South Africa: Newly Empowered Black Farmers Ruined By Drought
03/08/2016By Desmond Latham Almost half a decade of drought across most of South Africa has led to small towns in crisis and food imports for the first time in over.
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Zuma, Economy in Focus as South Africans Vote in Local Elections
03/08/2016South Africans queued in the winter cold on Wednesday to vote in local elections seen as a referendum on President Jacob Zuma’s scandal-plagued leadership and an economy forecast to stagnate.
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ANC Faces Losses in Vote that Could Reshape South African Politics
02/08/2016PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) – A metal sculpture overlooks the ocean on South Africa’s southern coast, showing Nelson Mandela with his fist triumphantly thrust into the air and a.
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“Put your People First” – Zuma
14/07/2016By: Barnabas Thondhlana Africa must respect the lives of its people, and as a continent, there should be no tolerance for leadership that has no regard for people’s lives. These.
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South Africa Deputy President Launches HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women
23/06/2016Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 24 June 2016 launch a National HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women, at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg.
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South Africa: Lotteries Commission Funds Drought Interventions
15/06/2016The National Lotteries Commission has provided 200 boreholes in five provinces that are severely affected by drought. The commission earlier this year committed R50 million to complement government’s drought mitigation.
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South Africa Set to Host Aids 2016 Conference
14/06/2016All is now set for South Africa to host the 21st International AIDS Conference billed to hold from 18-22 July, 2016 at the Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.
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Ghana Issues Biometric Passports in South Africa
03/06/2016Ghana’s mission in South Africa has begun issuing biometric passports to Ghanaian citizens in that country. A total of 60 biometric passports being the first batch, were recently issued.
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Earthquake Hits Parts of South Africa
05/08/2014A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck, six kilometres east of Orkney in the North West, the US Geological Survey said on its website on Tuesday. Roughly a minute-long tremor was.
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South Africa Seeking New Economic Solutions
24/07/2014The roll-out of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is on track, says Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. “Within the next 100 days, we will be passing all the regulations.
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