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WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources familiar with his plans told Reuters, but will attend the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, according to a Treasury spokesperson.
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 (Reuters) – The Transportation Security Administration will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes during security checks at U.S. airports, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday, ending an unpopular policy.
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Despite repeated promises of improvement, frustration is mounting as the water crisis persists
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An unflappable Senzo Mchunu tells the community crime is not the sole responsibility of the police, but theirs too
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Those who worked with the late deputy president say teaching was a vocation that always shadowed him in the corridors of the Union Buildings
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If nothing else, Mulder may have earned an invitation to one of Lara’s famous house parties at his palatial abode in Port-of-Spain
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Industry players are advocating for the government to tighten the noose on the informal sector
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The crisis requires President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent and decisive intervention, says the writer
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Her research focuses on how language barriers and outdated laws continue to disadvantage black South Africans in the justice system
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The decorum with which Mkhwanazi conducted the press conference ticked several boxes of a trusted senior bureaucrat operating within his oath of office, writes Lucky Mathebula.
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A similar wave of digital agitation, this time accompanied by hashtags such as #HandsOffMkhwanazi and #JulyRiots2.0, preceded the July 2021 unrest
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Specific sectors including macadamia nuts, automotive components and steel are expected to experience more acute pain and impact
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The unscheduled talks come as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a truce.
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Today in SA sport history: July 9
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Video shows a home being swept down a flooded river in Ruidoso, where waters have risen 15 feet, according to weather officials.
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It was “horrible”, “stressful” and “isolating” those affected tell BBC News.
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Second meeting this week comes as US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff suggests Israel and Hamas have one remaining issue in negotiations.
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Israel’s Netanyahu discusses Gaza ceasefire in third meeting with Trump at the White House this year.
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‘Hospitals are rationing. Ambulances are stalling. Water systems are on the brink,’ UN humanitarian agency says.
Today at 01:13 AM, via BBC News
Many criminal cases should be decided by judges to reduce the backlog, a senior judge recommends.
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The Combs verdict in itself is unlikely to lead to wider changes in the industry, according to insiders