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Diplomacy: ‘The United States has taken an adversarial, aggressive stance against multilateralism in general. Even in the first term of President
Trump, he did the same with the G7 and other multilateral forums,’ international relations expert Donovan E Williams says. Photo: Supplied

US ratchets up diplomatic war against South Africa

The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s place in the G20, rejecting his United States counterpart Donald Trump’s claim that the country would be excluded from next year’s summit (X)

Ramaphosa slams Trump’s falsehoods on South Africa

In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise

Trump-ed it: The Johannesburg Declaration placed debt relief, climate finance and fair value for critical
minerals at the centre of the global agenda. Photo: Gauteng Provincial Government

South Africa shrugs off Trump theatrics post G20, plans to attend 2026 summit

South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency

TAMPA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 09: Tampa looks deserted as residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Milton on October 09, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. Milton, which comes just after the recent catastrophic Hurricane Helene, has strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it approaches Florida’s Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall late Wednesday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

Residents have been told to evacuate or die. The Category 5 storm follows two weeks after Category 4 Hurricane Helene hit the area

Africa, tune in: The NBA is back on your screens

The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?

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Florida lawmakers approve bill allowing teachers to be armed

Supporters of the bill say armed teachers could save lives in the event of a school shooting

Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States, September 10 2018. (NASA)

Over a million told to flee as Hurricane Florence stalks US East Coast

Hurricane Florence has the potential to bring catastrophic flooding to areas of the eastern United States already soaked by heavy rain

Federal flood maps are based on risk of a “100-year-event

Property crisis looms due to sea level rise, experts warn

Many will risk losing their largest financial asset — their homes. And municipalities will forfeit huge amounts of revenue from property taxes

Governments need to create favourable frameworks and implement comprehensive policies to enable and encourage technology-enhanced learning to support future growth.

Florida passes bill to restrict guns, arm some teachers

America’s long moribund gun control debate was revived by survivors of the Parkland shooting and now the minimum age to buy firearms in Florida is 21

US President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address.

Trump turns on FBI over school shooting after criticism from survivors

The president’s comments came as he faces criticism from survivors of the attack over his ties to the powerful National Rifle Association

Pupils are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting.

At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting

Authorities warned late on Wednesday that the death toll could rise as some of the more than 14 people who were wounded were in critical condition

South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa three times in five years

World’s biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch

​The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight

The Yabonga Children’s Project was one of the first nongovernmental organisations to be offered shares by Brimstone, and has now achieved sustainability.

Hurricane Matthew kills at least 17 as it heads towards the Bahamas and Florida

The hurricane caused severe flooding and killed four people in the Dominican Republic as well as at least 13 in Haiti.

An activist marches with an enlargement of a voter registration card during a protest.

Republicans dump firm over fraudulent voter registration forms

The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week.

Towns destroyed and dozens dead in US tornadoes

Towns destroyed and dozens dead in US tornadoes

31 people have been killed and entire communities have been wiped out as a total of tornadoes have ripped through USA’s heartland.

How the Disney dream died

How the Disney dream died

There once was a place where neighbours greeted neighbours in the quiet of summer twilight.

Nasa calls off shuttle’s second launch try

Nasa cancelled its second launch attempt of space shuttle Atlantis after a sensor in an emergency engine cutoff system failed again on Sunday, once more delaying Europe’s major…

Daredevil Evel Knievel dies after long illness

Daredevil Evel Knievel, who dodged death in spectacular motorcycle leaps and crashes in a life full of showmanship, died on November 30 at age 69, according to his lawyer and a…

Space shuttle blasts off for space station

The United States space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month grounding to repair the ship’s…

Nasa fires astronaut after attempted kidnapping

Lisa Nowak was in the astronaut corps for a decade before she took her first and only space shuttle flight last summer during Discovery‘s 13-day trip to the International Space…