Africa

Zimbabwe defies IMF with gold-backed cryptocurrency

The $40 million offer is meant to expand value-preserving instruments available in the economy, according to the country’s central bank Exclusive News The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has sold gold-backed digital tokens worth around $40 million, in defiance of a warning from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The action, according to officials, aims to stabilize the…
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23 people missing after hippo attacks boat in Malawi

Only 13 of the 37 passengers who were on board the canoe have been rescued, police say Exclusive News A one-year-old boy has drowned and 23 people remain missing after a hippopotamus overturned a boat on Malawi’s largest river, the Shire, on Monday. The baby, identified by local media as Abraham Francis, was sailing with his mother in the Nsanje district when the incident occurred.
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South Africa will remain neutral on Russia - Ukraine conflict

President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country will abide by its long-standing non-aligned foreign policy, despite pressure Exclusive News South Africa will not depart from its decades-old foreign policy of non-alignment, despite considerable external pressure, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said. Commenting on the Ukraine conflict, the leader described it as a faceoff between Russia and the…
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No US sanctions on South Africa over Russia arms supply allegations

Pretoria has settled its dispute with Washington regarding claims that it supplied arms to Russia, the finance minister has said Exclusive News South Africa has resolved its dispute with the US over allegations that Pretoria supplied weapons to Russia, the finance minister has said. “The Americans are not likely to respond with any anger tomorrow,” Enoch Godongwana told Bloomberg in…
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World

Republicans demand Biden take cognitive test or drop out

At least 61 members of Congress submitted a letter to the US president expressing concern with his mental state Exclusive News US President Joe Biden must pass a cognitive exam or abandon the 2024 presidential race, 61 Republican members of the House of Representatives demanded on Thursday in an open letter to the commander-in-chief, according to RT News.   “The United…
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Africa

South Africa to investigate gold mafia uncovered by Al Jazeera

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that authorities are looking at several individuals mentioned in Al Jazeera. Exclusive News South Africa has launched an investigation into several people involved in a gold smuggling and money laundering scheme exposed by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. In a speech to the Parliament of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this week the…
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US president accused of pushing dangerous racial division

White supremacy ‘most dangerous threat’ to US – Biden Exclusive News In a speech to black college graduates on Saturday, US President Joe Biden labeled ‘white supremacy’ the most dangerous terrorist threat to the US. The statement – which is contradicted by crime statistics – was condemned by conservative pundits, according to RT News. “White supremacy… is the single…
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