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US ‘brokered’ agreements on Israel: Wind of change or toxic blast of extortion?

Opinion Suraya Dadoo - 29 Sep 2020

The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions

‘We’re satisfied with SA’s land reform policy’— US Ambassador

Article Sarah Smit - 26 Feb 2020

Top US official is lobbying multinational firms to invest in South Africa

‘US good, China bad’ is Pompeo’s message to Africa

Article Robbie Corey Boulet - 21 Feb 2020

During his African tour this past week, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked up Washington’s ability to stimulate growth and entrepreneurship on the continent.

Iraq parliament demands US troop ouster after Soleimani killing

Article Agency - 6 Jan 2020

Ties have deteriorated after an American precision drone strike killed Iran's Major General Qasem Soleimani

Trump denounces impeachment inquiry as a ‘coup’

Article Paul Handley - 2 Oct 2019

Trump faces the possibility of becoming only the third US president ever impeached by Congress

Venezuela’s Guaido makes new bid to rally military support

Article Alexander Martinez - 4 May 2019

Opposition leader Juan Guaido will make a fresh bid on Saturday to rally Venezuela's armed forces behind him with protests at military bases

Venezuela opposition leader calls for massive May Day protest

Article Alexander Martinez - 1 May 2019

Tensions in Venezuela have been ratcheted up after Juan Guaido announced on January 23 that he was the acting president under the constitution.

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide

Article Oleksandr Savochenko & Anna Smolchenko - 21 Apr 2019

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko

US patience thins with Pakistan as India goes on offense

Article Shaun Tandon - 28 Feb 2019

US policymakers have grown exasperated with Pakistan for not doing more against Islamist extremists

Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes

Article Esteban Rojas - 24 Feb 2019

Humanitarian aid, much of it from the United States, has become the centrepiece of the standoff between Maduro and Guaido

Pompeo on diplomatic tightrope in Saudi talks over Khashoggi murder

Article Francesco Fontemaggi - 14 Jan 2019

The top US diplomat held talks with King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Pompeo on diplomatic tightrope in Saudi talks over Khashoggi murder

Article Francesco Fontemaggi - 14 Jan 2019

The US Secretary of State walks a diplomatic tightrope amid pressure from American lawmakers for a tough response on Jamal Khashoggi's murder

US withdrawal from Syria to be done in ‘prudent’ way — Trump

Article Agency - 8 Jan 2019

The initial pullout promise sparked outspoken opposition from within Trump's Republican party

US accuses China for massive Marriott hotel chain data theft

Article Agency - 13 Dec 2018

The world's biggest hotel chain revealed its network had been hacked in November, affecting 500-million people

Top US, Mexico diplomats meet in Washington amid migrant crisis

Article Agency - 3 Dec 2018

The two countries are grappling with how to handle the thousands of Central American migrants who are camped at the common border

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Western Cape SMBs look to technology to get them through pandemic

special reports - 25 Nov 2020

Many companies have over-capitalised on IT infrastructure in the past, and are looking for ways to access simpler, cheaper technology that cuts their costs

Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

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special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

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special reports - 18 Nov 2020

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