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JOHANNESBURG, South African Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini will face off with two former executives in an inquiry to determine where the buck stops for last year’s social grants crisis.After the Social Security Agency (Sassa) was unable …

UNITED NATIONS The United Nations warned Wednesday that 1.5 million South Sudanese are on the brink of famine and 20,000 are already in famine conditions.”The next lean season, which begins in March, is likely to see food security worsen, and could se…

Prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer Khaled Ali, the last main challenger of incumbent Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Egypt’s presidential race, announced Wednesday he has dropped out.We today announce our decision not to enter this race, and will not pres…

Pretoria Udirile Moche (28), Sikhumbuzo Peter Dlamini (33), Floyd Moeketsi Phiri (34), were arrested on Monday in Mpumalanga by an integrated team comprising the Hawks’ Tactical Operation Management Section unit (TOMS), and the K9-unit following a botc…

UN chief “appalled and deeply saddened” by attack on Save the ChildrenThe UN chief said he was “appalled and deeply saddened” by Wednesday’s attack on the offices of the international NGO Save the Children in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.The NGO announced th…