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It's outrageous. You're at your hobby farm in the country, just pottering around, so you stuff the US$580,000 (19.3 million baht) in your pocket under the sofa cushions temporarily just to get it out of the way. Then you forget it when you are gathering things up to go back…

Bangkok Post

Ghanaians ask ICC to investigate xenophobic violence in South Africa

Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa, arguing the violence could amount to crimes against humanity, as Ghana's president repeated his call on Thursday for the African Union to address the ongoing unrest.

Radio France Internationale

Ghana’s president asks for AU debate on South Africa’s ‘escalating xenophobic attacks’

Ghanaian President John Mahama on Thursday called for an African Union (AU) debate to "formally address the escalating xenophobic attacks" on foreign nationals in South Africa. More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa and several have died over the past two months amid rising hostility against undocumented migrants.

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Trump Reportedly Billed Taxpayers $400K to Fly Just 59 White South Africans to US on Nearly Empty Jet

Trump's administration spent $400,000 on a charter flight for 59 white South Africans, sparking debate over racial bias and political motives in the refugee programme.

International Business Times UK

More than 53,000 immigrants have been deported or repatriated by South Africa in a crackdown

South African officials say they have deported or repatriated more than 53,000 immigrants in a month in a crackdown on illegal migration

The Independent UK

Trump has sent all the US refugee agents to just one country

‘Are we being trolled here? Is this like a trolling exercise?’ a former federal employee said

The Independent UK

Egypt's World Cup dream fades after losing to Argentina

In tonight's edition, Egypt were seconds away from a historic triumph against Argentina, only to watch their dream vanish in the cruelest fashion. Also, media in Ghana claim the government has rebuffed Cyril Ramaphosa's request for a state visit over xenophobic attacks. And a single photograph has reignited one of…

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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.

France 24

Why immigrants are leaving South Africa and the country is on edge ahead of a June 30 'deadline'

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners

The Independent UK

South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness

Family members say renowned South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at age 91

The Independent UK

South Africa says 2,745 foreigners sent home in a week

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

What is behind the recent spate of mass shootings across South Africa?

South Africa's president deployed the army to the streets in several hotspots earlier this year

The Independent UK

South Africa accused of failing to crack down on anti-immigrant violence

Several African countries are repatriating their citizens from South Africa following weeks of xenophobic attacks on black migrants. The vigilante violence has drawn international condemnation, with some accusing the South African authorities of failing to take a tough approach.

Radio France Internationale

Multiple attackers kill 12 people in late-night shooting in South Africa, police say

Police said the motive was not yet known and no arrests had been made, but there were suspicions it was related to competition over illegal mining in the area.

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Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with it

Threats and deadly conflict over migration are spreading fast in South Africa. This is hugely worrying and could result in widespread injury and killings, as it has in the past.

The Independent UK

Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden

South Africa is rolling out lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention that the president calls a turning point in a country with the world’s highest burden of HIV

The Independent UK

US has accepted almost 6,000 refugees this year – and all are South Africans after Trump prioritised whites

Donald Trump has insisted Afrikaners faces racial persecution and even ‘genocide’ in their home country, despite being assured otherwise by president Cyril Ramaphosa

The Guardian - UK

‘Extreme fear’ among immigrants as backlash sweeps South Africa

African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentum

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South Africa and Afrikaners reject US claims of humanitarian crisis for white people

Around 6,000 South Africans have moved to the US since the Afrikaner programme started last year, according to the US government.

AAP

SAfrica president in argues cash-in-sofa scandal

South Africa's president says an probe into how bundles of cash were found in his sofa was "seriously flawed" and the money came from the sale of buffaloes.

AAP

Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa's president facing possible impeachment

The leader of Africa's most developed economy is facing impeachment proceedings

The Independent UK

Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa’s president facing possible impeachment

The leader of Africa’s most developed economy is facing impeachment proceedings

The Times of India

Faultlines & Frontlines: First Trump, then Putin — Xi's China sheds world's factory tag, now global powerbroker

Since US President Donald Trump began his second administration, there has been a noticeable shift in the White House’s diplomatic posture. World leaders have made the now familiar walk into the Oval Office for meetings that often turned heated. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly berated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…

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Trump admin finds space for 10,000 more white South African immigrants after gutting refugee program

Trump has slashed the intake of refugees to historic lows not seen since 1980

Latin Times

Trump Administration Plans to Admit up to 10,000 More White South African Refugees Into the United States

The administration claimed through an emergency notice to Congress that "unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation"

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