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SA ‘ready, able, willing’ to resume WEF Africa Summit

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will resume hosting its Africa Summit in South Africa (SA) next April. The news, which breaks a 7-year absence, was confirmed by the SA’s Tourism Minister, Patricia De Lille in Davos, Switzerland

TikTok seals deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure United States (US) data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans.

UN Deputy Secretary‑General urges nations to defend rules‑based order in address to Danish Parliament

United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed has issued a stark warning that countries must defend the UN Charter and the rules‑based international order or face escalating global instability.

Death toll in SA’s Limpopo province floods rises to 21

Police divers in South (SA) Africa’s Limpopo province have confirmed the recovery of two bodies of persons who drowned during the recent floods in separate incidents in the province

Guterres voices concern over post‑election arrests, tensions in Uganda

United Nations (UN) Secretary‑General António Guterres is closely monitoring developments in Uganda following the country’s disputed Presidential election.

Africa Centres for Disease Control mourns southern Africa flood victims

The Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya has passed his condolences to the people of Mozambique following the recent floods in the country which has displaced thousands and caused major damage to infrastructure