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Like MDC Alliance, Mali opposition leader rejects presidential runoff result
Mali's opposition leader on Friday rejected the announcement that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was the winner of a presidential runoff in this Wes...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 12:16hrs | 1388 | by AP
Magufuli congratulates Mnangagwa
Tanzania's president John Magufuli has sent a congratulatory message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he was declared the winner of the president...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 12:47hrs | 2051 | by Mafu Sithabile
SA's Home Affairs DG Mkuseli Apleni quits
Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba confirmed on Monday that the department's director general Mkuseli Apleni has resigned. "I would like t...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 10:34hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Convening Concludes with Town Hall with President Obama
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – On 18 July the Obama Foundation concluded its Leaders: Africa gathering of 200 rising leaders from 44 countries with a ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | 235 | by The Obama Foundation
ANC disowns Kgalema Motlanthe
The ANC is treading carefully on the matter of the controversial Ingonyama Trust after the head of the Zulu monarchy warned that those who want to dis...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 15:36hrs | 2551 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa loyalists take over SARS
Changes in the South African Revenue Service top leadership were announced internally on Thursday, with two loyalists to suspended commissioner Tom Mo...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 15:09hrs | 1206 | by businesslive
In South Sudan, up to 2.4 million children are not attending school
JUBA, South Sudan - Up to 2.4 million children in South Sudan are not receiving an education - the highest proportion of out of school children in the...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 14:11hrs | 328 | by APO
Zuma's son dies
A spokesperson for the Presidency has confirmed that one of former president Jacob Zuma's sons has died. Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma, who was the yo...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 10:35hrs | 4633 | by Staff reporter
Fuel truck blaze kills 'nine' in Nigeria
A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say.More than 50 vehicles, incl...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:45hrs | 1326 | by BBC
PHOTO: Man buries his dad in 'a luxurious' brand new BMW
A Nigerian man has reportedly left residents of Ihiala local government area in shock after he buried his father in a brand new BMW.The pictur...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 13:33hrs | 8060 | by Staff reporter
SA hunters to shoot 2000 Zambian hippos
South African hunters will take part in the slaughter of 2 000 hippos in the pristine Luangwa Valley in Zambia. This follows a shock move by the Zambi...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 14:33hrs | 1408 | by Janine Avery
Zimbabwean innovator the first to be represented in Africa Prize finals
An innovation which uses a cheap and sustainable recycling method to recover precious metals has made it into the finals of the prestigious 2018 Afric...Published: 29 May 2018 at 10:44hrs | 861 | by Agencies
Zimbabwean man places pregnant wife's picture on SA billboard
While other husbands show off their love for their spouses on social media through selfies on birthdays, Valentine's Day and the like, for Nhlanhla Nx...Published: 19 May 2018 at 10:06hrs | 7975 | by Staff Reporter
Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC engages CSOs
Electoral Commissions Forum (ECF) of SADC countries, a regional body for the electoral management body in the SADC region, while embarking on a pre-as...Published: 18 May 2018 at 13:26hrs | 669 | by Stephen Jakes
R1 million Zimbabwe cigarettes haul in South Africa
THE SOUTH African Police Services (Saps) has intercepted close to R1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes of Zimbabwean origin stashed at a house in L...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:07hrs | 568 | by Staff Reporter
South African Donkeys slaughtered for bogus Chinese medicine
South Africa is implicated in the supply of donkeys for Chinese medicine reveals a report released today, World Donkey Day. The Donkeys are slau...Published: 08 May 2018 at 11:21hrs | 1275 | by Adam Cruise
Four Zimbabweans arrested for kidnapping in SA
Four Zimbabweans have been arrested in Ekurhuleni, South Africa on allegations of kidnapping. The four, conniving with a domestic helper kidna...Published: 05 May 2018 at 19:00hrs | 4069 | by Byo24News Reporter
Renamo rebel Afonso Dhlakama dies
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'Anger over migrants' prompts lorry burning in SA
The lorry blockade on a major South African route between its two largest cities of Johannesburg and Durban seems to have been caused by anger at truc...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 16:32hrs | 4415 | by BBC
Zimbabwean soldier shot dead in South Africa
A SOLDIER from Bulawayo died in South Africa last week after he was shot by an unknown assailant after he resisted a robbery attempt leading to an arg...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 06:43hrs | 6809 | by Staff Reporter
Swaziland king renames country 'the Kingdom of eSwatini'
There are not many people in the world who are able to change the name of a nation. But King Mswati can - he is one of the world's few absolute monarc...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:36hrs | 2070 | by BBC
Plans to assassinate Julius Malema exposed
A South African publication on Wednesday reported that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had been alerted of nefarious and evil plans to assassinate...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 10:29hrs | 6769 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Alliance addresses rally in SA
The MDC Alliance leaders on Sunday addressed a rally in South Africa to encourage the people in the diaspora to participate in the voting ...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1646 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa mourns Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message to the Madikizela and Mandela families on the loss of Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela who pas...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 09:18hrs | 254 | by Staff Reporter
High profile dignitaries expected at Zimbabwe Achievers South Africa this Saturday
The fourth edition of Zimbabwe Achievers Awards South Africa (ZAA SA) is imminent and movers and shakers from both sides of the border have confirmed ...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:40hrs | 945 | by Tidi T C Kwidini
Zambia pushes Cuba to recall ambassador
The Zambian government has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Cuban ambassador Nelson Pages Vilas to leave the country.Mr Vilas angered the gover...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 13:30hrs | 2051 | by BBC News
Winnie Mandela dies
Nomzamo Winifred Madikizela-Mandela‚ a stalwart in the fight against apartheid‚ has died at the age of 81.Her PA‚ Zodwa Zwane‚ con...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 15:20hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zuma was a better leader than Ramaphosa suggests Malema
Watch the moment EFF leader Julius Sello Malema said his party cannot be scared of the new South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, suggesting that th...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 10:59hrs | 5811 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa: Update on the Labour Amendment Bills with specific reference to the National Minimum Wage Bill
The National Minimum Wage legislation marks an important new milestone in the histo...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:15hrs | 302 | by APO
Gigaba probes abuse of Zimbabweans at SA border
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday visited Beitbridge Border Post following alleged abuse of Zimbabwean travellers by Sout...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 07:27hrs | 2002 | by Chronicle Editorial Comment
Zuma to face trial for corruption
South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 18 charges of corruption, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed....Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1201 | by BBC
White South African farmers packing for Perth
Australian Minister of Home Affairs Peter Dutton on Wednesday said his department is looking into methods that would facilitate the fast-tracking of v...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 12:29hrs | 11135 | by Staff reporter
In 10 years Zimbabwe will be better off than South Africa
Speaking in a web interview, the EFF leader thinks only the state should be allowed to own land.Speaking in his first radio interview since sp...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 08:14hrs | 4625 | by Staff reporter
Zuma govt lose SADC Tribunal closure case
Judgment in court case against President Zuma and the South African government for their role in the closure of the SADC TribunalToday the Pre...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 16:30hrs | 684 | by Willie Spies
BREAKING: South Africa adopts motion on land expropriation without compensation
The National Assembly on Tuesday set in motion a process to amend the Constitution so as to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation....Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 15:22hrs | 2352 | by Staff reporter
Rise of sustainable health insurance in Africa
Private healthcare systems on the African continent are rapidly growing and improving, with key healthcare and evacuation hubs like Nairobi in Kenya, ...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 09:01hrs | 300 | by Be-cause Integrated Communications
South Africa to repatriate smuggled Zimbabwean children
THE South Africa government intends to repatriate eight undocumented Zimbabwean children who were recently smuggled into the neighbouring country thro...Published: 24 Feb 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1831 | by Staff Reporter
British couple kidnapped in South Africa
Durban is a popular tourist destination in South AfricaTwo dual British-South African nationals have been kidnapped in South Africa's KwaZulu-...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:05hrs | 825 | by AFP
South Sudan to hang former South African colonel
A court in South Sudan has sentenced a former South African colonel to death by hanging for conspiring against President Salva Kiir's government....Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 11:04hrs | 1915 | by BBC
U.S. the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies
The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump's recent public comments ...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2942 | by Adam Cruise
Zuma face arrest today
As a dramatic raid is carried out on the Gupta family’s Saxonwold compound, City Press has learnt of the imminent arrest of at least two Gupta broth...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 07:45hrs | 6273 | by news24
'Jesus' arrested after robbery in Botswana
Despite his social media notoriety, the 17-year-old boy known as "Jesus" - who was paraded on Botswana Television (Btv) on Thursday night news - did n...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 09:05hrs | 3886 | by Staff Reporter
'Zuma is like South Africa's Mugabe'
Pretoria – If President Jacob Zuma is not recalled by Sunday evening, a group claiming to comprise ANC and SACP members vowed they would take to the...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 12:48hrs | 2750 | by news24
Fuel tankers used for drugs, ivory, arms smuggling operations across Zimbabwe - South Africa
Modified tanker trucks are at the center of a new wave of drug smuggling into and through South Africa as well as movement of illegal arms and ivory f...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 08:49hrs | 8279 | by Tapiwa Vhurundiya (Khuluma Reporter)
Zuma summons ministers to urgent cabinet meeting
South African President Jacob Zuma summoned cabinet ministers to a meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday, eNCA television reported, as pressure builds on th...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 13:55hrs | 2505 | by Reuters
Zuma 'rejects ANC request' to stand down
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports.He and senior members of the Afr...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:37hrs | 4957 | by BBC
Who Is SABC's Newly Appointed COO, Chris Maroleng?
Chris Maroleng was appointed chief operations officer (COO) of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Tuesday.The SABC board ann...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 14:46hrs | 1221 | by huffingtonpost
Zimbabwean herd boy dies in Botswana
A Zimbabwean man working as a herd boy in Botswana is reported to have died in that country and authorities are looking for relatives to collect his b...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 07:38hrs | 1708 | by Staff Reporter
Trump tells 'shitholes' Africans 'frankly', says Museveni
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has said he loves US President Donald Trump for being "frank" with Africans, after Trump allegedly called African count...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 14:34hrs | 3270 | by Staff Reporter
SA Scandal actor 'Bra Eddie' dies at 68
Veteran South African actor Sandy Mokwena, best known for his role as Bra Eddie Khumalo in E.tv soapie Scandal!, has died. He was 68.E.tv's sp...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 22:14hrs | 3360 | by Staff Reporter
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