
Tanzania’s media barred from covering post-election violence victims’ testimonies
The Presidential Commission conducting the inquiry said this was intended to protect the privacy of those giving testimony
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The Presidential Commission conducting the inquiry said this was intended to protect the privacy of those giving testimony
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – With tensions in Minneapolis still high and a possible U.S. military strike on Iran looming, movers and shakers in the Trump administration took a timeout on Thursday to attend a lavish event celebrating a big-budget documentary about first lady Melania Trump.

The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile advocates

The department of international relations and cooperation said the move was a response to conduct inconsistent with diplomatic norms and protocol
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South Africa’s construction industry is facing its ninth straight year of decline despite broader economic growth, driven by weak public and private investment.

Following the recent removal of Matlosana’s CFO, another report has been resubmitted to the council, which seeks to remove the municipality’s mayor.
The rand lost its footing on Friday, trading weaker than R16 to the dollar for the first time since Monday.

South Africa expelled a top local Israeli diplomat, escalating tensions between the two countries and risking renewed criticism by the US.

Charge d’Affaires of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa, Ariel Seidman, has been given 72 hours to leave the country.

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the success of diplomacy with the United States hinged on ending threatening conduct after Washington’s heavy military deployments in the Gulf.
Attempts by former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki to secure the recusal of Justice Sisi Khampepe – the chairperson of the judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of interference in the prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases – have been dismissed.
Often, soccer rules are not applied objectively, and are left for interpretation by referees. This creates all-round chaos and confusion.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Small amounts of radioactive substances have been detected in air samples in Finland though there was no risk to public health, the country’s nuclear safety watchdog said on Friday.
BELGRADE, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Serbian police have seized five tons of marijuana, the biggest such catch in the country so far, after raiding a small agricultural and trade company in a village in central Serbia, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said late on Thursday.
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI, China, Jan 30 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was dangerous for Britain to be getting into business with Beijing, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer lauded the economic benefits of resetting relations with China during a visit there on Friday.