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DA’s John Steenhuisen visits Ukraine
The Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen has gone to Lviv, Ukraine on a fact-finding mission. He is going to be there…
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Latest: Foreign nationals in Diepsloot living in fear, seek help to return home amid violence
Given the volatile situation, coupled with the violence targeting foreign nationals around Diepsloot, the Foundation for Human Rights said it…
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Ethiopia pushes to block UN funding for abuse inquiry
A United Nations General Assembly budget committee is due to vote Thursday on an Ethiopian push to block funding for…
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2.5 million people have now fled Ukraine: UN
Some 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded two weeks ago, and another two million have been internally…
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UNHCR: One million refugees fled Ukraine in week
One million refugees have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that unless…
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Haiti asks donors to help fund $2 billion earthquake rebuild plan
The United Nations said on its website that Haiti is seeking to obtain $1.6 billion of the $2 billion needed,…
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UN wants $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
The United Nations said Tuesday it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe…
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COVID-19: US to end travel ban on southern Africa
The US will lift its travel ban on southern Africa this week. Several countries imposed the bans last month after…
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Ahmed Kathrada Foundation warns corruption eating away at public trust in govt
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation director Neeshan Balton said that state capture had continued and that it was eating away at the…
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Gender-based violence: No to on-set harassment
The days when women would be improperly touched or spoken to in a sexually denigrating way on set may be…
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SA gears up for 16 Days of Activism
South Africa will participate in the 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children campaign from 25…
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President Ramaphosa reiterates calls for equitable vaccine distribution
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again reiterated calls for equitable vaccine distribution. Ramaphosa was speaking at the 76th session of…
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka bags 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award
Former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, has been named this year’s recipient of the…
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United Nations issues urgent appeal to help drought-hit Afghan farmers
The United Nations issued an urgent appeal Saturday for aid for some seven million Afghan farmers in the war-ravaged nation…
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Zim man charged with murder for child bride death
Zimbabwean authorities on Friday charged a man with murder after his 14-year-old wife died at a religious shrine last month…
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Malawi runs out of COVID-19 vaccines as 2nd jabs due
Delays in coronavirus vaccine shipments to Malawi have caused health facilities to run out of doses as hundreds are due…
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List of the happiest Countries in the world
What do Pharrell Williams, Mafikizolo, and DJ Fisherman have in common? Besides all of them being amazingly talented musicians and…
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South Sudan peace deal has not stopped violence: UN
Violence is still raging in vast swathes of South Sudan a year after a peace deal was signed to end…
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Cyclone Eloise death toll rises to 21: UN
More than 21 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands affected by a super-storm that made landfall in Mozambique…
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United Nations global response to Human Trafficking
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Convention, a gathering of the United Nations that defined the world’s…
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