South Africa News

January 14, 2019

S.Africa’s neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease

Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over a foot-and-mouth disease breakout in the northern Limpopo province, government said Monday. On Monday Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana confirmed the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD),…

January 12, 2019

Ruling ANC kicks off S.Africa election campaign with vow to restore democracy, growth

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday launched the ANC’s campaign for legislative elections in May, acknowledging the party’s past mistakes and promising to restore democratic institutions and economic growth. Ramaphosa unveiled a 68-page manifesto before tens of thousands of…

January 12, 2019

Ruling ANC kickstarts S.Africa election season with slew of pledges

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils the ANC’s election manifesto on Saturday with pledges to transform the economy and fight corruption as the ruling party tries to woo voters. Ramaphosa is set to release details of the manifesto before tens…

January 12, 2019

Ruling ANC kickstarts S.Africa election season

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to unveil the ruling ANC party’s election manifesto on Saturday in front of tens of thousands of supporters, marking the start of four months of hectic campaigning. The African National Congress (ANC), which…

January 11, 2019

Russia, China push UN to stay out of DR Congo poll dispute

Russia and China led calls at the United Nations Security Council on Friday for world powers to stay out of an election dispute in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Western nations and observers have questioned the outcome of the December…

January 11, 2019

S.Africa’s ANC gears up for election under new leader

South Africa’s ruling ANC party launches its election campaign on Saturday ahead of polls in May that it is tipped to win despite recently falling support, internal divisions and a sluggish economy. The African National Congress, which has ruled since…

January 10, 2019

S.Africa seizes $1.7-mln worth of rhino horn bound for Dubai

South African customs officials said Thursday they had seized 36 rhino horns valued at about $1.7 million, bound for Dubai, at the international airport in Johannesburg. Sniffer dogs detected something suspicious the previous day in eight bubble-wrapped boxes labelled as…

January 10, 2019

‘Segregated’ classroom photo sparks race row in S.Africa

A South African primary school teacher was suspended on Thursday after a photograph appeared to show black children sitting separately from white children in a classroom, sparking a storm of racism accusations. The pupils were attending their first day at…

January 10, 2019

Mozambican journalist arrested in jihadist-hit region

Mozambique has arrested a respected journalist working in the northern region wracked by a jihadist insurgency, in a second such arrest in weeks, according to global media and rights watchdogs. Amade Abubacar, a community radio journalist for the state-owned Radio…