South Africa to deploy 10,000 troops for local elections
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 10,000 troops to secure the country’s municipal elections on Monday, Parliament announced Wednesday, three months […]
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Government reshuffle in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a major government reshuffle on Thursday night, appointing a dozen new ministers, including Health, Defence and Finance. The first […]
Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa
International donors on Wednesday pledged 600 million euros to the South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in Africa, where only […]
Towards a vaccine against Covid-19 produced in Africa?
This is the first step for the African continent to be able to manufacture its own vaccines against Covid-19. Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president […]
South Africa: Jessie Duarte appointed interim Secretary general of ANC
Following the suspension of ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule for his indictment in a corruption case, his deputy, Jessie Duarte, has taken over. She will […]
South Africa: Ace Magashule has been suspended as ANC Secretary-general
The ANC’s number two, Ace Magashule, has been suspended. This is the first time in the party’s history. The ANC had been trying for months […]
South Africa: Ramaphosa testifies before anti-corruption commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa spent the day before an anti-corruption commission. The Zondo Commission has been charged since 2018 with investigating suspected fraud and corruption within […]
Election to the CAF: four candidates in the running and a compromise found by the Fifa?
Would Fifa have found a compromise between the four candidates running for the presidency of CAF? The South African Patrice Motsepe would be carried to […]
Felix Tshisekedi takes the AU lead
The 34th summit of the African Union ended Sunday, February 7 after two days of videoconferencing. A summit that on the whole and in view […]
South Africa receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
A plane carrying 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Johannesburg on Monday, February 1. The doses were delivered by an Indian laboratory licensed […]