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S.Africa's Ramaphosa brushes aside calls to quit
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brushed aside calls for him to resign over an alleged criminal cover-up, as he set the stage for a key party conference next month. The president, who denies any wrongdoing, reportedly faced questioning from party rivals and calls to step down at the closed-door gathering.
Erdogan says Istanbul 'attack' blast kills six
An explosion tore through a busy Istanbul shopping street on Sunday, killing six and wounding dozens in what Turkey's president said bore the signs of a terror attack. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned what he called a "vile attack" that killed six people and wounded over 50 others.
'Idols SA' runner up Mr Music wins Best Video Visuals award at Eminent Video Music Awards after almost losing his life in a car accident
'Idols SA' runner up Mr Music walked away with Best Video Visuals at the 2nd annual Eminent Video Music Awards ceremony for his hit track 'Wangigila Khanyi.'
Fleetwood wins back-to-back Nedbank Golf Challenge titles
Tommy Fleetwood from England successfully defended the Nedbank Golf Challenge title on Sunday, three years after winning the competition for the first time in the South African resort of Sun City. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the Nedbank Challenge were cancelled due ot the coronavirus pandemic. dl/ea
Faith Nketsi's disrespectful maid quits after she vented about her behaviour on Twitter, SA says good riddance
Faith Nketsi updated Twitter that her disrespectful maid quit after she saw her Tweets complaining about her behaviour. Her followers said it's good riddance.
After Ethiopia peace deal, what's ahead is 'more consequential': rebels
Following the signing of a peace deal between Ethiopia's government and rebels in the Tigray region, what lies ahead is "more consequential," a rebel spokesman said Sunday, with humanitarian aid desperately needed.
Six dead in mid-air collision at Texas WWII show: authorities
Six people were killed when a pair of World-War-II-era planes collided in mid-air at a show in Texas and crashed to the ground in a ball of fire, authorities said Sunday. After the collision, the planes appeared to break apart into several large pieces before crashing to the ground and exploding in a ball of fire, creating a huge plume of black smoke.
Pitbull jumps over fence and mauls 8-year-old boy to death, SA angry: "Owner should be imprisoned"
An eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a neighbour's pit bull in Bloemfontein. The dog jumped over the fence and killed the boy at his home. SA is angry.
Relief in Ukraine's Kherson after Russian occupation
Ukrainians in the liberated southern city of Kherson expressed a sense of relief on Sunday as they adjusted to life under Kyiv authorities after months of Russian occupation. There were no scenes of jubilation on Sunday, an AFP correspondent said, but many locals said they felt a great sense of relief after Kyiv had wrested back control of the city.
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