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An American politician mired in an alleged travel spending scandal tied to a visit to Ghana has replied angry residents. Phyllis Randall, Virginia’s Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair and two others were accused of spending taxpayers’ money to the tune of US$60,000 for a lavish trip to Ghana in …

A new mayor in South Africa has pledged that he will not take salary and other perks of office. Gayton McKenzie of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) party, was recently sworn in as mayor of the Central Karoo district municipality in the Western Cape province. In his inauguration speech, he stressed …