Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:27
Their red jerseys stood out against the green pitch. Most were teenage girls. Some had fled war. Others had never played in an organized soccer league or set foot in a major stadium before.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:19
According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), members of the Provincial Anti-Gang Unit were executing a search warrant at a residence at about 6:45 am when the 45-year-old homeowner deliberately released pit bull dogs on members of the tactical team in an effort to prevent them from...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:12
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens not to blame migrants for the country's challenges, warning against attempts to exploit public frustrations amid a recent wave of anti-immigrant unrest and violence.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:05
The soccer stars’ sharp black suits with leopard-print details are a nod to a long history of “sapeur” fashion.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:01
Indian organisations outpace global peers in artificial intelligence adoption, digital innovation and data-driven growth strategies
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 11:00
Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensation
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 10:16
The Group of Seven’s annual summit produced something its organizers were not certain they could deliver: a joint statement in which all seven governments, including Washington, declared unified support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and committed to tightening sanctions on Russia...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 10:09
The conspirators had a two-phase plan: detonate explosive-laden drones over the crowd gathered at the White House for the UFC event, then open fire on the people running. They had mapped the area, arranged escape routes and identified targets by name — among them the President of the United States...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:57
Argentina is staring down more than $4 billion in private debt payments due next month. On Tuesday, the World Bank moved to ensure the country does not face that deadline alone. The multilateral lender announced it will issue guarantees covering 95 percent of debt service payments on a commercial...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:43
Elon Musk’s Grok artificial intelligence platform was used to execute targeting operations against Iran, the Pentagon’s top AI official confirmed under oath — a disclosure that surfaced not through a press briefing or congressional hearing but buried inside a federal court filing...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:22
A sale of De Beers, Anglo American's diamond unit, has never been closer, its CEO said on Tuesday, adding that a deal could come within weeks.
Anglo put De Beers - one of the world's leading diamond companies with operations and exploration spanning Botswana, Namibia, Angola, South Africa and...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:16
A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting policy chaos around Indonesian exports are choking global supplies, which analysts and industry officials say could boost prices as liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies remain tight owing to the US-Israeli war on Iran....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:12
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:10
This week: Africa must create conditions that allow investment to flourish, Junior Indaba hears; South Africa’s Zandkopsdrift rare earths project highlighted at Junior Indaba and, Electra Mining Africa 2026 expands footprint as demand drives growth
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - 09:03
Newmont on Monday announced a string of executive appointments, including the naming of Brian Tabolt as its CFO, as the gold miner reshapes its top management under a newly appointed CEO.
Tabolt, who joined the company in 2021 from Molson Coors Beverage, was most recently Newmont's chief...
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Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 09:51
Nigeria’s lead female presidential Obiageli Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the race with just 22 days left to the much hyped polls.
In a statement released Thursday (24 January) she said she was stepping aside from “to help build a coalition to defeat” the two main contenders –...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 19:25
Oliver Mtukudzi is no more. For decades he was not only a household name in Africa, but across the globe and appealed to a diverse audiences. However, as we reported in the archive piece below when Ish Mafundikwa caught up with him back in 2012, there was much much more to the affable Tuku,...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 16:08
Perhaps for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the annual gathering of the world’s richest nations (and a fair sprinkling of those on the other side of the divide) for the World Economic Forum summit at Davos, Switzerland, will show more fissures than the proverbial Swiss...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 11:50
The election of Dr. Abiy Ahmed as Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister could well prove to be a pivotal moment in the country’s history. Suddenly, everything is possible. By Mimi Alemayehou
Certain years in the life of a nation can be so pivotal that they represent a rebirth. Think of 1865,...
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Monday, January 21, 2019 - 17:15
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Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN’s five regional commissions, ECA’s mandate is...
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