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Former foreign minister Moctar Ouane was named as Mali's interim prime minister, state television said on Sunday, a move likely to trigger the lifting of sanctions imposed by the West Africa regional bloc in the aftermath of the military coup last month.A veteran diplomat, Ouane, 64, served as Mali's ambassador to the United Nations in…

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has bemoaned South Africa's treatment of undocumented immigrants.Motlanthe said George Bizos had no citizenship and remained stateless for 31 years after the South African government denied him citizenship.He said there is a rush to send the oppressed back to their troubled homes, rendering them stateless beings floating…

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says some ANC members are destroying each other.Mantashe said there is also a tendency to attack President Cyril Ramaphosa.He adds the ANC has failed to exploit cracks in the DA.ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe has spoken out against an emerging tendency for ANC leaders of…

Former CSA president Willie Basson Former CSA president Dr Willie Basson believes there's no reason for the organisation to revisit the Nicholson report to seek guidance on governance reforms.That's because CSA in 2013, with Basson at the helm, already implemented those recommendations.Instead, the embattled federation's biggest challenge is that it's plagued by unsuitable candidates being…

4m ago Ramaphosa: Through the reprioritisation of resources, we were able to allocate around R1.6 billion to implement the Emergency Response Plan. Working with our partners and civil society, we have managed to improve access to justice for victims and survivors and have improved our capacity to investigate and prosecute GBV perpetrators. 6m ago The National…