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Another Mandela is set to enter the public eye in South Africa as the daughter of the country's anti-apartheid icon and first black president is chosen as ambassador to Argentina. Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, 53, is also a Swazi princess and will use her pedigree to foster deeper ties with emerging Latin American economies, one of the priorities of South African diplomacy,
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South African President Jacob Zuma called for national dialogue at a conference on national cohesion Wednesday, after an outcry over a painting depicting his genitals showed that some of apartheid's wounds were still raw. The "social cohesion summit", the first event of its kind since the end of white minority rule 18 years ago, aims at getting citizens of all
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Kyle and Jannette together with Kenya's Alex and Malonza were delivered to the Upville house. This was after Nafy and Tamara were evicted while Wati and Talia upgraded to the Upville house. Seconds into the Upville house, The four housemates were delivered to Upville in a box marking the end of Downville and Upville being the official Big Brother House
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A South African game farm owner has been jailed for eight years for the illegal possession of 38 rhino horns as soaring black market prices drive massive poaching, local media reported. An appeals court upheld the sentence of Jacques Els, 39, from Thabazimbi in the extreme north of the country, according to the Afrikaans-language Beeld newspaper on Wednesday. He was
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South Africa's ruling ANC began a key policy conference Tuesday that pushes for a "second transition" to give black people more ownership of Africa's largest economy, two decades on from apartheid. Amid lagging growth and increased inequality, the African National Congress hopes to draw up a five-year plan to give the economy fresh impetus. "The policy conference will represent a
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Come Monday there will be news sheriffs running things in the Big Brother Houses. Keitta and Talia came out tops after the Housemates had their mental capacities put to the test in today’s Head of House Task. The challenge for today called upon the Housemates to utilise their guessing skills. The Housemates had to head outside in the cold where
read more..Posted by: Staff Writer on 22nd Jun, 2012 at 09:34PM in Entertainment Source:Bigbrotherafrica.dstv.com 0
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Johannesburg - The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) expressed concern on Friday over recent thefts of ivory stockpiles in Zambia and Botswana. Earlier in the week, Zambia announced that three tons of ivory tusks had gone missing from the Zambia Wildlife Authority's (Zawa) headquarters. In May, Botswana confirmed that 26 tusks had been taken from a government vault in
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For the second time, two Starmates; Roki and Maneta have been disqualified from StarGame. Roki and Maneta were booted out of StarGame after the two engaged in a physical confrontation earlier in the day. The disqualification of the two Zimbabwean Housemates comes shortly after Zainab and DKB were also disqualified from the show after DKB slapped Zainab. "No! Biggie no!"
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Cape Town — There are many abortion advertisements posted around Cape Town, at bus stops, taxi ranks and even churches. They usually have the name of someone claiming to be a doctor along with a contact number. I phoned a "Dr Abba" advertised on a pamphlet at a bus stop in Luzuko, a township near Khayelitsha, and posed as a
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Johannesburg - Massive offshore gas discoveries in East Africa are catapulting the region into a major player in the global energy arena, bringing billions in investment that could transform entire economies. Off the pristine beaches of Africa's Indian Ocean coast, multinationals have struck gas - well upon well upon well. Planned investments worth tens of billions exceed the gross domestic
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Undetected on the mountain slope, Tino Simmerie sweeps his binoculars over the South African bay where bathers happily splash about in turquoise waters. "They don't have a clue what's going on basically," he said, staring out at the popular Fish Hoek beach where he once saw a shark come up to the shore. "We never know for sure when a
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Many ill South Africans live and die suffering from unnecessary and excruciating pain. It is estimated that almost all HIV patients (96%) and more than two in three (70%) of cancer patients experience severe pain during the course of their disease because they do not have access to cheap and effective pain medication. Morphine is a safe, effective and cheap
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South Africa is looking at alternative sources of crude as tough US sanctions slapped on countries importing oil from Iran are days away from taking effect, a senior government official said on Friday. "We intend to look especially in Africa, mainly Angola and Nigeria, but of course we are going to continue to import from Saudi Arabia," which produces a
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Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday announced the dismissal of General Bheki Cele as national police chief, and several changes to the national executive. He told reporters in Pretoria he had decided to "release" Cele following a recommendation by the board of inquiry into his conduct, led by Justice Jake Moloi. "Having thoroughly considered the report of the board,
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With woollen hats covering their heads from early morning chills, dozens of children troop into a courtyard for a bowl of hot cereal in South Africa's impoverished Alexandra township. Most of them have lost parents to AIDS, but thanks to Portia Mongake, popularly known as Mama Portia, they can have a meal or two each day. After she left her
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South African Airways (SAA) announced Tuesday it was halting daily direct flights between Cape Town and London to avoid losses amid shrinking demand. The national carrier will close the Cape Town route, operational for 20 years, in August when two daily flights with increased capacity from Johannesburg will become its sole leg to Heathrow. "A thorough analysis of the route
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela on Wednesday made his first appearance in more than seven months when he received a symbolic flame to mark the ruling ANC's centenary at his rural home in Qunu. Mandela smiled as the African National Congress chairwoman Baleka Mbete presented him with the flame in an event shown on television. The handle was emblazoned
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The battle for succession in the African National Congress is getting nastier as its outcome looks more uncertain. Supporters of the main protagonists fight their battles, firstly within the ANC structures, then in the security services, the courts and the state broadcasting service. For months, the main contest was between national President Jacob Zuma, who seeks re-election as ANC President,
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Australia and South Africa will share the location for the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array's scientific consortium announced on Friday. "We have decided on a dual site approach," said SKA board chairman John Womersley at a press conference held at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, following a meeting of the SKA organisation's members in the Dutch capital. "We
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Cape Town - The incoming chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has dismissed criticism that the court is biased against African states. Fatou Bensouda, a former Gambian justice minister who is the first African to be appointed chief prosecutor, takes over on 18 June for a case involving former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, charged with crimes against humanity.
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Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller, which bought Australian group Foster's last year, said Thursday that annual net profits soared by 75 percent, boosted by growth in emerging markets. Earnings after taxation surged to $4.22 billion (3.36 billion euros) in the 12 months to the end of March, compared with $2.408 billion in the previous financial year, SABMiller said in a results
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A South African court Tuesday found one of two black farmworkers accused over the 2010 death of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche guilty of murder. "After all the evidence given, I conclude that accused number one (Chris Mahlangu) is guilty as charged," said Judge John Horn. Co-accused Patrick Ndlovu was found guilty of house breaking. Ndlovu's identity was kept secret
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's most famous township, Soweto, is getting its first state-of-the-art theater that could spark a theater revival in the area known for its apartheid-era works that exposed the horrors of racist rule. The 150 million rand (about $18 million) complex that opens later this week is part of an ambitious redevelopment plan by the city of
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A portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Lenin with his genitals hanging out has sparked outrage in South Africa, but the gallery on Friday refused demands from the ruling ANC to take it down. Zuma's African National Congress has demanded that the private gallery in Johannesburg withdraw the "distasteful and vulgar" portrait by satirical artist Brett Murray. But the
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Two alleged South African hitmen will go on trial on July 30 in the killing of honeymooner Anni Dewani, even if her British husband has not yet been extradited to stand trial with them, a judge said Friday. "This matter is now ready to finally start on July 30," Judge Andre le Grange said. Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe are
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