Much is at stake for the wealthy, US-friendly Gulf states, whose expensive economic diversification plans rely on a peaceful environment for business and tourism
About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates
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The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics
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Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan and the UAE, plus the European Union, have committed $420 million to the fund, with contributions from other countries expected
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But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied
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We could yet witness the bloc emerge as a new power hub but only after a plethora of issues have been solved
The deal paves the way for a logistics company controlled by Dubai to manage all the ports in Tanzania
The President is the CEO of a major global oil company
The COP28 president-designate said governments must be brutally honest about gaps in tackling climate change
The agreement was reached at a meeting in Dubai between the justice minister and his Emirati counterpart
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The NPA raised concerns about the judgment and called for the Investigating Directorate to be made a permanent entity without delay
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All Nulane Investments accused have been acquitted, but observers had been warning for months that the writing was on the wall
There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu
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Atul and Tony Gupta are said to be seeking asylum in central African states while South Africa’s extradition request stalls
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The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
Dinesh Patel is demanding further particulars of the state’s case in first trial embroiling the Gupta brothers
In papers, prosecutors concede they cannot say where and when the family plotted to defraud the Free State but can still convict them for the Nulane scam
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The case for their surrender includes charges stemming from the Nulane and the Estina scams, National Prosecuting Authority director Shamila Batohi said
The capacity of the state in the criminal prosecution of the Gupta brothers is in question, risking a delay in the crucial state capture trial on which their extradition hinges, while the formal request for their surrender to SA is still in the draft stage
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The extradition treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates does not restrict the NPA only to charges listed in the formal extradition request, but only to offences carrying a penalty not more severe than those
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Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
The Hope Consortium and Unicef partnership will boost countries’ vaccine rollout efforts
The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering
The breakdown of the oil-producer alliance could cause already high prices to spike
Dinesh Patel appeared on the same charges that have seen Sharma denied bail and the prosecuting authority seek the extradition of the Gupta brothers
The finalisation of the extradition treaty may mean the United Arab Emirates will hand over information South Africa has been requesting for three years
The magistrate ruled that bail was not an option because he was a flight risk even though he had travelled to the UAE after being implicated in the Zondo commission
Does South Africa care more about its own economic interests than the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen?
Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so
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The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same