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- South AfricaANC ballot boxes from disputed Johannesburg conference found at Pretoria homeBallot boxes from the African National Congress's disputed Johannesburg regional conference were found at a private residence in Pretoria on Saturday, party and police officials said, intensifying scrutiny of an election already facing rigging allegations. Officials from the ANC secretary…
- ZimbabweZimbabwe in talks with Swiss firm Mabetex to build national stadiumZimbabwe is in talks with Swiss construction firm Mabetex Group to build a modern multi-purpose national stadium in Mount Hampden, officials said on Saturday, as the country seeks to end years of sporting isolation caused by substandard facilities. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube held discussions…
- South AfricaRamaphosa condemns wave of killings across South AfricaSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday condemned a series of violent attacks that left at least 37 people dead in the past week, directing the national police commissioner to step up crime-fighting efforts. The spate of killings included mass shootings, a courthouse attack and a…
- South AfricaSouth Africa accepts US exit from WHO, vows to work with remaining membersSouth Africa has accepted the United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization and will continue working with member states that remain committed to the global health body, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Saturday. The minister's comments came days after Washington formally…
- South AfricaSouth Africa assesses flood damage as death toll rises to 38outh Africa is still assessing the full extent of infrastructure damage caused by flooding in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces that has killed at least 38 people over the past two weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. The death toll from recent heavy rains and flooding has risen to…
- South AfricaSouth Africa minibus driver faces 14 murder charges as school crash death toll risesA 22-year-old minibus driver appeared in a South African court on Thursday facing 14 counts of culpable homicide after two more children died overnight from injuries sustained in one of the country's deadliest school transport crashes. Police confirmed that two learners died in hospital in the…
- South AfricaMcBride says counter-intelligence unit had no authority to investigate MatlalaFormer Independent Police Investigative Directorate chief Robert McBride told South African lawmakers on Tuesday that a counter-intelligence structure he helped form with Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo was limited to monitoring businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and was never…
- South AfricaThirteen children killed in South Africa school bus crash, sparking calls for transport reformThirteen schoolchildren were killed on Monday when a minibus transporting them to school collided head-on with a truck near Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, prompting President Cyril Ramaphosa to call for tighter regulation of the scholar transport sector. The crash occurred around 7 a.m. on…
- SportsCAF opens investigation into chaotic AFCON final between Senegal and MoroccoThe Confederation of African Football on Monday condemned the conduct of players and officials during the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and hosts Morocco and opened an investigation into the incidents. The continental governing body issued its statement a day after Senegal…
- South AfricaMan charged in Mamelodi double murder returns to court after two months in custodyA man accused of fatally shooting two young women in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, was due to return to court on Monday after spending more than two months in custody awaiting trial. Tebogo Mnisi, 38, faces five charges including two counts of premeditated murder, attempted murder, and possession of…
- South AfricaSouth Africa deploys helicopters to Mozambique in search for missing officialSouth Africa has deployed military helicopters to Mozambique to assist in the search for a local government official missing after floodwaters swept away the vehicle he was travelling in, authorities said on Saturday. Andile Mngwevu, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Roads and Transport in the…
- South AfricaSeven killed in suspected extortion-linked shooting in Cape Town settlementGunmen shot dead seven people and wounded three others in an informal settlement on Cape Town's Cape Flats in the early hours of Saturday in what police said was a suspected extortion-related attack. The victims, six men and one woman aged 30 to 50, were killed at around 12:15 a.m. local time in…
