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South Africa allocates R848 billion to security forces in crackdown on crime and illegal mining

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's 2026 budget allocates R848.2 billion over the medium term to peace and security, including R1 billion each to…

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Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's richest Black billionaire has once again found himself at the centre of ANC succession speculation, with a grassroots…

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DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

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Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…