Switzerland
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Biniam Girmay’s amazing race
Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
Has Ramaphosa’s administration passed the ‘Lady R’ test?
In a polarised world, Ramaphosa’s administration dodged some fatal bullets in the past five months that carried some hard long-term risks
Luxury timepieces are ticking … watch this space
South Africans are buying Rolexes at the same rate as Europeans and Americans. Is it time for a shake-up in luxury watches?
Three reasons the United Nations cannot intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine
These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war
Initiative to blacklist Switzerland gains traction in European Union
Support is growing in the European Parliament against Swiss banks’ role in money laundering
What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal
Despite pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, leaked data shows the bank catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, sanctioned parties and political…
Morocco drives a war in Western Sahara for its phosphates
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key…
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Soft targets: The killing of Olaf Palme and Dulcie September
What was behind the assassinations in the 1980s of two key anti-apartheid figures: Swedish Prime Minister, Olof Palme, and senior ANC official, Dulcie September?
Swiss company accused of tax dodging in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s tax authority said ABB, one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies, avoided paying millions of dollars to the economically crippled country
Trump trial opens with fiery clashes over witnesses
The two sides squared off in fiery exchanges that circled around the procedures for the trial and gave the Democrats an opportunity to spell out their arguments for Trump’s guilt…
Trump rejects climate ‘prophets of doom’ as Thunberg warns Davos
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming…
Sporting world mourns death of ‘true legend’ Niki Lauda
The legendary formula one driver died at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland on Monday night surrounded by his closest family members
Ready or not? Britain’s ‘no deal’ planning
Ahead of April 12, Britain has begun to put plans into place to cushion their potential push out of the European Union
Red Cross: Cyclone Idai survivors face ‘ticking bomb’ of disease
While aid workers have been rushing to bring emergency aid to the hundreds of thousands of affected people, there is a need to focus on sanitation