South Africa

Aus minister pushes ahead with white SA farmer plan

A senior Australian minister vowed on Thursday to press on with a plan to bring white South African farmers to Australia, hitting out at criticism from “crazy lefties” who he said were “dead to me”. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton sparked uproar last week by singling out the farmers’ need[…]

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South Africa, Seychelles pledge to strengthen bilateral ties

South African and Seychelles have agreed to strengthen ties as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. South Africa’s deputy minister of international relations and cooperation Luwellyn Landers hosted Seychelles’ secretary of state and executive head of the foreign affairs ministry Barry Faure last Friday for[…]

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SA ranks 71 out of 180 countries on corruption

South Africa made it into the top half of the least corrupt countries in Transparency International’s latest report released on Wednesday. South Africa ranked 71 out of 180 countries. The least corrupt country was New Zealand‚ followed by Scandinavian countries Denmark‚ Finland and Norway. Sub-Saharan African countries dominated the bottom[…]

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Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa is the new president of South Africa after he was elected unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon. Ramaphosa was nominated as a candidate by ANC backbencher Patrick Maesela, and the nomination was seconded by his colleague Joan Fubbs. None of the opposition parties nominated a candidate.[…]

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Day Zero might spiral to other cities: Anthony Turton

The water crisis in the Western Cape is not unique, and will eventually spread to other cities, including Johannesburg. That’s according to Dr Anthony Turton, a professor at the University of the Free State, who says that cities such as East London and Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape might[…]

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World joins SA to mourn jazz legend Hugh Masekela

Legendary South African musician and song writer, Hugh Masekela has died in Johannesburg at the age of 78, his family confirmed in a statement. The statement of Tuesday January 23, 2018 said he died after a protracted fight against cancer. The celebrated jazz musician was born on April 4, 1939.[…]

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When will Zuma go? It’s a matter of time

A delegation from the newly elected ANC leadership will be dispatched to President Jacob Zuma to advise him to step down voluntarily, as pressure mounts on him to immediately give Cyril Ramaphosa space to rebuild the party’s battered image. In the days following Ramaphosa’s victory over his rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma[…]

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