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    World RUSSIA-AFRICA SUMMIT: Ramaphosa pleads poverty as Putin – again – pitches that big nuke deal – Daily Maverick

    Russian President Vladimir Putin once again, this week, brought up that awkward question of whether South Africa was now ready to buy a very expensive fleet of nuclear power plants from his country..... Read more via Daily Maverick – https://ift.tt/31NZEQW Get more World News
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    World GroundUp: The village where women can’t afford to report rape – Daily Maverick

    Sihle* did not report to police an attempt to rape her for three days because she could not afford to get to the nearest police station, 120km away. Here's is one of many rape cases left uninvestigated because of a shortage of police in the Eastern Cape district where she lives... Read...
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    Politics SA vs Nigeria: Free trade agreement at risk – Daily Maverick

    The ratification of the African Continental Free Trade agreement in May is the biggest thing to happen in Africa post colonialism, says Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Mboweni was addressing delegates at the World Economic Forum for Africa in Cape Town, standing in.... Read more via “nigeria”...
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    World ANALYSIS: Women protest against rape and femicide – SAPS arrest marchers, use stun grenades and turn water cannon on crowd – Daily Maverick

    The president, ministers, politicians, public representatives as well as the SAPS have seriously misread the seething rage of the women of South Africa. Protecting Parliament and the political elite attending the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, they turned on mourners and protesters...
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    World BHEKISISA: What’s in a pill? Love, life, uncertainty and promise — why HIV in South Africa is about to change – Daily Maverick

    In September, the country will switch to a new way of treating HIV that is expected to save the country billions and result in more than 600,000 fewer infections. South African researchers are changing the way we treat the virus here and abroad. But what does it mean … Read more via Daily...
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    World World Economy Rebound Thrown Into Doubt by Escalating Trade War – Daily Maverick

    Fears that companies will shelve investment, consumers will cut spending and stocks will slide have been revived after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s fragile trade truce was shattered with both sides slapping.... Read more via Daily Maverick – http://bit.ly/2HxSgRt Get more World News
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    World OPINIONISTA: Decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa will only bring more misery – Daily Maverick

    Arguments that decriminalising sex work will be to the benefit of those engaged in the trade are spurious and will only increase their misery. It will work in favour of human traffickers, ‘blessers’ and criminal syndicates. For the past 17 years, I have had an insider’s perspective on … Read...
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    World Explainer: How seriously should we take the idea that the ANC might axe Ramaphosa shortly after the elections? – Daily Maverick

    The African National Congress President, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday, 8 April 2019, engaged with the farm owners, Agri Weskaap, business and academics in Stellenbosch on the Beyerskloof wine farm just outside Stellenbosch. The discussions premised on the future trajectory of the...
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    World DIPLOMAT CULLED: Pretoria permanently withdraws its ambassador from Israel – Daily Maverick

    International Relations Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says withdrawing SA ambassador is just ‘stage one’ in downgrading relations with Tel Aviv. The South African government has implemented what International Relations Minister... Read more via Daily Maverick – http://bit.ly/2WFXrVE Get more...
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    Sports Mandzukic calls time on Croatia career – Daily Maverick

    Croatian World Cup hero and star striker Mario Mandzukic has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32, the country’s national soccer federation said Tuesday. “I think the time has come for me now. I gave my best for Croatia and I have contributed to … read more...
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    World State will pay Zuma’s legal fees until court rules otherwise – Daily Maverick

    The state will carry on covering former president Jacob Zuma’s legal fees until a court decides otherwise, the Presidency confirmed on Wednesday. “You guys have not been listening.... Read more via Daily Maverick – https://ift.tt/2lk2fzl Get more World News
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    Sports #Russia2018: Golden Boot standings: The top scorers at the World Cup – Daily Maverick

    First things first, let’s deal with how these things are decided. At the top of the list? You guessed it: goals. That’s followed by assists in the event that players are tied. If things are still all square after that, the player who was on the pitch for … read more via Daily Maverick –...
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    What would change if women had more power – feminism in the future – Daily Maverick

    There are enormous practical benefits to having women in spaces of power where their voices are heard in policy and planning and, academic and civil society, media and the arts and every other field. It was exciting to read that Merriam-Webster had declared “feminism” the 2017 word of … Read...
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