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December 15, 2019

Malema re-elected as head of SAfrican radical left

The controversial head of South Africa’s far left Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, was re-elected unopposed as at a party congress in Johannesburg. “For the position of president, it is Mister Julius Malema, may he please come forward,” vote organiser…
December 13, 2019

Two suspected poachers killed in S.Africa’s Kruger park

South African rangers killed two suspected rhino poachers in a shooting at the famous Kruger Park, the South African National Parks said Friday. The incident on Thursday night occurred when an anti-poaching patrol came across three people, carrying a loaded…
December 12, 2019

AFP Fact Check: No, Victoria Falls has not run dry

As Southern Africa battles one of its worst droughts in decades, numerous media reports have stoked fears that Victoria Falls, bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia, is running dry. The claims were sparked by a YouTube video showing a long stretch of…
December 11, 2019

S.African leader blames sabotage for increased blackouts

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday partly blamed acts of sabotage for recent power cuts that are the worst that the country has ever suffered. The outages, implemented to prevent a collapse of the electricity grid and known technically…
December 10, 2019

Just Eat rejects improved hostile bid from Prosus

British online takeaway delivery service Just Eat on Tuesday rejected as too low an improved hostile takeover bid from Europe’s largest consumer-tech company Prosus. Just East said in a statement that it wished instead to pursue its merger with peer…
December 9, 2019

South Africa’s power blackouts intensify

South Africa’s debt-laden state power company Eskom on Monday announced it was implementing a more intense electricity rationing schedule, five days after continued rolling power cuts have plunged businesses, schools and homes into darkness. The power cuts, known as “load…
December 9, 2019

S.African police shoot dead suspect fleeing court

Five armed suspects tried to escape incarceration on Monday after appearing in a South African court but three were rearrested and one shot dead, while another slipped past police and is still at large, police said. The five men were…
December 9, 2019

Desmond Tutu leaves hospital after six days

South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu has been discharged from hospital in Cape Town, his office said on Monday, after being treated for a recurring infection. The retired archbishop, who has been receiving treatment for prostate cancer for more than…
December 9, 2019

S.African anti-apartheid activist dies aged 92

South African anti-apartheid activist and outspoken African National Congress (ANC) veteran Professor Ben Turok died in the early hours of Monday, his son said. Ben Turok, 92, died on the morning of 9 December according to a statement by his…

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