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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat of higher tariffs on BRICS nations, saying efforts to “punish” the bloc were disappointing. Trump accused the 11-nation grouping — which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China — of “anti-Americanism” and vowed to impose an extra 10 percent tariff on them after …

S.Africa deplores Trump threat to ‘punish’ BRICS countriesMon, 07 Jul 2025 16:33:24 GMT Read More »

Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy faces a critical week as the US president races to secure the bilateral deals he promised, ahead of a shifting deadline for re-imposing steep tariffs on dozens of economies.Trump is due to send a first batch of letters to up to 15 trading partners from noon local time (1600 GMT), …

Trump steps up pressure for deals as US tariff deadline nearsMon, 07 Jul 2025 14:33:00 GMT Read More »

Police blocked roads in a show of force to deter anti-government marchers from the deserted streets of Kenya’s usually bustling capital on Monday, with small groups of protesters clashing with officers on Nairobi’s outskirts.Many people appeared to be staying home rather than attend the annual so-called Saba Saba Day, meaning Seven Seven, marches to commemorate …

Clashes on Nairobi outskirts as police block marchersMon, 07 Jul 2025 14:05:13 GMT Read More »

Wiaan Mulder, who stopped short on Monday of attempting to break the record for the highest score in Test history, had an inauspicious start to his Test career.Mulder made 367 not out for South Africa in the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club before deciding –- in his first match as captain –- to …

Wiaan Mulder: slow ascent to Test cricket’s batting heightsMon, 07 Jul 2025 12:34:56 GMT Read More »

Wiaan Mulder set an individual South Africa Test batting best and came close to the world record before calling a halt to his team’s innings on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Monday.Mulder was unbeaten on 367 when he declared during the lunch interval with South …

South Africa’s Mulder threatens Lara Test record before declaringMon, 07 Jul 2025 11:00:45 GMT Read More »

Police blocked roads and heavily deployed in the deserted streets of Kenya’s usually bustling capital on Monday to prevent gatherings to mark annual pro-democracy rallies after recent demonstrations descended into violent clashes.Many people appeared to be staying home rather than attend the so-called Saba Saba Day (meaning Seven Seven) marches to commemorate July 7, 1990 …

Nairobi tense as large police presence blocks protestersMon, 07 Jul 2025 10:51:34 GMT Read More »

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with their heart in their mouth.Such was the case for Moussa, when in March he had to take his mother’s body to another village for burial, forcing him onto National route 15 in central …

Ambushes, mines, kidnappings: the Sahel’s roads of fearMon, 07 Jul 2025 05:58:06 GMT Read More »

All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi has been a refuge for generations of protesters escaping police crackdowns, proudly displaying the teargas canisters and spent cartridges once fired into the church.Kenya marks Saba Saba Day on Monday, remembering the bloody 1990 uprising that demanded a return to multi-party democracy during the autocratic rule of then-president Daniel arap …

Kenyan cathedral, longtime refuge for protestersMon, 07 Jul 2025 05:38:38 GMT Read More »

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh’s golden mask in his hands.Years later, the Egyptian conservator found himself gently brushing centuries-old dust off one of Tut’s gilded ceremonial shrines — a piece he had only seen in textbooks.”I studied archaeology because …

Egyptian conservators give King Tut’s treasures new glowMon, 07 Jul 2025 01:27:08 GMT Read More »

An armed gang attacked the headquarters of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission on Sunday as it hosted a press conference calling for an end to state violence, an AFP journalist saw.The attack came on the eve of “Saba Saba Day” when Kenyans mark pro-democracy protests from the 1990s, and renewed unrest is expected on Monday.The …

Armed gang attacks Kenya Human Rights Commission on eve of protestsSun, 06 Jul 2025 17:03:35 GMT Read More »