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Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back
FILE — Former South African President Jacob Zuma addresses supporters of the newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. South Africa's election commission has ruled that Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections because of Zuma's criminal record. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2021 for defying a court order to appear before a judicial commission that was investigating corruption allegations during his presidency. (AP Photo, File)
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2024-04-18, Al Jazeera
In March, South Africa’s electoral commission barred former president Jacob Zuma from running as a parliamentary candidate in next month’s general elections due to a...
Africa has a chance to counter pitfalls of international criminal justice
The flag of the International Criminal Court flies on the Foreign Office building in London, 17 July 2018
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2024-04-15, Mail Guardian South Africa
Since its inception, the project of international criminal justice has been marked by a striking indifference to the long historical record of atrocities perpetrated by...
Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor
The wreckage of a bus lays in a ravine a day after it plunged off a bridge on the Mmamatlakala mountain pass between Mokopane and Marken, around 300km (190 miles) north of Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 29, 2024. A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor was an 8-year-old child who was receiving medical attention for serious injuries.
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2024-03-29, Boston Herald
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge...
Big clashes lined up in Women’s Premier Division2024-05-04
Capital Ethiopia: An exciting round of clashes awaits the eight Women’s Premier Division teams on Saturday where two teams, the Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames, will look to continue their dominance after winning all three of their opening matches. The action will...
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)2024-05-04
Public Technologies: ) KINSHASA- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in...
The A Team: Well-rested Leinster have point to prove2024-05-04
RTE: After successive Champions Cup final defeats, there's no doubting where Leinster’s priorities lie this season. When the province jetted off to South Africa just a few days after their Investec Champions Cup quarter-final win over La Rochelle, they did so...
Williams: Connecting Theory and Practice (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)2024-05-04
Public Technologies: ) Speech Connecting Theory and Practice May 03, 2024 John C. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer Remarks at Hoover InstitutionMonetary PolicyConference, Stanford, California As prepared for delivery IntroductionGood afternoon. It's wonderful to...
Netball: Steel's South African import Jeante Strydom realising potential2024-05-04
RNZ: South African import player Jeante Strydom is relishing being able to focus 100 percent on netball for the first time in her life. Strydom plays wing defence and goal defence for the Southern Steel and has played 136 minutes after three rounds in the ANZ...
‘I want to be part of conserving the aesthetic of Xhosa culture in modern society’ – UP Consumer Science master’s student (University of Pretoria)2024-05-03
Public Technologies: ) "Clothing is a complete language that has internal and external influences on all of us," says Zandile Zamela (33), who will be graduating from the University of Pretoria (UP) with a master's degree in Consumer Science, specialising in Clothing...
Thabo Mbeki supports ANC's decision to hold Zuma disciplinary hearing2024-05-03
Independent online (SA): Former PresidentThabo Mbeki said the African National Congress (ANC) is in order to summon his successor Jacob Zuma to ANC’s disciplinary committee, following his unwavering support for MK Party, his new party. “I think it’s a correct procedure for the ANC to...
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs media on implementation of Energy Action Plan, 6 May (South Africa Government)2024-05-03
Public Technologies: ) The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, will be hosting a media briefing to provide updates on the progress of the Energy ActionPlan. Date: Monday, 06...
Minister of Electricity visits 3000 MW gas to power site in Richards Bay (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)2024-05-03
Public Technologies: ) Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity is today, 03 May 2024, visiting the first of its kind in South Africa, CombinedCyclePower Plant (CCPP) which is a planned gas-fired power plant that will include open...
News24 | Sharks back Boeta Chamberlain signs up for Highveld rugby at the Bulls2024-05-03
News24: Sharks utility back Boeta Chamberlain will play his rugby on the Highveld when he joins the Bulls next month, the Pretoria franchise announced on Thursday. ......
South Africa’s president rehearsed genocide charge against Israel in meeting with local Jewish leaders2024-05-03
The American Israelite: (JTA) — Shortly after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the leadership of the South AfricanJewish community requested a meeting with PresidentCyril Ramaphosa to discuss rising antisemitism. The meeting took place in December, and the course it took surprised...
President Ramaphosa to open new Home Affairs office in Mokopane and unveil 100 mobile service units (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)2024-05-03
Public Technologies: ) PresidentCyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 07 May 2024 officially open a new, purpose-built Department of Home Affairs office in Mokopane, Limpopo, and unveil 100 new mobile offices that will extend the reach of the Department's services, especially in...
Rulani Mokwena dubs Mamelodi Sundowns ‘The Incredibles’ after seventh straight title2024-05-03
Independent online (SA): Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena called his team "the incredibles" after they trounced Kaizer Chiefs 5-1 on Thursday to seal a seventh straight DStv Premiership title. After a goalless first half in Johannesburg, a Chiefs team reduced to 10 men on 19...
Murakami in Bengali and Kenji in Malayalam2024-05-03
Live Mint: Professor Abhijit Mukherjee’s tryst with Japanese was a matter of...