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South Africa Home Affairs Minister clueless over immigration figures
South African government has no clue as to the number of illegal immigrants residing in the country, a cabinet minister revealed. Home Affairs Minister...
South Africa’s “shoot and kill the bastards” policy questioned
South African police have been boldly told to "shoot the bastards", further cementing the widely criticized government “shoot to kill" policy against criminals.
Topping...
Nelson Mandela Day becomes an international holiday
The United Nations General Assembly has set aside 18 July to honor and celebrate the contributions of Nelson Mandela Day to world freedom. The...
The significance of the fall of the Berlin wall
"My understanding of the history of the Berlin Wall, the circumstances surrounding its historic breach on 9 November 1989 and its subsequent destruction by...
Soweto Gospel Choir: A brilliant representation of South African Life
The Soweto Gospel Choir performed for the first time in Paris between the 4th and 7th of November at the Théâtre du Châtelet. With...
Equatorial Guinea-South Africa: Mercenaries will not face second jail term
The four South African men convicted for their role in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot will not be re-arrested when they return home, reports...
South Africa: South African athletics apologizes to Semenya
Caster Semenya has received an unconditional apology from Athletics South Africa for their mishandling of the gender speculations, which followed her 800m win at...
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai calls off party boycott
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has called off his party’s boycott of unity government partners Zanu-PF. The boycott had frozen relations with President Mugabe and...
South Africa cancels Airbus aircraft order
South Africa has just announced its decision to cancel an order for eight military Airbus A400M aircraft. According to the French company’s programme director,...
2010 World Cup: South Africa promised quaterfinals by ex-Brazil coach
South Africa’s new but old national soccer coach Carlos Alberto Parreira arrived in South Africa Thursday to resume coaching and quickly said the 2010...
Equatorial Guinea-South Africa: Zuma to strengthen ties
President Jacob Zuma has decided to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with oil heavyweight Equatorial Guinea during a visit on Wednesday, writes Reuters. Zuma’s...
Equatorial Guinea: Simon Mann “regrets”
British mercenary Simon Mann, jailed last year for his part in plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea, has expressed regret for his actions. “I...
South Africa: Land reform deadline pushed back to 2025
According to the BBC, South Africa will miss a 2012 deadline to redistribute a third of the country’s farmland from white farmers to the...
South Africa-Libya: SA to expand Agriculture in Libya
According to AllAfrica, a group of South African farmers arrived in Libya yesterday to help revive commercial agriculture in the oil-rich country. Libya imports...
South Africa: ANC wants Semenya feminine test results cancelled
The African National Congress (ANC) has called for the results of gender tests carried out on runner Caster Semenya to be annulled. The...
South Africa: Theron auctions meeting with Mandela without his agreement
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has accused actress Charlize Theron of selling a meeting with the former leader without permission. Oscar-winning Theron, raised over €100,000...
South Africa: Budget increase for HIV/AIDS treatment
The Soth African Treasury has made a significant addition to the government’s budget for HIV/AIDS programmes in anticipation of meeting its target of providing...
South Africa: Opposition condemns Zuma’s policy shift
According to Reuters, the South African opposition party COPE accused Zuma’s government on Monday for bowing to pressure from left leaning unions and shifting...
Caster Semenya ‘as a future athletic force should not be ruled out just yet!’
Gold Medal Winner, Caster Semenya, is still under heavy speculation for the validity of her career. Questions concerning her gender have polarized the world...
SADC set for crisis summit on Zimbabwe
Southern African leaders are due to hold a crisis summit on the deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe next week. The southern African country's eight-month-old...
South Africa: Zuma rejects Tsvangirai’s appeal
President Jacob Zuma said in a written statement yesterday, Tuesday, that South Africa would not appeal to the South African Development Community (SADC) to...
South Africa: Farmers to rent land in Congo
The Republic of Congo has signed an agreement to lease about 200,000 hectares of land to white South African farmers, reports BBC.
Congo’s agriculture minister...
South Africa: Violence not tolerated says Zuma
President Zuma has declared that South Africa will not tolerate the violence and destruction of property that have accompanied nationwide protest against a lack...
Africa: No winner for African Leadership
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which annually hands a $5 million dollar prize for good governance in Africa, failed to find a winner this year,...
South African Bafana Bafana head coach Santana quits, Parreira tipped to replace him
South Africa’s preparations for next year’s World Cup took a heavy but expected knock last night after their Brazilian Joel Santana quit under pressure...
South Africa: Four racist white students allowed back in school
A South African University official has said four white students, who are accused of racism, have been allowed back in school to help reconciliation.
The...
Soweto Gospel Choir
With its unique blend of purely South African songs and international gospel songs, the Soweto Gospel Choir has seduced the entire world.
During their...
South Africa: Protesters demand basic services
More than 30 South Africans have been arrested after protesting near a 2010 World Cup stadium in Mpumalamga Province, writes BBC. The protesters are...
South Africa Land Reforms: Zuma gov’t strategically assists White farmers’ investments abroad
Fearing that the ongoing land reform would stifle their businesses, White South African farmers have begun acquiring lands in twelve African countries. After criticizing...
South Africa: white farmers encouraged to move abroad
According to RFI, South Africa’s government has decided to encourage white farmers to develop their activities in other countries on the continent.
However, Pretoria is...