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South African president flooded with crime emails

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

South African President Jacob Zuma`s email inbox has been flooded with letters from people complaining about crime. more...

Nelson Mandela`s historic steps to freedom retraced

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Former activists in South Africa`s liberation movement lead 20th anniversary rally at apartheid-era jail. more...

South African president okays corruption probe in local gov`t

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:01:00 +0000

Heads will roll because South African president Jacob Zuma has issued a proclamation authorizing the most extensive special investigating unit (SIU) to investigate local government corruption in the country`s history, City Press newspaper reported on Sunday. more...

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:42:00 +0000

South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country`s racist system, has died. He was 85. more...

Israeli Occupation, Colonialism and Apartheid

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Mathaba Analyst Stephen Lendman takes a further look at Israeli occupation of Palestine and the similarities between Apartheid and policies of the Zionist State of Israel more...

South Africa steps up anti-child porn war ahead of World Cup

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

South Africa stepped up its efforts to combat sexual exploitation of children as the country prepares to host the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, South African Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba said at a conference in Pretoria on Saturday. more...

UK remains opposed to isolating Israel

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0000

The British government remains opposed to attempts, led by trade unions and pro-Palestinian organisations, to isolate the Israeli regime. more...

Republic of South Africa and United States of America Sign Nuclear Energy Agreement

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:30:00 +0000

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Super Corn Borer Epidemic Threatens The World

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:16:00 +0000

`A world catastrophe of endemic proportion could have been prevented` more...

Cuban Communist Party Delegation Visits South Africa

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:49:00 +0000

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Europe Accused of Stealing African Football Talent

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:48:00 +0000

A second generation of children born to immigrants, whose football schooling in Europe gave them an edge over their African peers, is becoming the bedrock of many African sides, notably those once colonised by France. more...

SA: Insurance to Even Provide Cover Against Global Crisis

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:07:00 +0000

`War and terrorism or political violence` cover insures against damage to property or income lost because of damage to property caused by war or terrorism. more...

Who Said Nearly 50 Years Ago that Israel was an Apartheid State?

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +0000

`Israel is an apartheid state.` Those were not the words of Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu or Joe Slovo, but were uttered by none other than the architect of apartheid itself, racist Prime Minister, Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd. more...

SA: Tennis coup for Soweto

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:37:00 +0000

Some 16 years after his death, the dream of tennis legend Arthur Ashe will finally become a reality when two international tournaments are staged at the Soweto venue that bears his name. more...

SADC to hold Zim aid summit

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +0000

SADC is set to hold yet another summit on Zimbabwe, this time to help the country source US$2 billion to revive the economy and rebuild infrastructure, South Africa`s foreign affairs minister has said. more...

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