No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global poverty
Cape Town, South Africa Reuters South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs from several leading economies skipped a gathering of Group of 20 nations in Cape Town held against a backdrop of foreign aid cuts. The two-day meeting comes after the Trump administration announced plans to […]
Gang leader ‘Tiger’ evades South African police after 78 mine deaths
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters A suspected gang leader known as “Tiger” escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners died, the police said on Monday. The Lesotho national resurfaced from the deep mine shaft in Stilfontein while officers had it […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet. Ramaphosa’s African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing its majority for the […]