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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 other people’s decisions, but never part of shaping the bigger future. She told TRUELOVE in an…
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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...
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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...
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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 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...
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Elon Musk, Tope Awotona, other African-born billionaires make Forbes’ list of America’s Richest Immigrants
Forbes’ latest list of America’s Richest Immigrants shows that a record 125 foreign-born U.S. citizens are billionaires living in the United States. They come from 41 countries but became rich...
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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 a judicial inquiry into claims that high-ranking officials have been collaborating with criminal syndicates....
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“Stop all work” – U.S. aid cuts derail HIV vaccine trials in South Africa
Just days before South African scientists were set to launch clinical trials of a promising HIV vaccine, their progress was abruptly halted. An email landed in their inboxes, brief and devastating: “Stop...
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South Africa’s first Black female brewery owner opens $5bn beer industry to more Blacks and women
Growing up in the rural town of Butterworth in South Africa, Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela was drawn to having a career in beer following a university open day in Johannesburg. In 2007, she started brewing as an...
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Tonye Irims, the founder who said no to $1.5M and still built one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies
In Africa, over 640 million people, about 40% of the sub-Saharan population, still live without reliable electricity. The continent continues to have energy problems, despite its abundant sunlight. ...
