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MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

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French media giant Canal+ can acquire MultiChoice with conditions

21 May 2025

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Did a leak lead to the fall of Absa’s CEO? Probe reveals serious internal breach

20 May 2025

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

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Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

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Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

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Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

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