The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional
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Farm workers at Holland Farm in Rawsonville describe spending a night trapped on rooftops as floodwaters swept through their cottages, leaving three people dead
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Lives will not be improved by vigilante action, mass deportations and expressions of hatred
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An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield
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European leaders are learning they cannot rely on Washington, and that the US will act against their interests and at their economic expense.
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While other forms of Ebola can be prevented with a vaccine, none are currently available to prevent this rare strain.
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92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer
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Italy’s right-wing leader was once seen as Trump’s main ally in Western Europe – but not so anymore.
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Patients in remote Lesotho villages have to cross the Senqu River to get to Tebellong Hospital
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Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern
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National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry goes to court against Durban-based Gemelli
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Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger
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The North West municipality has ignored an MEC’s instruction to “initiate a process of revocation” of the appointment of three senior officials
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City of Cape Town calls for donations to help flood victims
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The majority judgment found that the Refugees Act is silent on reapplications and the court would come dangerously close to legislating if it allowed these
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The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant
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Roads closed, trucks stranded, thousands of homes waterlogged or damaged
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Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
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Economic conditions for ordinary Mozambicans are deteriorating. Poverty has risen, public services are unreliable and there are few decent job opportunities.
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Reforms to skills training could repeat the mistakes of the past 30 years.
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The business start-up vibe of the Nairobi summit is no coincidence.
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Data show that South Africans have become more hostile towards immigrants.
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As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
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Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?
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The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Since then, GCC members have tried different strategies to contend with Tehran.
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Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success
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Three deaths and many injuries reported as emergency teams respond to hundreds of calls
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Lethabo Shai lost her leg aged two. Now she’s a professional dancer telling her story.
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All three of the municipality’s wastewater treatment works have collapsed to critical levels
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The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May
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Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
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A study found that South Koreans who received donated US vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic were more in favor of their government giving to other nations.
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Chang, a refreshing, low-strength brew, and arak, its stronger relative, have long been part of Tibetan rituals.
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Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town
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City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
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Investigation ordered by North West MEC finds “dangerously systemic” maladministration at the municipality
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Government must take food security into account when upgrading informal settlements like Slovo Park, says SERI
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The Red Sea region has become a showcase of the new alliances shaping global power and influence.
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There’s a deep-seated interdependence between France and its former African colonies.
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After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly nearly doubled.
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In 2012, the Chinese Communist Party introduced new rules on officials’ spending – and the local restaurant trade suffered.
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Biya’s triumph might herald a ‘quiet’ resignation.
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Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
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The vote to have death by hanging as the default for Palestinians guilty of killing Israelis represents the further entrenchment of a two-tier legal system.
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As before, however, any such move into the country would be fraught with the same risks that have bedeviled past Israeli invasions of Lebanon.
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Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country’s severely overcrowded prisons
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Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
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But the Information Regulator is missing in action
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Late judgments hit a new high in 2025, crossing the 300 mark
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City blames delays on its legal battles with SERI
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A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and crumbling class…
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But dozens of shops were closed in the city centre as the March and March “clean-up” continued
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They are calling on government to move away from “false solutions” to the Just Transition
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There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
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Rwanda pulling its troops out of Mozambique risks creating a security vacuum in the restive Cabo Delgado province.
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Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
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Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
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China and Russia view the latest Washington intervention in the Middle East as a further decline of the United States’ global power.
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Hungarian political scientist Zsolt Enyedi speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Viktor Orbán lost power to Péter Magyar and what the result means for the European Union.
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Middle East tensions and the economic disruptions they have caused will nudge China closer to Africa.
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Technology can help countries with high levels of informal workers build stronger tax systems, if there are strong foundations and the right incentives.
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Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
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Beijing’s growing interest in Somalia is less about development corridors and more about political alignment.
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Women make up one in three researchers worldwide, but they remain sidelined in scientific organisations.
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More fossil tracks of vertebrates have come to light on the South African coast, adding to the picture of an ancient plain full of wildlife.
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Pyrrhus was said to have remarked that one more victory would leave his kingdom ‘utterly ruined.’ Some see echoes in US interventions in the Middle East.
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Tehran and Washington look to different rules to govern their conduct in the key choke point.
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City of Cape Town is trying to make the process easier for Early Childhood Development centres
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A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process
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Gang violence continues on Cape Flats
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Several West Coast cooperatives given even lower allocations than they had before their appeals
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After decades of struggle, residents still lack sanitation and water infrastructure
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Mayor says consumption is 93-million litres per day above allocated limit
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Protesters called for an end to an “illegal, unprovoked” war
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Two witnesses took the stand on Thursday
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Thozamile Flathela was convicted of murdering his partner Simbongile Mancotywa in Cofimvaba in 2020
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A look at how tax collection has improved since 1994
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With only 340 adults left, the Botha’s Lark faces extinction
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350,000 hoppers were released last year. Scientists say the impact is visible
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Cross-examination of witnesses resumed on Wednesday
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Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants
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Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes
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The flaws in Standard & Poor’s Global’s report could influence investor perceptions and reinforce existing biases against Africa.
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Djibouti is a presidential republic with a multiparty system, but political authority is highly centralised.
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Alcohol consumption is common across human societies, but do animals other than humans regularly drink alcohol?
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Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.
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Ministry suspends passport services but people are desperate and still queuing in Maseru
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We look at Sudan’s long history of civilian-led resistance, and how community networks and youth movements are laying the foundations for re-establishing peaceful rule in a country marked by deep political fragmentation.
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The self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement has grown to between 15,000 and 20,000 people despite a 2021 interdict
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The ideology named after former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez became more authoritarian under Nicolás Maduro. Can the country’s new leader steer it back toward democracy?
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Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.
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Talk of regime change brings up uncomfortable memories of the chaos after the overthrow of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.
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Using ‘axis’ to describe a grouping of countries tends to link them to a sordid past – but not always.
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Improving living standards in a country with a rapidly shrinking workforce and ageing population will test Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political skills.
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Ukraine has warned that Russia could soon be pumping out 1,000 drones a day. Iranian technology has driven that growth.
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The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.
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During the Cold War, projecting a readiness to act erratically may have served a purpose. But it has diminishing returns if used too often.
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The ‘nuclear club’ currently consists of 9 nations? Could more nations be joining before long?
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Hezbollah’s entry into the current war followed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The group has long been aligned with the Islamic Republic.
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Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50%
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Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture
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The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year
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A heritage assessment was rejected but the Western Cape Government will appeal
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Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
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States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
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By studying antelope fossils, researchers can revisit long-standing questions about how the Cradle of Humankind’s environment evolved through time.
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Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species related to humans.
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If President Trump gets his way, the future of the US and Cuba will look very much like a partnership of unequals.
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Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.
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Crypto works in Nigeria because of very human networks of trust.
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Dangerous events forcing shipping companies to sail along the Cape sea route are increasing in frequency.
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If growth is the metric that counts, this is not yet the turning point that will deliver rising living standards and jobs for all.
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Public finance is the means through which societies either raise living standards or entrench dependence.
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The most important thing to do is to lower the cost of capital for African countries.
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China’s zero tariff regime has the potential to boost trade between African countries and lead to better coordination.
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The challenges of the election remain voter apathy, fractured opposition and a shrinking civic space.
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If archives were destroyed and public history suppressed, where else might the past be found?
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The lessons learned from this crisis must extend beyond Senegal and lead to greater debt transparency and banking supervision in the region.
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Kenya’s electricity instability is not one problem – it’s an interaction between network capacity and system reliability.
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Child soldiers are victims, not villains. This is why children in conflict zones must be protected.
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The creation of a parallel government risks cementing a permanent division of Sudan.
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The presence of a warship can be the most tangible and visible sign of bilateral and multilateral friendships.
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Gulf states have been opportunistic players in the Horn of Africa.
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The electron is the tiniest particle. Then there are neutrinos, which are as small but may weigh more.
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Erosion is intensifying in parts of Tanzania. But there are initiatives underway to tackle this gaping problem.
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A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.
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Ransomware is a growing threat on the continent. There are a number of steps companies can take to combat it.
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The discovery that small stone arrow tips were treated with plant poison 60,000 years ago means that ancient African hunters were capable of complex thinking.
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Internet shutdown affects millions of Africans more and more often and are most prominent during elections or protests.
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A national dialogue is usually convened during moments of political crisis or transition.
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A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.
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The dwellings were occupied in the early 1800s by families fleeing the Lifaqane wars
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Kenya’s devolution has led to tangible improvements in everyday life in places that had long been left behind.
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Fertilizer is more expensive and in shorter supply. Without the right amounts of fertilizer at specific times, yields drop, food prices increase and food shortages result.
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New deductions usually introduce new complexities and the need for better recordkeeping.
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Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the implementation of biblical law.
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A 44-year-old German tourist was safely rescued on Good Friday evening after getting into difficulty while kayaking near the Knysna Heads.
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Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
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Record diesel prices will increase food production costs
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It’s not unusual for presidents to select attorneys general who share their views and policy preferences. But Trump has gone far beyond what is usually done.
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About 100 households still live in shacks in Alra Park while their neighbours on either side live in completed RDP houses
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State fails to provide an interpreter for Juma Igiraneza
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Proposed constitutional changes could pave the way for further changes that help the ruling party realise its dream of permanent rule.
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Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley
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MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
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About 21 households remain on the site earmarked for social housing
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Ravensmead backyarders fear they are being sidelined
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The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
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Bobi Wine’s escape from Uganda to the US reveals controlled tensions within both the Museveni regime and opposition.
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Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in African cities are driven by the national elites and therefore do not necessarily lead to community-level improvements.
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Africa does not lack household savings, but only a small share of these are placed in formal institutions.
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Although the theatre of the war is far away from Nigeria geographically, the impact is being felt in the country.
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The qualities forged by his intense involvement in the struggle for democratic practices shaped his approach to conflict and strife, wherever it occurred.
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