COMMENT For many, the racist and Islamophobic attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which left at least 50 people dead, are difficult to reconcile with the image of a country known for its friendliness, hospitality and egalitarianism. New…
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One month after a peace deal was signed to end the civil war, fighting continues in the Central African Republic, while the thorny issue of amnesty for militants has not been clearly resolved. COMMENT There is no doubt a peace…
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Two former Public Investment Corporation (PIC) officials have been debarred from the financial services sector after they were found to be unfit and improper in terms of the standards of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. The information was…
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Almost 850 000 people have been affected by severe rains and flooding caused by cyclone Idai, a tropical cyclone that hit the Mozambican port of Beira on Thursday night. Parts of Malawi and Zambia have also been affected. So far,…
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PIC man digs himself a deep hole When Paul Magula testified this week about malfeasance, he should have recalled what he reportedly told the VBS investigators Corruption allegations don’t count, says Magashule Magashule said candidates who had been convicted of…
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Little more than three months before it hosts the Africa Cup of Nations, Egyptian football has been plunged into its latest crisis with major clubs squabbling, games regularly called off and security services intervening amid ongoing safety concerns. “This is…
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær admitted Manchester United produced the poorest performance of his reign as Wolves sent them crashing out of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 quarter-final win. But United’s interim manager was remarkably upbeat despite his side’s…
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær admitted Manchester United produced the poorest performance of his reign as Wolves sent them crashing out of the FA Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 quarter-final win. But United’s interim manager was remarkably upbeat despite his side’s…
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An overview of the long-awaited report by auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which has been investigating the shenanigans at retailer Steinhoff, has revealed that a range of “fictitious and/or irregular” transactions inflated the profits and assets of the group by over…
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Manchester United will take on Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinal — a repeat of the 2009 and 2011 finals. The clash is the pick of what promises to be an exciting round of match-ups. Ajax Amsterdam and Juventus, who…
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