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African lion confiscated during raid at residence in Gujar Khan
The Nation
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July 8, 2025
Gujar khan - In a significant operation conducted on Monday afternoon, an African lion was recovered from the lavish residence of a foreign national residing in the Bewal area of Gujar Khan, as reported by local police authorities. According to...
Things to do in Metro Detroit, July 18 and beyond
Daily Tribune - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
On sale now • John Mulaney: Added 3rd Detroit show, Oct. 18, (in addition to Oct. 16 and Oct. 17), The Fillmore, Detroit, ticket prices vary. • MasterChef All-Stars Live: Oct. 10, Fox Theatre, Detroit, www.mastercheflivetour.com, ticket prices...
Appleby Westward reassures retailers as SPAR South Africa puts business up for sale
Asian Trader Magazine
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July 11, 2025
Key Summary Appleby Westward up for sale, but operations and retailer support to continue uninterrupted. SPAR South West 2025 tradeshow spotlighted own label growth and key high-margin categories like food to go, vaping, and fresh. New 12-week...
US tariffs jolt South African exports; spark calls for supply chain transformation
IOL
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The US’ decision to impose a sweeping 30% tariff on all South African imports from August has sparked sharp concern from economists, supply chain experts and government alike, with warnings that the move could significantly impact the country’s...
Hydrogen corridor momentum: North Africa key to Europe
ESI Africa
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July 11, 2025
A vast hydrogen pipeline stretching from North Africa to central Europe is fast becoming a cornerstone of Europe’s clean energy strategy, with African nations set to play a critical role by setting up a hydrogen production value chain underpinned...
U.S. Could Vastly Expand Global Immigrant Detention Network
HuffPost
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration is set to vastly expand deportations to countries other than immigrants’ home nations, supercharging a system of international detainee transfers that human rights advocates say exposes thousands of people to human rights...
Temu launches local warehouse in South Africa for faster delivery
IOL
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We’ve all been there, finding something amazing online, clicking "add to cart", only to discover the delivery will take weeks. It’s frustrating, especially when you’re used to the instant gratification of next-day delivery. But if you’re a fan of...
CoJ responds to concerns over women begging with children at traffic lights
Fourways Review
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July 11, 2025
City of Johannesburg social services says it is aware of the growing number of women begging with their children at various intersections in the city. This is after a Fourways resident Corinna Botoulas raised a heartfelt concern about the mothers...
Box overboard! World Shipping Council’s 2025 report shows increase in lost cargo with conflict around major shipping lanes
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
The World Shipping Council (“WSC”) recently released its Containers Lost at Sea Report 2025 compiling global data on cargo lost at sea from the previous year and promoting loss prevention recommendations for the maritime industry and governing...
Lekki Port to expand transshipment to W’African ports, eastern Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Lekki Deep Seaport has established international transshipment links to key West African ports, including Tema in Ghana, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Lomé in Togo and Cotonou in the Benin Republic. The $1.5 billion deep seaport also plans to expand...
Passenger traffic records 5% growth in latest report
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest passenger traffic report has estimated a five per cent increase in global passenger traffic demand. The surge, reported for May 2025, is not unconnected with the start of summer travels,...
Israel-Iran conflict: South Africa can’t remain silent
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global conflicts and its selective silence on human rights abuses. Late last month, after nearly two weeks of intense military...
South Africa’s most common (and ridiculous) car battle scars
East Coast Radio
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Let’s be honest — if you drive in South Africa, chances are your car has a scratch, dent, or a story to tell. Some of us have kissed a pavement while trying to parallel park. Others have watched helplessly as a rogue trolley aimed straight for our...
State governments in aviation business
The Cable
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July 11, 2025
The successful operation of an airline by the Akwa Ibom state government since 2019 has spurred two other states – Cross River and Enugu – to jump into the business, but is this a sustainable business for the sub-national governments to pump...
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Road Engineers And Transport Experts Conduct Working Field Visit To Dakar-Diamniadio-Thies Highway & Dakar Ter
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The ECOWAS Commission, as part of the final technical review workshop for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Corridor Technical Studies, conducted Regional Road Engineers and Transport Experts drawn from ECOWAS Member States to a day's...
Bahrain EDB Hosts an Event on Manufacturing and Logistics in Collaboration with Financial Times in the UK
bizbahrain
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July 11, 2025
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), in partnership with the Financial Times Live, hosted two insightful panel discussions in the United Kingdom on manufacturing and logistics that tackled value-adding strategies to build...
Xi (Re)Thought : China’s Strategic Surge in West Asia, North Africa
StratNews Global
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July 11, 2025
China’s engagement with West Asia and North Africa is undergoing a significant transformation—one that is no longer confined to oil shipments or infrastructure projects. A May 2025 research paper by the International Institute for Strategic...
TOR partners Petroleum Hub to train 500 youth for oil and gas career
The Herald Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Tema Oil Refinery Ltd (TOR) and the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC) have agreed in principle to collaborate on a transformative initiative aimed at training 500 Ghanaian youth for careers in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries....
EDITORIAL | Trump tariff tactics are a jolt to jump ship
Times LIVE
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The writing is on the wall: South Africa must look beyond the US as its most stable economic trading partner 11 July 2025 - 04:30 The letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump announcing 30% punitive tariffs...
Africa Deserves Leaders Who Serve: Lessons From Burkina Faso
Modern Ghana
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Africa is blessed with gold, cocoa, oil, and the youngest population in the world. The question one asks is: what does this country called Ghana lack? Are we not so blessed in this country? Yet poverty, unemployment and hopelessness persist...