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Austerity feeds extremists: Where is Germany headed?
Middle powers, like Germany and South Africa, need to step up their collaboration while striving for a global order based on rules, cooperation and solidarity
SAPS’ misplaced financial priorities inhibit it from tackling commercial crimes
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
New Pakistan PM sworn in by Musharraf
Pakistan’s new prime minister was sworn in by President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday as two senior United States envoys arrived for talks aimed at shoring up Islamabad’s role in…
France to give €99m to search-engine project
France on Tuesday won European Union approval to give â,¬99-million to several companies hoping to build a European rival to United States internet search giant Google. The EU…
Observers say Russia’s poll ‘not fair’
International observers declared on Monday that Russia’s parliamentary elections failed to meet widely accepted democratic standards, saying President Vladimir Putin and his…
EU court ruling paves way for a Porsche bid for VW
Europe’s top court on Tuesday overturned a German law that protects Volkswagen against takeovers, allowing Porsche to tighten its grip on the wheel of the continent’s biggest…
German leader to embark on African visit
Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Africa on Wednesday with the message that Germany is keen to step up cooperation with the continent to help combat poverty and disease. The…