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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:41:35 +0000Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump’s accounts after Congress assault
Facebook also said it would search for and remove content which praised the storming of the Capitol or encouraged the violence
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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:14:45 +0000Insurrectionist mob storms US Capitol as Trump is accused of ‘coup’
Egged on in an extraordinary rally across town by an aggrieved Trump, a flag-waving mob broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, rampaging through offices and onto the usually solemn legislative floors
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:50:00 +0000Understanding intra-party democracy
The case of Andile Lungisa illustrates the need for more accountability and discipline within political parties
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:49:06 +0000Batsa fires back in response to Dlamini-Zuma’s appeal
The tobacco company has counter-filed for leave to appeal December’s tobacco ruling, should the government’s application for leave to appeal be successful
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:55:21 +0000The problem with generalisations
Despite the media's wish for a neat story, the African continent's response to Covid-19 is all over the map
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:44:36 +0000Renewable energy’s dark side
As countries expand investment in decentralised renewable energy, its worth keeping an eye on who’s profiting.
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:31:00 +0000Democrats win first Georgia runoff, control of Senate in reach
Should Republicans lose the second race it would be a political debacle just as Trump is expected to suffer another bitter blow when Congress affirms Biden's Electoral College victory
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:19:35 +0000WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail despite US extradition block
Julian Assange will have to remain in custody in Britain, pending a US appeal of the decision to block his extradition to face charges for leaking secret documents, a judge in London ruled on Wednesday
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:55:06 +0000Government appeals Covid-19 lockdown tobacco ban ruling
A fresh legal wrangle and jostling at the courts over the ban could run for much of the life span of the pandemic itself
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Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:32:01 +0000‘It is extreme’: Uganda tightens screws as vote looms
Tear gas, midnight arrests, threats and intimidation — the tactics employed every election cycle in Uganda are familiar to all who dare challenge President Yoweri Museveni's 35-year grip on power
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