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International

World Food Prices Hit Four-Year High As Supply Risks Mount

PARIS, France – Global food prices climbed in September to their highest level in nearly four years as shipping disruption,...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• October 2, 2026
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Opinion

Africa’s Luxury Political Fleets Raise Questions About Industrial Investment Priorities

NAIROBI, Kenya – Africa’s political class frequently speaks about youth employment, industrialisation and value addition. Yet public spending records across...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 29, 2026
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International

Bangkok Floods Disrupt Flights As Thailand Counts Rising Economic Losses

BANGKOK, Thailand – Floodwaters across Bangkok started receding on Tuesday after days of intense rain paralysed roads, displaced residents, disrupted...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 29, 2026
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International

Russia’s Shadow Recruitment Industry Targets Africans With Jobs, Money, Death

NAIROBI, Kenya – A sprawling digital recruitment market is drawing foreign nationals toward Russia’s war in Ukraine through promises of...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 24, 2026
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Opinion

China’s Corruption Crackdown Puts Africa’s Political Accountability Gaps Under Scrutiny

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Comparisons between China and Africa often go wrong when they ignore political systems, legal safeguards and human...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 24, 2026
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International

Milei Calls United Nations Useless During General Assembly Address

NEW YORK, United States – Argentine President Javier Milei criticised the United Nations from its own General Assembly podium on...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 24, 2026
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International

Pentagon Works To Recover F-35 Parts Diverted Into Hong Kong

WASHINGTON, United States – The Pentagon is trying to recover F-35 fighter components after a shipment travelling from Australia to...

• BY Sizwe Ngcobo
• September 24, 2026
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