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South African Stanbic and Kenya CFC Banks to Merge

A meger deal between Kenya's largest financial service providers, CFC Bank and its subsidiaries, with South Africa's Stanbic Bank, is in its final stages....
South African President Thabo Mbeki asked to leave office

South African President Thabo Mbeki asked to leave office

The opposition Democratic Alliance in South Africa has told President Thabo Mbeki to go and now. from our Southern Africa correspondent DA...
Namibia zinc mine strike continues

Namibia zinc mine strike continues

A strike at Namibia's biggest zinc mine spilled into its third day Monday with no end in sight to the pay dispute amid rising...
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Kruger Park in South Africa now a poaching ground

South Africa's world famous Kruger National Park has become a hot spot for the poaching of mammals, according to the Ministry of Environmental Affairs...
South African farmers condemn land reform programme

South African farmers condemn land reform programme

Small-scale farmers from the Western and Northern Cape provinces in South Africa marched to Parliament on Friday in protest against government's "sluggish" land reform...
Thabo Mbeki goes to Zimbabwe again

Thabo Mbeki goes to Zimbabwe again

South African President Thabo Mbeki was due in Zimbabwe Friday for crisis talks with President Robert Mugabe over an election impasse and politically-motivated violence...
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Mozambique cuts power supplies to Zimbabwe

Mozambique is to cut power supplies to Zimbabwe by half to 100 megawatts from Friday (9May) due to maintenance work at its power station,...
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Zimbabwe: Mbeki on a one day visit to Harare

South African president Thabo Mbeki will visit the Zimbabwean capital on Friday according to AFP. Mbeki has been chosen as mediator between the two...
European Investment Bank lends  €12.5m to SA steel industry

European Investment Bank lends €12.5m to SA steel industry

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 12.5 million to Safal Steel to support the establishment of a Greenfield metal coating production facility...
South Africa : Zuma attacked

South Africa : Zuma attacked

A church in South Africa has attacked ANC president Jacob Zuma saying he has beeas been "extremely unwise" to claim divine blessings for the leading...
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Guests for Mandela’s 90th birthday announced

The line up for the concert to be held in London on the 27th of June for Mandela’s 90th birthday has been announced according...
South Africa to develop rail system for 2010 world cup

South Africa to develop rail system for 2010 world cup

With the focus on the need to strengthen the South Africa's rail infrastructure for the 2010 World Cup and to create new tourism opportunities,...
Robben Island : Mandela’s prison island abandoned and in disrepair

Robben Island : Mandela’s prison island abandoned and in disrepair

Robben Island Museum in South Africa has rejected a report that wild animals on the 574 hectare island are starving to death...
Mugabe – Mbeki alliance shaky

Mugabe – Mbeki alliance shaky

No official results have been released exactly one month after presidential elections were held in Zimbabwe on March 29th. The two main parties involved...
ANC planning to fire Thabo Mbeki before the end of his mandate

ANC planning to fire Thabo Mbeki before the end of his mandate

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe is set to be deployed to the cabinet within days —...
Thabo Mbeki’ incendiary Freedom Day speech sparks controversy

Thabo Mbeki’ incendiary Freedom Day speech sparks controversy

President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has stirred up controversy with a speech appearing to characterise the Western Cape as a place of...
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North and Sub-Saharan African pharmacists cooperate against illegal drugs

Pharmacists unions from the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa Friday called on governments to be extremely vigilant and cooperate in efforts to stamp out illicit...
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North and Sub-Saharan African pharmacists cooperate against illegal drugs

Pharmacists unions from the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa Friday called on governments to be extremely vigilant and cooperate in efforts to stamp out illicit...
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Algerian Minister addresses the sad state of African transport

Algerian transport minister, Mohamed Maghlaoui, who is also president of the bureau of the Conference of African transport ministers, Friday deplored the frequent cases...
Southern Africa to hold protest marches

Southern Africa to hold protest marches

South Africa’s labour movement and other civic groups are planning to stage weekly marches and protests against Robert Mugabe’s government they accuse of...
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New Niger Delta plan to follow Canadian and South African models

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in collaboration with some International experts have concluded arrangements to adopt the South African and Canadian models in...
Southern Africa could impose travel sanctions on Zimbabwe gov’t

Southern Africa could impose travel sanctions on Zimbabwe gov’t

The Southern African Development Community is showing signs of being fed up with Zimbabwe and has given Saturday as the day for the Zimbabwe...
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Top US envoy to Africa : “Mugabe should step down”

The top US envoy to Africa, Jendayi Frazer, declared that Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, had won the elections in Zimbabwe and that Robert...
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Zimbabwe : Activists seek arms embargo and sacking Mbeki

African civil rights activists have called for an urgent African Union (AU) Summit to take a decision on the post-election crisis in Zimbabwe, including...
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Male-Male penetration

The Bible does not criticize or condemn any form of sex between men (including oral sex, deep kissing, fondling and mutual masturbation) except for...
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The book of Romans and Sexuality

Some people use Romans Chapter 1 to say that homosexuality is sinful and homosexuals are bad. SEX BETWEEN FEMALES Chapter 1 of Romans contains the only...
Zimbabwe cancels Common Market summit

Zimbabwe cancels Common Market summit

Zimbabwe, embroiled in an election crisis, Thursday announced it was calling off the summit of the Common Market for Central and Southern Africa (Comesa)...
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Arms embargo on Zimbabwe advocated by Archbishop

The new Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, the Reverend Thabo Makgoba, Wednesday called on the UN Security Council to impose an arms...
South Africa gets a new coach

South Africa gets a new coach

South Africa will wait to finalise a contract with their new coach before officially announcing his appointment, the country's soccer federation CEO said today. "We expect...
ZANU PF retains seats after partial vote recount

ZANU PF retains seats after partial vote recount

ZIMBABWE'S ruling Zanu PF party has retained its House of Assembly and Senate seats in the first result announced from a partial recount...