Ramaphosa warns world trade is being weaponised

Ramaphosa warns world trade is being weaponised

President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that South Africa is in talks with the US trade representative to reduce tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump after telling world leaders that “trade is now being used as a weapon”. The US is South Africa’s second biggest trading partner. Trump in…

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Africa: ‘Journalism is Not a Crime’ – Courts Weaponised Against African Journalists

Africa: ‘Journalism is Not a Crime’ – Courts Weaponised Against African Journalists

Johannesburg — A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs. In Zimbabwe, veteran editor Faith Zaba remains detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison alongside…

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