Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to "targeted" groups of people and will not be sold to the general public, the organising committee said on Monday, in the latest setback to the Games inflicted by COVID-19. Organisers had said in September that there would not be any international spectators at the Games, under COVID-19 prevention

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SEOUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - North Korea fired on Monday what could be a ballistic missile, Japan's coast guard said, in what would be the fourth test this month as Pyongyang forges ahead with new military developments amid stalled stalks with the United States and South Korea.



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Africa’s new cross-border payment system is expected to save the continent billions of dollars in annual transaction costs and bolster shipments in the world’s largest free-trade zone, according to Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of Ghana.

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Girls and women in developing countries in Africa face distinctive sets of barriers that prevent them from leading independent, full lives, and from contributing to economies.

OP-ED: Africa is not a country: One size does not fit all in the fight for gender equality

In her annual report on audit outcomes for the 2020/21 financial year, Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke reported that the accumulated sum of irregular government spending that has ‘not been either recovered, condoned or written off stood at R488.14-billion’.

PROCUREMENT PROFLIGACY: No consequence: The accumulated irregular expenditure reaches R488-billion

Inspectors from the Green Scorpions are visiting the Zululand Anthracite Colliery this week, hoping to shine a light on a 35-year legacy of environmental pollution and voluminous water consumption by one of the country’s largest anthracite coal suppliers.

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TOXIC SPILLS: Creecy beefs up Zululand rivers pollution probe after coal waste collapse

Though the judiciary and President Cyril Ramaphosa are Lindiwe Sisulu’s main targets, she does not appear to have thought through the implications of such a wide-ranging attack on the country’s institutions. It amounts to a repudiation of the history, legacy and foundational commitments of the ANC.

OPINIONISTA: Lindiwe Sisulu’s debased, deeply offensive, vitriolic campaign start sickens me to the core

Just how far gone is South Africa? There isn’t one canary in the coal mine, but many, and they’re signalling to us in a cacophony of voices. That is perhaps the most telling indicator that the complexity of South Africa’s current woes may indeed lead down the road to collapse.

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OPINIONISTA: Deep discontent: Fasten your seatbelts on the road to South Africa’s potential collapse

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