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GERALD IMRAY

GERALD IMRAY

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Africa|Environment|Science

Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that

Vultures have an image problem and are among the least loved animals in the world

Africa|Business|Economy|Political

African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty

African nations that were facing some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration have been given a moment of relief with the pausing of the duties

African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty
Africa|Political|World

An apartheid-era song Elon Musk has decried as anti-white is headline news again in South Africa

An old anti-apartheid song that was a call for Black people to stand up against oppression and has now been decried by Elon Musk and others as promoting the killing of whites is back in the headlines in South Africa

An apartheid-era song Elon Musk has decried as anti-white is headline news again in South Africa
Africa|Celebrity|Health|Political|World

What to know after Prince Harry resigned from his African charity

Prince Harry’s announced his resignation this week from an African charity that he co-founded in memory of his mother Princess Diana

What to know after Prince Harry resigned from his African charity
Africa|Celebrity|World

Prince Harry resigns from an African charity he co-founded after a leadership dispute

Prince Harry has resigned as a patron of an African charity he co-founded nearly 20 years ago in memory of his late mother, Princess Diana

Prince Harry resigns from an African charity he co-founded after a leadership dispute
Africa|Political|World

South Africa president says persecution of whites a 'false narrative' as Musk repeats genocide claim

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the claim that white people are being persecuted in his country is a “completely false narrative.”

South Africa president says persecution of whites a 'false narrative' as Musk repeats genocide claim
Africa|MidEast|Political|US|World

Expelled South African ambassador returns home and says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration has been welcomed home at an airport by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him

Expelled South African ambassador returns home and says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'
Africa|Political|Sports

Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?

The next president of the International Olympic Committee is a former Zimbabwe swimmer who is Africa’s most decorated Olympian and a minister in a government often accused of oppressing political opposition

Who is Kirsty Coventry, the next president of the International Olympic Committee?
Africa|Political|US|World

67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says it has received a list of more than 67,000 people interested in refugee status in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate members of a white minority group he claims are victims of racial discrimination by their Black-led government

67,000 white South Africans express interest in Trump's plan to give them refugee status
Africa|Crime|Science|World

Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats

South African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues

Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats
Africa|Political|US|World

Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American

The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being anti-white and anti-American

Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-white and anti-American
Africa|Business|Economy|Europe|Political|World

EU announces a $5 billion investment in South Africa as the tariffs war with Trump escalates

European Union leaders have announced a 4.7 billion euro, or about $5.1 billion, investment package in South Africa to support green energy transition and vaccine production

EU announces a $5 billion investment in South Africa as the tariffs war with Trump escalates
Africa|Arts|Entertainment

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Africa|Health|Political|Technology|US|World

Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation

U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho

Trump says no one has heard of Lesotho. But Musk is trying to do business in the African nation
Africa|Economy|Food|Political|World

UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts

UN food program closes its southern Africa office in the wake of Trump administration aid cuts
Africa|Health|Political|US|World

Trump's ending of 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts slams programs around the world

Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage and say many humanitarian programs will collapse after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts

Trump's ending of 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts slams programs around the world
Africa|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political|World

The US is missing again as G20 finance chiefs meet in South Africa

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of 20 developed and developing nations have gathered in South Africa for a two-day meeting

The US is missing again as G20 finance chiefs meet in South Africa
Africa|Finance|Political|US|World

UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia’s top diplomat at a tense Group of 20 meeting in South Africa

UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet
Africa|Health|Political|World

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Africa|Crime|Political|World

The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa, prompting claims of an assassination

A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings

Africa|Political|US|World

White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism

Some white South Africans have showed support for President Donald Trump and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government

White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism
Africa|Political|World

The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court

South Africa’s second biggest political party has launched a legal challenge against a new land expropriation law that was roundly criticized by U.S. President Donald Trump

The South African land law that prompted a Trump executive order is being challenged in court
Africa|Political|World

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its president for 15 years, has died

Sam Nujoma, Namibia's fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies aged 95
Africa|Health|Political|US|World

Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?

U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping all aid and assistance to the country over what he called a human rights violation against a white minority group

Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?
Africa|Americas|Political|US|World

Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks

Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority have responded to a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks

Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks

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