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The anxious money wait: Why African soccer fans dread payment disputes before major tournaments like the Fifa World Cup

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As the Fifa World Cup approaches, excitement should be filling the air across Africa. National teams such as South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, Ghana’s Black Stars, Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Tunisia represent hope, unity and national pride. Yet, for millions of fans, a familiar cloud of anxiety looms — […]

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The cash-in-the-sofa saga that just won’t go away for South Africa’s president

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Cyril Ramaphosa now faces the possibility of being removed from office as MPs have taken the unprecedented step of setting up a committee that will recommend whether or not he should be impeached. This issue first came up in parliament in 2022, but last month, the county's highest court ruled that MPs had violated the

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