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Trump to nominate handbag designer as S.Africa ambassador

15 November 2018 |

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US President Donald Trump has said he will nominate South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks as the new ambassador to Pretoria, filling a post that has been vacant for nearly two years.Relations...

HRW denounces Angola's expulsion of 400,000 Congolese

15 November 2018 |

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A global rights watchdog on Thursday called on Angola to halt mass deportations after more than 400,000 migrants mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled or were expelled from Angola in just...

S.Africa lawmakers' panel backs constitution change on land

15 November 2018 |

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A South African parliamentary committee on Thursday backed changing the constitution to support land being taken from its owners without compensation, in the latest step of a heated battle to address...

S.Africa public broadcaster says no wages by March

13 November 2018 |

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South Africa's cash-strapped public broadcaster on Tuesday warned it would be unable to pay its workers by March if it fails to secure a loan.South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) directors told...

S.Africa court orders liquidation of graft-hit bank

13 November 2018 |

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A South African high court on Tuesday ordered the liquidation of a bank that collapsed after being looted by politically well-connected individuals and businesses.The collapse of VBS has been one of the...

Protests at Joburg zoo over widowed elephant

9 November 2018 |

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Johannesburg Zoo is under mounting pressure to send a lonely elephant to an animal sanctuary after her male companion died last month.Protestors dressed in elephant costumes have been demonstrated at...

S.Africa to hold elections in May 2019

7 November 2018 |

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South Africans will head to polls in May 2019, officials said Wednesday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling ANC party seeking to reverse growing voter discontent over the weak economy.The ANC,...

Dane arrested in S.Africa over 15 mln euro social security scam

5 November 2018 |

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A woman who worked for Denmark's social security agency has been arrested in South Africa accused of defrauding the service of 15 million euros ($17 million), prosecutors said Monday.The woman, who was...

South African president fires tax boss

1 November 2018 |

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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sacked the head of the country's tax collection agency, an ally of scandal-tainted former leader Jacob Zuma, said the presidency.The president dismissed...

S.Africa to probe Rwanda ex-spy chief mysterious murder

1 November 2018 |

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An inquest into the death of an exiled Rwandan ex-spy chief who was found strangled in a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2014 will open in January, a South African court official said Thursday.Patrick Karegeya,...

S.Africa president vows renewed ANC will hold power

1 November 2018 |

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said the ruling ANC party had emerged from "a very dark period" under his predecessor Jacob Zuma but would bounce back to win next year's election.Ramaphosa,...

Cape Town mayor quits amid row in S. Africa opposition

31 October 2018 |

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The mayor of South Africa's second city of Cape Town resigned on Wednesday, amid a bitter dispute roiling the country's main opposition in the runup to 2019 elections.Patricia De Lille vowed she would...

S.Africa home affairs minister lied under oath: watchdog

31 October 2018 |

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South Africa's public standards watchdog said Tuesday that the home affairs minister had violated the constitution when he lied under oath in court, triggering immediate calls for him to resign.Malusi...

S. Africa's cash-strapped public broadcaster eyes massive layoffs

30 October 2018 |

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South Africa's cash-strapped public broadcaster SABC is considering laying off nearly 1,000 people, or about one third of its full-time staff, in a bid to turn around its "dire" finances, according to...

S.Africa fires kill 7 including baby, pregnant woman

29 October 2018 |

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Raging wildfires have killed seven people including a baby and a pregnant woman in a farming settlement along South Africa's famed Garden Route, disaster management services said Monday.Firefighters have...