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Brazil approves Mozambique debt restructuring for $143m
43+ min ago (219+ words) Mozambique said Brazil's parliament has approved the restructuring of roughly $143m (about R2. 35bn) in debt, giving the Southern African country some breathing room as it seeks to stabilise its shaky public finances. Mozambique's finance ministry said in a statement dated April 8 that…...
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Drugs worth more than R1m seized in Gqeberha
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (332+ words) The usually quiet suburb of Cotswold in Gqeberha saw a substantial drug bust unfold on Wednesday evening when police and private security seized narcotics worth more than R1m. Police spokesperson Brig Nobuntu Gantana said police were flagged down by private security…...
WATCH | "A place of hope: Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (668+ words) Pope Leo XIV leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent, where more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live, on…...
Trump threatens "stronger" action if Tehran fails to comply with deal
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (221+ words) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday its military ships and aircraft will remain around Iran and threatened the US will start "shooting" again unless Tehran fully complies with the deal reached with Washington. "All US ships, aircraft and military…...
POINT OF ORDER | Coherent plan needed to strengthen criminal justice system
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (865+ words) Since 1998, weak prosecution and conviction rates, as well as a large backlog of unresolved court cases, have increasingly characterised SA's criminal justice system. In recent years, it has been under pressure to implement the recommendations of several judicial inquiries aimed…...
EDITORIAL | Faku should do her job rather than organising a march
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (451+ words) Silly season is upon us with politicians already campaigning for this year's municipal elections. The theatre of the absurd kicked off with Johannesburg DA mayoral candidate, 75-year-old Helen Zille, donning her swimming cap, goggles and snorkel and taking a dip…...
Mthatha residents up in arms after going through Easter without power
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (769+ words) Residents of the Mthatha suburb of Southernwood are fuming after spending the Easter weekend without electricity in their homes. Power had still not been restored by Wednesday. They have blasted King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality bosses, accusing them of lacking…...
Warnings against mob justice after several incidents in OR Tambo district
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (465+ words) Traditional leaders and police have condemned a surge in vigilante attacks in the OR Tambo district, warning that mob justice was fuelling violence and revenge killings. The warning follows two incidents in less than three weeks in which two people,…...
AT THE BEACH | EL surf lifesaving club goes beyond the call of duty to help others
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (740+ words) It is hard for me to describe just how fabulous the East London Surf Lifesaving Club is. I run out of superlatives. The club was there on Nahoon Beach before I started surfing and I started a long time ago....