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Tanzania’s post-election violence raises doubts over credibility of 2025 polls
Authorities have not released an official death toll, but unconfirmed reports suggest the number of fatalities could exceed 1 000
Road to Tanzania’s presidential election paved with blood and fear
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
Davos: How SA can build a digitally competitive future based on trust
There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans
Initiative to blacklist Switzerland gains traction in European Union
Support is growing in the European Parliament against Swiss banks’ role in money laundering
Countering climate denialism requires taking on right-wing populism. Here’s how
Global cooperation is essential if climate action is to be effective, amid the right-wing onslaught against multilateralism
Here’s where it all went wrong for Theresa May
Theresa May’s resilience has been remarkable. But it is also finite
Dutch vote in ‘Rutte referendum’ after shooting
The ballot, in which 13 million people are eligible to vote, will be widely watched abroad as a bellwether for European Parliament elections in May
Brexit: May heads back to Brussels but EU not budging
With less than six weeks until Brexit day, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to meet May once again
EU Parliament approves copyright law in blow to big tech
Backing the draft were traditional media, in urgent search of income at a time when web users shun newspapers and television
European Parliament votes for Robin Hood tax
Legislators call for a €200-billion-a-year financial transactions tax to be levied on banks to discourage speculative trading.
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Municipal Systems Amendment Bill [B22-2010]
European Parliament to vote on Barroso
The European Parliament agreed on Thursday to vote next week on José Manuel Barroso’s bid for a second term as European Commission president.
EU vows economic leadership after assembly vote
European leaders pledged to steer the region through economic crisis after centre-right parties tightened their grip on the European Parliament.
Sarkozy vows to push through Lisbon treaty
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said on Thursday that there had been no need for Ireland to vote on the European Union’s major reform package.
Are the Afrikaners not free enough?
Some people simply lack a sense of occasion. It gets worse when these are public representatives. There was Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder smiling to the cameras this…