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Huge payday entices Saffers
Top-level golf continues on American soil this week, while the European Tour and Sunshine Tour are in recess. Following last weekend’s U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, the U.S. PGA focuses on the Travelers Champs at TPC River...

How Africa can foster sustainable diplomacy amidst global trade tensions
Ashraf Patel The abrupt exit of Donald Trump from the G7 Summit in Canada, without having side meetings with Global South leaders from South Africa, India et al, and this week’s NATO Summit where core nations committed to a 5% of GDP spending on...

AfricaFest SA 2025: Uniting 33 nations in Kempton Park
AfricaFest SA 2025, one of SA’s biggest celebrations of African culture, recently brought together 850 people from 33 countries at Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High School in Kempton Park. The Bureau of African Heads of Missions in South Africa and...

LIVESTREAMING: King Mswati III joins Asantehene at 58th KNUST Congregation
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is holding its 58th Congregation today, Saturday, June 28, 2025. The King of Asanteman, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who is the Chancellor of the university, is the special guest of honour...

Dagga trafficking on the rise in the Lowveld
Over the past six months, the Lowveld has seen a staggering number of dagga trafficking cases reported by the SAPS and local security companies. Locals, immigrants, and even police officers have been implicated, including members of the SAPS...

How the fatal Air India crash was just the latest in a long history of tragic disasters for the unlucky airline
As aviation investigators try and establish the cause of the Air India crash, which claimed the lives of 270 people on Thursday, the tragedy will go down as the carrier's highest ever death toll from an accident. The Indian national airline has,...

America’s most unwanted and the urgent cable that reveals where Trump wants them to go
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size United States diplomats in several overseas missions received an urgent cable from Washington...

How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...
Zambia to leave for COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship on Monday
The Zambia U17 National team will leave for the upcoming COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship on Monday the ZamFoot Crew understands. The Young Chipolopolo Boys will be represented by the FIFA U17 World Cup-bound national team at the Region 5 Youth...
National Arts and Culture to ban gospel artists performing in SWALIMO President Mduduzi Magawugawu Simelane’s political gatherings including LaZwide’s events, accused of supporting terrorism.
By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Stanley Dlamini,the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Eswatini National Association of Arts and Culture(ESNAAC) has allegedly threatened to ban all gospel artists performing in political gatherings organized by Mduduzi...

The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction
52 By Diana Rodrigues Edited by Sean Christie and Hedley Twidle Soutie Press, 488 pp., May 2025, 978-1-0370-4783-1 The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction, an anthology of creative nonfiction recently launched by Soutie Press, a dynamic...

Chinese EV-Makers Eyeing South Africa Amid Global Trade Rows
Chinese carmakers are focusing on a push into southern Africa and other new markets, because of restrictions imposed on the export of electric vehicles to the US and Europe. Africa, which is home to over a billion people, has long been a market...

6 small countries around the world with rich culture and history
Our world has different small and big countries that hold unique charm, rich history, and fascinating cultures. These factors also make them different from each other. We know about the rich culture and history of big countries, but people know...
The U.S. Is Making Prison Deals in Other Countries
Is it possible for a nation of Reichstags to develop a world full of gulags, or does that stretch historical analogies beyond the breaking point? Let’s let the Intercept settle this question. An Intercept investigation finds that the Trump...

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...

Paralympic team outraged over inhumane conditions
Namibia’s Paralympic team, selected to represent the nation at the upcoming 11th African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, has raised alarm over degrading treatment provided to them ahead of the continental competition. The team of...

GC announces honor students for Spring 2025
McHENRY — Garrett College recently announced that 234 students earned academic honors during the Spring 2025 semester, including 26 who achieved perfect 4.0 grade-point averages (GPAs) to claim spots on the President’s List. The 26 students earned...
30-year anniversary of ConCourt a milestone in our history – Cyril Ramaphosa
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 24/06/25 DOCUMENTS 30-year anniversary of ConCourt a milestone in our history – Cyril Ramaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa | 22 June 2025 President says success of court has been achieved through collective effort of many - and is...

Embrace investment-driven partnerships
African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic potential. Addressing more than 2,000 government and business...

Are HIV Treatment Clients Offered a Choice of Differentiated Service Delivery Models? Evidence from Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia
Introduction Differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV treatment aim to increase the extent to which service delivery is client-centered, a term broadly defined as care that is holistic and responsive to individual needs.1–3 An...