Ramaphosa Reshuffles Cabinet
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his cabinet, making substantial changes to ministerial positions. He reappointed Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister, reversing his sacking by...
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Struggling South African Second-Tier Side Royal Eagles Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Victor Bakah On A Free Transfer
South African second-tier side Royal Eagles have signed Ghanaian midfielder Victor Bakah on a free transfer, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively reveal. The former Charity Stars FC player was among...
ANC Calls For Zuma GuptaLeaks Investigation
South Africa’s ruling party has called for an investigation into emails which appear to show allegedly corrupt links between President Jacob Zuma’s family and wealthy businessmen. The African...
Zuma Endorses Ex-Wife As ANC Leader
South African President Jacob Zuma has endorsed his ex-wife and former AU chair Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as the next leader of the African National Congress. The ANC is expected to pick a new leader in...
SA Finance Minister Called Back From London
Pravin Gordhan is seen as a safe pair of hands by the financial markets South African President Jacob Zuma’s instruction ordering Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to cancel an international...
South African Court Averts Welfare Payments Crisis
One in three South Africans depends on the social grants South Africa's constitutional court has averted a crisis on welfare payments to 17 million people by extending the contract of the processing...
S.Africa Judge Slams ‘incompetence’ In Welfare Pay Crisis
More than 17 million of the poorest South Africans could lose their welfare payments within weeks in a government dispute that the country's top judge said Wednesday displayed "absolute...
Africa Gets Its Own Web Address With Launch of .africa
Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union. AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hailed its...
S.Africans March Over Looming Welfare Payment Crisis
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pretoria on Friday over fears that South Africa's welfare agency may be unable to make benefit payments to millions of poor people. The march was led by...
.africa Joins the Internet
In the beginning was .com, followed by a host of other .somethings, but on Friday, 32 years after the world's first domain name was registered, the African Union has launched .africa for the...
Women ‘too Delicate’ To Lead South Africa
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is tipped to take over from her ex-husband as president of South Africa – but a Xhosa royal family is not convinced she is up to the job… because she is a woman. Xhanti...
AU Swears In New Officers, Moroccan King ‘happy To Be Back Home’
The African Union (AU) swore into office new officials who were voted on Monday, January 30, 2017, the first day of the 28th Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Heads of State elected...
Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat Wins African Union’s Top Job
African Union (AU) leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat beat Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. The race is...
Chad’s Moussa Faki Is New AU Commission Chairperson
The African Union (AU) has finally elected a new Chairperson of its Commission. Chadian Foreign Minister, Moussa Faki, takes over from South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, who turned down a...
Ambassador Quartey Is New AU Vice Chair
Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, former Secretary to ex-President John Mahama, is to serve as Vice Chairperson of the AU Commission. In a twitter post, President Akufo-Addo wrote “Congratulations to Amb....
Amb Quartey Is New AU Commission Deputy Chair
Ambassador Kwesi Quartey, former Secretary to ex-President John Mahama, has been picked to serve as Deputy Chairperson of the AU Commission. Mr Quartey’s diplomatic career spans over 30 years of...
AU Expresses Concern About Upcoming Summit In Restive Ethiopia
The African Union has expressed concern about Ethiopia’s current State of Emergency against the upcoming Heads of State Summit in the capital Addis Ababa in January 2017. The concerns were raised...
AU Commission Chairperson Commends Outgoing UN Secretary-General For Collaboration and Leadership
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has commended outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for his collaboration and leadership in...
Africa Stands In Solidarity With Italy
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has sent her deep condolences to the Government and people of Italy, and the European Union following the earthquake on 24...