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South African government to spend R600m responding to June 30 protests
With anti-immigrant protests slated for 30 June, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has issued a blunt warning: law enforcement will move swiftly…
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Lesotho Opposition Leader Charged With Treason
Lesotho’s political tensions have sharpened after a leading opposition figure was arrested and charged with treason, with prosecutors accusing him of recruiting…
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Killings Deepen Fears of Rising Violence Ahead of South African Polls
Two separate attacks — the killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and the death of a Democratic Alliance councillor candidate…
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Mokoena Strike Keeps South Africa’s World Cup Hopes Alive
With the threat of back-to-back losses looming after their opening defeat to Mexico, Hugo Broos’ team dug deep at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium,…
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South Africa’s inflation rises to near two-year high
South Africa’s underlying inflation pressures strengthened in May, a development closely watched for clues about where prices — and interest rates —…
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South Africa Accused of Failing to Crack Down on Anti-Immigrant Violence
South Africa is again confronting a familiar and volatile flashpoint: since April, a run of anti-immigration protests has spilled into attacks targeting…
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International Jazz Icon Abdullah Ibrahim Dies at 90
Abdullah Ibrahim, the towering South African jazz composer whose music carried the pulse of Cape Town and the weight of a country’s…
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50 Years After South Africa’s 1976 Uprising, the Legacy Still Resonates
Fifty years after the streets of Soweto erupted in a student uprising that reshaped South Africa’s history, a new initiative is taking…
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World Cup defeat leaves Bafana Bafana with work still to do
South Africa’s World Cup journey began under the bright lights of the Estadio Azteca with an early setback, as Bafana Bafana slipped…
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Nigerians Return Home After Arriving From South Africa, “There’s No Place Like Home”
For many African migrants in South Africa, daily life had become so punishing that returning home felt like the only viable option…
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Massive manhunt after midnight massacre in South African town
A brutal burst of gunfire that witnesses say lasted more than an hour has prompted a major police deployment to a settlement…
