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South Africa: Gupta Family Home Raided By Police

South Africa’s elite police unit have raided the home of the controversial Gupta family as the investigation into...

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Woman Held At S.Africa Airport For Rhino Horn Smuggling

South African police Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old woman with 20 kilogrammes of rhino horn before boarding a flight...

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Moody’s Downgrades Top S.African Banks, Insurers, Councils

Credit ratings agency Moody's on Tuesday said it had downgraded a slew of top South African banks, insurers and local...

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South Africa At ICC To Answer Over Failure To Arrest Bashir

Supporters greeted Mr Bashir in Khartoum on his return from South Africa in 2015 Lawyers representing the South African...

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South Africa’s Credit Rating Cut To Junk

South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that...

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St. Petersburg Metro Explosion

South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that...

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South Africa’s Credit Rating Has Been Cut To Junk Status

South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that...

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Remembering the Anti-Apartheid Giant Ahmed Kathrada

Flags were lowered to half-mast and mourners lined the streets outside Westpark Cemetery on Wednesday morning. Many...

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Make International Justice Work For All

Following a hard-fought civil society campaign, South Africa’s reversal of steps towards withdrawing from the Rome...

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S.Africa’s Marikana Victims Offered $91 Mln In Damages

The South African government on Wednesday said it was offering to pay 1.17 billion rand ($91 billion) in compensation...

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Gold Coast Prepared To Host Commonwealth Games Twice

Australia's Gold Coast is prepared to host back-to-back Commonwealth Games, the city's mayor said Wednesday, after...

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Durban Stripped of 2022 Commonwealth Games

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC and other British media reported...

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Couple ‘detained In UAE For Sex Outside Marriage’

A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancee have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for unlawful sex, a...

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S.Africa Revokes Decision To Leave ICC

South Africa has formally revoked its controversial decision to leave the International Criminal Court following last...

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Search Continues For SA Boy Trapped In Mineshaft

Rescuers have been using specialised camera equipment to assist in the search. Residents of an informal settlement in...

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South African Official Sacked Over 350% Pay Rise

A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed...

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AU, UN Must End Barbaric Attacks – Ablakwa

The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) must intervene to stop the attacks on foreign nationals by South...

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In Wake of Xenophobic Attacks: Boycott SA Products — Minority Chief Whip

MINORITY Chief Whip and Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Mubarak...

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Relocate Pan African Parliament From SA Over Xenophobic Attacks – Muntaka

The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has moved a motion...