South Africa: indigenous “king” arrested for growing cannabis outside the presidency
A “king” of an indigenous community in South Africa was arrested Wednesday outside the presidency in Pretoria, where members of the Khoisan people have been […]
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Polling stations and vaccination sites next to each other in South Africa
More than 26 million South Africans began Monday morning to go to the polls for municipal elections at high risk for the party in power […]
Sharp increase in teenage pregnancies since the pandemic in South Africa
Teenage pregnancies, and even pre-teen pregnancies, have exploded in South Africa since the coronavirus pandemic, according to Save the Children, citing a 60% increase in […]
South Africa: Reinstatement of curfew and ban on the sale of alcohol
Two months after lifting them, Pretoria decided to re-impose these restrictions on 12 July, in view of the spread of the epidemic (between 12,000 and […]
South African malls reopen after bomb threats
South Africa’s biggest shopping malls — the Mall of Africa located between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the Sandton City mall — have been shut down […]
SA’s Ramaphosa backtracks on nuclear deal with Russia
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country is not ready to sign a nuclear power deal as […]
South Africa: UAE to invest $10 bln in Tourism and Mining
South African presidency last weekend said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to invest about $10billion in the southern African nation’s economy, including the […]
AU launches world’s largest free-trade area, biggest economies out
Forty-four African countries on Wednesday launched a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people. But Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s biggest economies […]
Zimbabewan Masimba Tafirenyika Appointed Director of UN Information Centre in Pretoria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Masimba Tafirenyika of Zimbabwe as Director of the UN Information Centre in Pretoria, an office that provides service […]
South Africa: About 30,000 protesters call on Jacob Zuma to quit
Thousands of South Africans took to the streets demanding the resignation of scandal-tainted Zuma, who for now retains the support of the ruling ANC. According […]