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US Senate adopts sweeping climate and health plan, in major victory for Biden

The US Senate's passage of a major climate and health plan is a significnat victory for President Joe Biden ahead of midterm elections

After 18 months of arduous negotiations and a marathon night of debate, the US Senate on Sunday passed Joe Biden’s ambitious climate, tax and health c

West Rand Protest | Makhura lauds community crime fighters

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Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, says the country has become ungovernable and criminals are responsible.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was shown around South Africa's Hector Pieterson Museum, built in memory of students killed in a 1976 protest, by Pieterson's sister Antoinette Sithole

Blinken pays tribute to Soweto Uprising at start of Africa tour

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off a three-nation African trip Sunday paying tribute to the Soweto Uprising, a student protest whose trag

City of Cape Town: 'Blackouts affect water quality'

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It believes the power cuts are affecting operations at the Faure Water Treatment Plant.

Biden, 79, had tested positive for Covid and returned to isolation on July 30, in a result doctors attributed to 'rebound' positivity from his earlier bout of the illness

Biden out of isolation after testing negative for COVID

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US President Joe Biden was out of isolation on Sunday, after testing negative for Covid for a second day in a row, the first time he was able to leave

Rescuers work at a coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 people are trapped

Desperation deepens for families of trapped Mexican miners

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The families of 10 Mexican coal miners trapped in a flooded deposit for days were becoming increasingly desperate Sunday, as rescue efforts made littl

Eskom suspends Stage 2 power cuts

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The power utility says generation capacity has improved through a low demand for power this weekend.

US Secretary of State visits South Africa

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US secretary of state Antony Blinken will attend the US - SA strategic dialogue with his counterpart, Naledi Pandor on Monday.

Crime Watch| Latest crime statistics on common robbery

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The vast majority of crime categories saw increases in the double-digits. This is according to the kidnapping numbers released by the SAPS for the fir