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Huawei denies US allegations of technology theft

Article Agency - 3 Sep 2019

Washington fears that Huawei will provide Beijing with a way to spy on communications from the countries that use its products and services

US-Iran tensions: No route for de-escalation in sight

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jun 2019

Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now

Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit — analysts

Article Sunghee Hwang - 11 Jun 2019

In Singapore, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough

Venezuela to prosecute lawmakers who backed failed uprising

Article Agency - 8 May 2019

Venezuela will prosecute seven lawmakers who backed last week's failed uprising orchestrated by opposition leader Juan Guaido

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

Article Jenny Vaughan & Richard Carter - 28 Feb 2019

The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore

Iran slams US as huge crowds mark 40 years since revolution

Article Staff Reporter - 11 Feb 2019

Iran's president on Monday blasted a US "conspiracy" against the country as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution

Phantom-like Mueller holds Washington spellbound

Article Paul Handley - 5 Dec 2018

Eighteen months into his investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has the US capital spellbound

Gun economics in Trump’s America

Article Al Jazeera - 26 Mar 2018

Students in over 800 cities and towns are calling for tougher gun control laws in the United States, demanding an end to gun violence

At climate talks, it’s America alone more than America first

Article Jerome Cartillier - 30 Oct 2017

Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in limbo for the next three years.

Russia defends slashing US diplomats as hope fades of better ties

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 Jul 2017

President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that the US will have to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755

The renaissance of Rasool

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Dec 2014

Reinvigorated after a spell of the "diplomacy of ubuntu", our man in Washington is coming home.

NYE high: US counts down hours to legalise pot shops

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Dec 2013

From January 1, cannabis growers can legally trade marijuana in parts of the United States. The legalisation of pot is expected to boost US tourism.

US could lift Rwanda sanctions if Kigali cuts M23 ties

Africa Staff Reporter - 7 Nov 2013

After freezing financial aid to Kigali, Washington has indicted it is ready to lift sanctions against Rwanda if it severs ties with rebel group M23.

Mother of Washington navy yard gunman apologises to victims

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 Sep 2013

Aaron Alexis's mother has said sorry to the victims caught up in the shooting spree by the former navy reservist.

Syria: Assad dismisses allegations of chemical weapons use

Article Reuters - 26 Aug 2013

Bashar al-Assad has denied that his forces used chemical weapons on civilians, warning the US that a military intervention in Syria would fail.

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Scores die in Western Cape’s deadly taxi tit-for-tat

Lester Kiewit - 2 Aug 2020

Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court rolls in connection with the conflict

National

Ingonyama Trust Board moves to retrench staff

Paddy Harper - 2 Aug 2020

More than 50 workers at the Ingonyama Trust Board have been issued section 189 notices

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Solar stuck where sun don’t shine: State spends R289m to store solar water heaters

thando maeko - 30 Jul 2020

The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed

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NSTF-South32 Awards

special reports - 2 Aug 2020

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The benefits of being a GEMS member

special reports - 2 Aug 2020

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The evolution of South Africa’s savings culture

special reports - 31 Jul 2020

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Special Reports

Tobacco producers welcome new research confirming that cigarette ban has failed

special reports - 31 Jul 2020

Every day that goes by shows the importance of getting rid of this ban and going back to producing and selling cigarettes as we were before

Special Reports

Cost increases sharing of cigarettes

Eamonn Ryan - 31 Jul 2020

Many people are questioning whether the ban on tobacco in South Africa is not in fact having the opposite effect of that intended

Special Reports

How to tell if you have a hidden contact centre in your business

[email protected] - 31 Jul 2020

The important thing to remember is that a contact centre is defined less by the physical space it occupies and more by the customer experience it delivers

Special Reports

Accessing health and justice in a time of Covid-19

Pontsho Pilane - 31 Jul 2020

The similarities between the HIV epidemic and the Covid-19 pandemic are hard to ignore – the most obvious is the level of premature deaths caused by both

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Position of the African Blood Regulators Forum on the use of Convalescent Plasma in Africa as a potential therapy for Covid-19

special reports - 31 Jul 2020

A potential treatment for Covid-19 is the transfusion of convalescent plasma collected from those who have recovered from into those who are still affected