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US Senate advances dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 The US Senate on Thursday advanced the nominations of dozens of President Donald Trump's picks for government positions, voting along party lines... →
Most South Africans want empowerment policy ended, study finds 
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2025 More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based,... →
US threatens cuts to South Sudan aid over humanitarian fees
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 The United States threatened on Thursday to reduce its foreign assistance to South Sudan unless Juba lifts what it said were illicit fees on... →
Kenyan court suspends health pact with US to hear data privacy case
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A Kenyan court has suspended a health funding agreement the government signed with the United States on December 4, worth more than $1.6-billion,... →
US House committee approves Africa trade bill, no mention of South Africa exclusion for now
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A US House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa,... →
Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, near the Burundian border, in the biggest escalation in months of the... →
US to host meeting of G20 officials without South Africa's participation, sources say
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 The US will convene a meeting of officials from the Group of 20 major economies starting on Monday to kick off planning for next year, when it... →
Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that... →
