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Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional
WINDHOEK - A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on...
Jun 21, 20242 min read


South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to fight inequality as power-sharing begins
PRETORIA -A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to...
Jun 20, 20242 min read


Former South African leader Zuma's party says it will join opposition in parliament
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party will join an alliance of smaller opposition parties in parliament in a bid to...
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland - Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday,...
Jun 17, 20243 min read


Factbox-South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected president. What happens next?
JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as South Africa's president on Friday with the support of once rival parties that have...
Jun 17, 20243 min read


South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on...
Jun 14, 20243 min read


Zuma's MK party seeks to block South African parliament citing vote-rigging
JOHANNESBURG -Former South African president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country's top court to block...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Russian warships en route to Cuba hold missile drills in Atlantic
MOSCOW -A Russian naval frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine conducted missile drills in the Atlantic Ocean while en route to Cuba,...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Analysis-South Africa's unity government must harmonise wildly different visions
JOHANNESBURG - Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as...
Jun 11, 20244 min read


Cricket-Pakistan not up to the mark in shock defeat to US, says Babar
Pakistan have a tendency to underestimate less established teams at major tournaments, captain Babar Azam said, adding that his side...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


South African parties await details of ANC unity government proposal
JOHANNESBURG -South African opposition parties said on Friday they were waiting for more details on a proposal by the African National...
Jun 8, 20242 min read


South Africa's ANC will seek to form government of national unity
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its...
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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