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WELLINGTON. — The yearlong search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has turned up no sign of the plane, but that doesn’t mean it’s been unproductive.
Rwandan rebels killed in DRC
Goma. — Seven Rwandan rebels have been killed and at least 20 captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a government offensive that has widened to include swathes of…
Islamic State releases 19 captives
BEIRUT. — Islamic State released 19 Assyrian Christian captives in Syria yesterday after processing them through a sharia court, a monitoring group which tracks the conflict said.
Zimbabweans willingly celebrate with President Mugabe
Bernard Bwoni The Edge So much has already been written about London Mayor Boris Johnson’s outrageous piece — albeit with some correct historical fact on Britain’s betrayal of the Lancaster…
The metamorphosis of Vladimir Putin
Andrew Levine Suddenly last summer, Vladimir Putin, formerly once a decent enough Russian leader (with a few unsettling quirks), turned into a malevolent, almost demonic, force.
South Africa: Bring back our land
Motsoko Pheko On 12 February 2015 President Jacob Zuma announced that his ANC government would soon be tabling the Regulation of Land Holdings Bill, which will limit land ownership by…
Results trickle in after Lesotho poll
Maseru — Vote results were trickling in yesterday in Lesotho after a snap election held to resolve a political crisis triggered by an alleged coup bid last year. Saturday’s parliamentary…
DRC: Between hope and despair
Kris Berwouts Correspondent Author: Michael Deibert Title: The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair
Presidency met Zuma’s wife before poison bombshell
Johannesburg – Officials from the presidency reportedly held a three-hour meeting with President Jacob Zuma’s estranged wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma, shortly before the story of her alleged involvement in the poisoning…
Sierra Leone VP in Ebola quarantine
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has placed himself in quarantine following the Ebola death of one of his guards, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, as the…