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President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa’s Julius Malema found guilty of hate speech over fiery 2022 rally remarks
South African politician Julius Malema has once again landed in legal trouble, this time after a court ruled that fiery remarks he made at a 2022 rally amounted to hate speech. The Equality Court on Wednesday declared Malema guilty over racially charged comments delivered during a political gathering where he urged supporters to embrace violence…
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South Africa opens ‘National Dialogue’ to tackle poverty, inequality, corruption, and more
South Africa is embarking on a nationwide conversation aimed at confronting its most urgent...
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South Africa rejects U.S. human rights report as “inaccurate and deeply flawed”
South Africa has rebuked the latest U.S. State Department human rights assessment, calling...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa suspends police minister, orders judicial probe into alleged ties to criminal syndicates
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and launched...
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Death toll hits 101 in South Africa’s Eastern Cape floods as search for missing children continues
The devastating floods that swept through South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape two weeks ago have now claimed 101 lives, including a 12-month-old baby, the youngest victim so far. Authorities confirmed...
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South Africa declares national disaster as Eastern Cape flood death toll reaches 92
South Africa has declared a national state of disaster following catastrophic flooding in the Eastern Cape, where torrential rains and violent weather have killed at least 92 people and displaced thousands...
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Decades after apartheid-era murder, Cradock Four inquiry reopens long-buried wounds in South Africa
Forty years after the gruesome killings of four Black South African activists by apartheid security forces, the search for justice has resurfaced with the opening of a new judicial inquiry, a last-ditch...
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South African Rand gains value ahead of key budget decision in parliament
The South African rand gained some ground on Wednesday morning as investors looked ahead to a crucial meeting by the country’s finance committee, which is expected to shape the fate of the long-delayed...
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Second group of white South African refugees arrives in U.S. under Trump-backed resettlement plan
A new group of white South African refugees has touched down in the United States, as part of a fast-tracked and controversial immigration initiative championed by the Trump administration. According to...
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South Africa minister denies easing Black ownership rules to favor Elon Musk’s Starlink
South Africa’s Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi, has rejected claims that a draft policy relaxing Black ownership requirements for foreign tech firms was crafted to benefit Elon Musk’s...
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South Africa police minister rebukes Trump over misrepresented protest video and genocide rhetoric
South Africa’s top law enforcement official has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s portrayal of a viral video shown during a White House meeting, saying it misrepresents a protest...
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Trump’s trade shift puts thousands of Kenyan jobs in jeopardy
In a humming Nairobi factory where Levi’s and Wrangler jeans are stitched for the U.S. market, anxiety hangs as heavily as the scent of fabric dye. At United Aryan’s export processing zone,...
