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South Africa arrests police officers in corruption probe
14+ hour, 47+ min ago (318+ words) South African anti-corruption investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on charges of corruption and fraud, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said in a statement on Wednesday. The NPA said its Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) had detained businessman Vusimuzi "Cat…...
French oil giant faces court battle in South Africa over offshore drilling
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (502+ words) A South African court is set to rule on a legal challenge to French energy giant TotalEnergies" proposed deep-water oil and gas drilling project, with activists arguing the approval process was unlawful and environmentally risky. The case was brought by…...
Death toll from Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar exceeds 30
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (202+ words) Fierce winds left a trail of destruction in Madagascar as Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit the island, killing at least 31 people and leaving another four missing, the country's disaster management office said on Wednesday, Report informs via Reuters. Twenty-nine of the…...
Death toll from Cyclone Gezani reaches 20 in Madagascar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) The death toll from Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar has reached 20, with 15 people reported missing and more than 3,000 affected, according to the latest update released Wednesday by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC), Report informs via Xinhua. The…...
What's at stake for a nation rocked by Gen Z upheaval?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1173+ words) General elections will be held in Bangladesh on February 12, the first voting after a violent uprising, led by Gen Z protesters, in 2024 that ousted the government of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The polls will be a pointer to the…...
China opens market to South African exports
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (506+ words) Pretoria and Beijing have signed a new trade agreement to deepen economic ties, grant South African exports duty-free access to the Chinese market, and expand investment flows. The China-Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (CAEPA) was signed by South African Trade, Industry…...
South Africa to boost car industry
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (332+ words) South Africa plans to unveil a package of measures by the end of February aimed at increasing local vehicle production, the government told lawmakers on Monday. Deputy Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Zuko Godlimpi said officials are considering changes to…...
Three French tourists killed in boat capsizing off coast of Oman
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (132+ words) Three French tourists were killed after a leisure boat capsized during a sea excursion near the coast of Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Omani police said on social media, as quoted by Report. "According to preliminary information,…...
Unemployment and poverty declining in South Africa – president
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (429+ words) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday highlighted declining unemployment and poverty levels as signs that the country's economy is on a recovery path, while urging urgent action to turn the gains into long-term improvements in people's lives. "Over the…...
Ilgar Hasanov: Diamond trade impossible without participation in Kimberley process
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (212+ words) Azerbaijan cannot engage in trade of rough diamonds because the country is not yet a participant in the Kimberley Process, Ilgar Hasanov, Advisor to the Chairman of the State Agency for Antimonopoly Supervision and Consumer Market Control, at a meeting…...