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South Africa’s Julius Malema vows to fight conviction after guilty verdict over 2018 rifle firing
South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been convicted of breaching firearm laws over a 2018 rally incident where he was caught on video firing a rifle before cheering supporters. The East London Magistrates Court gave the verdict Wednesday, ruling that Malema violated the Firearms Control Act. Magistrate Twanet Olivier dismissed his defense that the…
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South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead outside Paris hotel
South Africa is mourning the sudden death of its ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel...
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South African court blocks Lungu family appeal, orders burial in Zambia
South Africa’s Pretoria High Court has refused to allow the family of Zambia’s...
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Netflix film about SA prison escapee who faked his own death released after he tried to block it
Thabo Bester, the convicted rapist and murderer who faked his death before escaping a South...
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South Africa’s highest court rules that men can take wife’s surname
South Africa’s highest court has ruled that husbands can now adopt the surname of their wives, overturning a law that prevented that from taking place in the nation. The Constitutional Court ruled...
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South Africa: Meet Basani Maluleke, the first Black woman to be CEO of a major bank
For a long time, Basani Maluleke wanted to be like her father, so she became an attorney. But soon, she realized that this was not something she wanted to do. In law, she felt like she was just documenting...
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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...
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South Africa’s army chief facing criticism for pledging military support to Iran
The army chief of South Africa is facing criticism and backlash after he reportedly pledged military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to the country. In South Africa, members of the...
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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 challenges, as President Cyril Ramaphosa launches a “national dialogue” in Pretoria. The two-day...
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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 it “inaccurate and deeply flawed” and accusing the U.S. government of peddling distorted narratives....
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Elon Musk once again the highest-paid CEO in history with new multibillion-dollar pay package
Tesla’s board gave CEO Elon Musk another huge pay day this week. The company’s latest CEO pay package, worth approximately $29 billion, comes as the company fights to reinstate his original...
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Trump imposes 30% tariff on South Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that South African products exported to the US will face a 30% tariff from 7 August. Of all sub-Saharan African nations, South Africa is the only country in the...
