WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green on Tuesday was escorted out of the House of Representatives chamber at the start of President Trump’s State of the Union address, after he held high a protest sign.

OSLO, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Norway’s King Harald, 89, was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, suffering from an infection and dehydration, the royal palace said in a statement.

Three years after its closure, Joburg’s civic heart lies in ruin as citizens fund lucrative long-term leases across the city, some to cadres.

About a month ago, Daily Maverick revealed how a wanted drug trafficker was offering personal training services at a Virgin Active gym in Cape Town. He was suspended and now his contract there has been terminated. South African police, meanwhile, are keeping quiet about what has happened to the fugitive.

The EFF has taken Minister of Higher Education Buti Manamela to the Gauteng High Court to set aside his reappointment of eight Seta CEOs, saying there was no transparency and that the reappointments were unlawful and must be deemed invalid.

What comes next is anyone’s guess – chaos is the only thing that is certain in the age of Trump – but for South Africa’s economy, the Trumpocene has been a double-edged sword and it will keep on swinging until he leaves office.

The entities and people were targeted “for their acquisition and distribution of cyber tools harmful to U.S. national security,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.

Suspended deputy police chief Shadrack Sibiya faces intense scrutiny over allegations that an SAPS audit report was leaked to tenderpreneur Vusimuzi Matlala ahead of a cancelled police contract.

SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 24 (Reuters) – At least 23 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said on Tuesday, while 47 people were missing.

In his first remarks as US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III emphasises a positive partnership, contrasting with previous criticisms he made about South Africa.

Amid allegations of financial mismanagement, Nelson Mandela Bay’s lease agreement for a R25-million transformer to Coega Steels is under investigation, raising serious concerns about transparency and governance.

As the world weathers Trump’s trade storm, the fact is that the era of multilateralism is ending and we need to find new markets, while protecting our own industries. Trouble is, we’re out of the loop.

The UN General Assembly voiced support for Ukraine Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, with the United States among countries abstaining from the vote.