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Speculations of ANC split intensifies
Speculation that South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is on the verge of splitting, intensified Wednesday when former defence minister Mosiuoa Lekota said...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu against Jacob Zuma presidency
South Africa Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has sparked an outcry by saying he will not vote in next year's election - unless...
Zambia minister confirms mysterious killer disease
A mysterious illness with flu-like symptoms has broken out in Zambia, leaving three people dead so far.
According to Health Minister Brian Chituwo a South...
Mysterious disease from Zambia claiming lives in South Africa
A mysterious disease with symptoms of flu, bleeding and vomiting suspected to have originated from Zambia has claimed four lives in South Africa.
The Zambian...
South African football star Pienaar is not guilty
South Africa and Everton midfielder, Steven Pienaar has been branded, not guilty and will not face charges over a suspected assault on a woman...
South African soccer star Pienaar under arrest
South Africa’s Steven Pienaar has assaulted a woman in Liverpool and has been arrested.
The Everton midfield artist and South African international reported at the...
ANC on the verge of splitting
The ruling Africa National Congress in South Africa could split amid growing speculation that a new political party would be formed soon.
There are rumours...
ANC dwindling urban support base poses re-election threat
The AFRICAN National Congress and opposition Democratic Alliance are neck-and-neck in the polls among urban voters seven months before next year’s general election.
A leading...
Mbeki’s recalling a radically unnecessary and disruptive step
The Sunday Times notes this week as one of the biggest in politics, "so if you've been asleep, know that you have missed a...
New South African President confirms country’s preparedness towards FIFA 2010 world cup
Newly appointed South African President Kgalema Motlanthe on Thursday said his government would ensure that the country's preparations for the 2010 World Cup would...
Mugabe ravaged by Mbeki’s demise
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Thursday said the sudden departure of South African President Thabo Mbeki, who brokered a power-sharing deal, was 'devastating.'
The South African...
Interim president Kgalema Motlanthe, a simple replacement or more ?
The new president of South Africa will be elected at a parliamentary sitting in Cape Town on Thursday. The ANC elected party deputy president...
South Africa : Health minister won’t step down
South Africa’s Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is among eleven Cabinet ministers and three deputy ministers who have tendered their resignations.
Their letters of resignation ...
South Africa choses interim president
The African National Congress has just said this morning that its deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe would become the country's president until next year's election.
The...
Mbeki fights against judge’s vexatious, scandalous and prejudicial ruling
Former South African leader Thabo Mbeki, is fighting back. Less than 24 hours after he publicly announced his resignation, he has asked South...
Mbeki’s presidency and resignation : Same difference to Zimbabwe
The weekend ouster of Thabo Mbeki as South Africa;s leaders has raised questions whether he would continue his mediation in Zimbabwe - and...
South African president Mbeki resigns
President Thabo Mbeki on Sunday night confirmed that he had tendered his letter of resignation. "Today, I handed a letter to the honourable Speaker...
Aircraft from South African city of Durban crashes in Beira
Six people are known to have died when a light aircraft crashed in the central Mozambican city of Beira on Saturday. According to a...
Thabo Mbeki cancels UN address and launching of international 2010 World Cup project
Following his dramatic axing as South Africa's President, Thabo Mbeki has cancelled a scheduled trip to New York to address the General Assembly of...
ANC’s revenge against Mbeki will plunge South Africa into anarchy
The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has said the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee's decision to "recall" President Thabo Mbeki is motivated...
South African president Thabo Mbeki asked to step down
Thabo Mbeki of South African has been asked by his party ANC to step down but the plan is carefully crafted to ensure that...
FIFA boss wants a better promotion for World Cup 2010 in South Africa
After a four- day visit to South Africa, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has appealed to South Africans to promote the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
Tsvangirai prepares to punish Mugabe officials
Zimbabwe prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai has been quoted as saying some senior members of Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party could face trial over political violence,...
Nigerian army lied about the release of abducted South Africans, MEND says
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has denied reports that it has released the two South Africans who were recently...
FIFA president and Nelson Mandela discuss South African football
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Tuesday paid tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela during a private audience with him in Johannesburg.
To commemorate the...
Pirates release two abducted South Africans
The two South Africans who were among the 22 oil workers abducted off a vessel by suspected pirates in Nigeria's Niger Delta oil region...
Zuma rape cartoon as seen by South Africans
South Africa was this week rocked by a controversial cartoon that made newspaper headlines around the country. The work of popular cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro,...
Anti-child pornography site launched in South Africa
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has launched an anti-child pornography website and has urged all citizens to report incidents and provide tip-offs anonymously...
Controversial Mbeki guard, ‘assassination plotter’ and arms deal whistle blower dies
Bheki Jacobs - also known as Uranin Vladimir, Hassan Solomon and Hassan Osman and belived to be Thabo Mbeki "personal secret agent" died...
FIFA releases ticket restrictions for 2010 World Cup in South Africa
About two million tickets are to be sold to the public worldwide for
the 2010 World Cup, the Fifa organising committee has said.
According to reports...