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Defunding USAID: Trump’s Biggest Gift to Pro-Lifers After Dobbs

The American Spectator 15 Feb 2025
Then they use taxpayer money to try to legalize it ... Nearly all of MSI’s clinics are based in Africa and southern Asia, in countries that (rightly) restrict abortion.
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Soaring cocoa prices are bad news for those Valentine's Day chocolate purchases

NBC Bay Area 14 Feb 2025
in fact it must be present to be legally described as chocolate. West Africa — predominantly Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana — account for about 80% of world cocoa production, according to a recent JPMorgan research note.
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Legal fight over Leonard Cohen’s estate heats up

The Los Angeles Times 14 Feb 2025
The expenses included $650,000 in rent for his law offices and car expenses; $6.1 million in bookkeeping, management and legal fees; and a first-class trip to South Africa that Kory took with his wife to view the Mandela archives, the lawsuit states.
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Zikalala accuses Macpherson of undermining constitution over Expropriation Act

Independent online (SA) 13 Feb 2025
He further argued that Macpherson’s stance was damaging to his department and South Africa’s legal framework. He also warned that such internal divisions could negatively impact the international community’s perception of South Africa’s governance.
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UN working group calls for release of former Niger president

Jurist 13 Feb 2025
UN WGAD emphasized that Bazoum’s detention violates international human rights law, particularly the prohibition against arbitrary detention, a statement given to AFP and reported by News Central Africa confirms.
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How ‘Casualties of Truth’ drew on a novelist’s experience in South Africa

News India Times 13 Feb 2025
The novel draws on time you spent in South Africa when you were in law school ... I had five, six legal pads by the time I left South Africa ... Do we lean in? Do we learn from other people’s stories? There’s a little bit of, “That’s Africa.
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Forget ‘Happily Ever After’: why lavender marriages are the new trend for modern love

Independent online (SA) 13 Feb 2025
Similarly, in South Africa, where LGBTQIA+ rights are legally protected but societal attitudes can still be conservative, some people see lavender marriages as a way to find safety and security.
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Winning the lottery? Here’s how to avoid going broke

Independent online (SA) 13 Feb 2025
Unlike salaries or business earnings, lottery winnings are not subject to taxation in South Africa. However, Munsamy suggests that winners consult a tax practitioner if needed to ensure compliance with any legal financial obligations ... IOL .
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Steinhoff collapse becomes a case study in corporate governance gone wrong

Independent online (SA) 12 Feb 2025
... that Steinhoff’s collapse “sets a precedent for how similar cases might be handled in the future, potentially altering the landscape of corporate governance and legal recourse in South Africa”.
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Athens native Michael Thurmond reflects on the Englishman and abolitionist who founded Georgia

The Augusta Chronicle 12 Feb 2025
In January 1739, anticipating the sentiments of 19th century abolitionists, Oglethorpe argued that legalizing slavery would “occasion the misery of thousands in Africa … and bring into perpetual slavery the poor people who now live free there.”.
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ECOWAS Court, UNHCR unveil joint workplan for 2025  

Ghana Business News 11 Feb 2025
... of the ECOWAS Court and UNHCR to promoting access to justice and enhancing legal protections for vulnerable populations, particularly displaced persons and stateless individuals in West Africa.
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New rules for bunkering operations at South African ports

SAFETY4SEA 11 Feb 2025
Offshore bunkering operations in South Africa came to a halt in late 2023 after several vessels in Algoa Bay were seized due to a legal dispute over fuel movement regulations under the Customs Act.
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Trump’s Immigration Offer To White South Africans Deemed A Controversial Proposal

OWP 11 Feb 2025
Issues of inequality and land reform have long been prevalent in South Africa ... Various groups, including the African National Congress (A.N.C.) and Orania, have spoken out about the ongoing inequalities still prevalent in South Africa.
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