000 Starships to transport life to Mars.

Watch VideoCyril Ramaphosa responds to rising food prices and unemployment

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SA’s president met with an independent group of global leaders known as ‘The Elders’, where they discussed a range of issues, from rising inflation, rising food ...

Ramaphosa set to discuss climate change, vaccine equity in meeting with The Elders

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet The Elders, a group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, on Thursday to discus global recovery ...

Watch VideoChina warns US to stop ’playing with fire’

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China warned the United States that it was ’playing with fire’ and should not underestimate its will to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests.

Should SA parents be concerned over US baby formula crisis?

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As part of US President Joe Biden’s plan to solve the baby formula crisis, his team launched ’Operation Fly Formula’ to import infant formula from across Europe, ...

Dancing Elon Musk hands over first Teslas in Germany

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US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla officially opened its first Gigafactory in Europe on Tuesday, with a dancing Elon Musk being cheered as he oversaw the handover ...

Watch VideoWATCH: Fake videos surface of Zelensky, Putin saying the war is over

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Tech giant Meta’s online security team have been busy after deepfake videos surfaced on its social media platforms showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...

WATCH: Ukrainians defuse unexploded Russian bombs

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With United States intelligence officials having discovered that Russia’s been using secret ’decoy dart’ missiles in their attacks, Ukrainians on the ground have ...