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Elon Musk creates new US political party, to challenge one-party system
The Standard
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Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. [AFP] Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday he had launched a new...
US: Elon Musk says he has created new political party to give Americans back their 'freedom'
Khaleej Times
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Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country's "one-party system." The world's richest person, and...
HH has ultimate authority over burial of deceased President – AG
Daily Nation
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July 6, 2025
GRACE CHAILE ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has argued that President Hakainde Hichilema as head of State holds the ultimate authority to determine the funeral and burial place of a deceased former President, citing constitutional provisions. In...
“Zimbabwe’s stolen elections now draining South Africa”— says opposition leader Maimane, accuses ANC of abating Zanu PF tyranny
New Zimbabwe
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July 5, 2025
By Darlington Gatsi SOUTH African opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane, has accused his country’s government of “folding its arms” in the face of Zimbabwe’s political crisis Maimane says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African National Congress...
Elon Musk Launches New Political Party After Dramatic Break With Trump
Arise News
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July 6, 2025
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced the creation of a new political party, the America Party, weeks after a high-profile and bitter fallout with US President Donald Trump. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO unveiled the move on his social media...
Elon Musk launches new US political party
BGNES
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July 6, 2025
Elon Musk, a former ally of US President Donald Trump, said he had launched a new US political party to challenge the country's "one-party system", AFP reported. Musk, the world's richest man and Trump's biggest political donor in the 2024...
Elon Musk launches ‘America Party’: Can he run for President? Who are likely to lead the party? 5 key questions answered
Mint
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July 6, 2025
After US President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill passed Congress, Tesla CEO and tech mogul Elon Musk took to X to state about formation of his new political venture called "America Party". This follows his idea which he teased a day prior,...
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PM Modi arrives in Brazil for Brics Summit, to hold talks with President Lula and global leaders
Firstpost
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July 6, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 17th Brics Summit. He landed at Galeão International Airport, beginning a two-leg visit to the country at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da...
Bheki Cele's use of SAPS helicopter deemed lawful by Public Protector
IOL
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Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has cleared former police minister Bheki Cele of accusations of chartering an SA Police Service (SAPS) helicopter to attend the ANC’s 2024 election manifesto launch in February last year. The DA complained to...
Elon Musk says he is launching a new US political party
Times of Malta
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July 6, 2025
Elon Musk, an ex-ally of US President Donald Trump, said Saturday he had launched a new political party in the United States to challenge what the tech billionaire described as the country's "one-party system." The world's richest person -- and...
BRICS must improve global governance
China Daily Global
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SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The 11 members of BRICS+ are incredibly diverse in culture, civilizational background, social customs and development levels. I realized how diverse they were when I saw a beautiful photo exhibition in a hall after a BRICS...
Springboks v Italy: Five takeaways as ‘brutal’ South Africa revert to ‘traditional strengths’ before Azzurri ‘save themselves from embarrassment’
Planet Rugby
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July 5, 2025
Following a 42-24 victory for the Springboks over Italy in Pretoria on Saturday, here’s our five takeaways from the mid-year international at Loftus Versfeld. The top line The Springboks produced a powerful first-half performance to overcome Italy...
South African national among two arrested; 25 gram cocaine seized in Vizag
The Hindu
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July 5, 2025
Police Commissioner Shankabratha Bagchi and the EAGLE team, showing the seized cocaine and cash, in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The city police, in coordination with EAGLE, the anti-narcotic wing of the Andhra Pradesh...
Feya Faku (1962-2025): South African jazz trumpeter who made the expressive ballad his trademark
Scroll.in
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July 5, 2025
Lex Futshane, the South African bass player in the 1992 student band NU Jazz Connection, was the first to tell me that the great South African jazz trumpeter Feya Faku had died while touring Switzerland on June 23. He was born on June 6, 1962 and...
David Dabede Mabuza: A shrewd leader, political strategist
IOL
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Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu THE sad news about the passing of David Dabede Mabuza, affectionately known as “DD”, took many South Africans by surprise. Surely, those who are close to him would have known about his disappearance from the public eye....
SA government deploys South African Police Service to prevent removal of immigrants from clinics
Briefly
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July 5, 2025
The South African government has deployed members of the South African Police Service to healthcare facilities in the country This followed tensions in various parts of South Africa, where citizens removed illegal foreign nationals from public...
BRICS finance ministers propose IMF reforms
BDNews24
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Finance ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations called on Saturday for reform of the International Monetary Fund, including a new distribution of voting rights and an end to the tradition of European management at the helm. The joint...
Huawei Reaffirms AI Commitment To South Africa, Pledges to Train 50,000 ICT Professionals by 2028
I Africa
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July 5, 2025
At the 2025 Huawei South Africa Connect Event, Huawei Enterprise CEO Gene Zhang reiterated the company’s long-term commitment to building South Africa’s digital and AI future. “With 26 years of local innovation, Huawei is dedicated to driving...
Cape Town floods displace thousands in informal settlements as worse rain is expected
Briefly
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July 5, 2025
Hundreds of homes were destroyed in Cape Town during the recent floods, which accompanied the severe weather The South African Weather Service warned that the weather in the Western Cape will get worse as more rain is expected Roads were closed...
Remembering Uche Nwokedi’s Legal
This Day
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July 6, 2025
and Literary Legacies One Year After Friends and associates recently joined the family of the late Uche Nwokedi in Lagos to mark his first memorial. Davidson Iriekpen and Yinka Olatunbosun reflect on the life and legacy of the renowned lawyer and...