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The DA and Solidarity Movement's recent US visits have sparked controversy in South African politics, with both groups defending their diplomatic missions against accusations of seeking Trump's favour. While the groups maintain different objectives, their trips have highlighted growing tensions in SA-US relations.
Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on Sunday announceds a new initiative to assist spaza shops with financial support and training to improve their operations.
In a dramatic twist, the wife of murdered Ekurhuleni Metro Police officer Banele Skosana has denied orchestrating his killing, suggesting foreign spaza shop owners might be responsible.
In an unprecedented move that threatens billions in global humanitarian aid, Elon Musk labels USAID a 'criminal organisation' while Donald Trump grants him sweeping powers to investigate the agency. This development raises serious concerns about the future of international humanitarian assistance and the unusual role of a private citizen in government oversight.
"Definitely there will be no need to put a quota because there will be no foreign national that is meeting the requirements to run a spaza shop of a food handling outlet," Hlabisa explained.
In a surprising move, Trump announced that he will issue an executive order imposing a 25 percent tax on all imports from Canada. This would severely affect the economy.
China said Friday it was "willing to work" with a probe into the severing of two Baltic Sea cables linked to a Chinese ship, after Sweden asked for Beijing's cooperation with the investigation.
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