President Donald Trump blasted the FBI on Saturday, insisting it acted “for no reason and with no proof” when it opened an investigation into whether he was acting on Russia’s behalf after he fired the agency’s director, James Comey, in…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched the ANC’s manifesto for the May national and provincial elections with a promise to create a more inclusive economy, ending barriers to young people, women and rural communities. Ramaphosa promised that the governing party would,…
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A court in Myanmar has rejected an appeal by two Reuters news agency reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act, in a case that rallied press freedom advocates. Lawyers for Wa Lone, 32,…
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Following a declaration at the end of last year by New York City’s council to co-name 164 streets with notable figures from the city’s past, the street on which Notorious B.I.G’s childhood home sits will now bear his name —…
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Chosen to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt faces a race against time to get ready for the event in five months, but experts say it will meet the challenge. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday…
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The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) adopted the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill during a special sitting on Thursday. The bill will enable voters to cast their votes even if their addresses aren’t on the voters’ roll yet. It will also…
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The provisional winner of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December 30 election, Felix Tshisekedi, is the son of the country’s long-time opposition leader, Etienne. The 55-year-old has led his father’s party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), since…
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Plans to subject schoolgirls in Kenya to mandatory tests for female genital mutilation (FGM) and pregnancy are a violation of victims’ privacy, campaigners have warned. All girls returning to school this week in Narok, Kenya, will be examined at local…
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Hopes rose on Wednesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s election saga may have turned a corner after opposition leaders reached out to President Joseph Kabila. The country is in flux over a thrice-delayed presidential vote, with the announcement of…
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Following a cryptic tweet over the weekend where he invited media to a press conference to announce his new political home, former Cabinet spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi declared on Wednesday that he had joined the African Transformation Movement (ATM), a political…
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