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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...
Discovery of mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza (Department of International Relations and Co-operation - Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) Discovery of mass graves at NasserHospital in GazaMediaStatement 23 April 2024 Discovery of mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Gaza South Africa is appalled by the recent grim discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 202 Palestinian civilians at...
Director-General Dangor co-chaired the South Africa-Algeria Political Consultations with his Algerian counterpart (Department of International Relations and Co-operation - Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) Director-General Dangor co-chaired the South Africa-Algeria Political Consultations with his Algerian counterpart MediaStatement 22 April 2024 Director-General Dangor co-chaired the South Africa-Algeria Political Consultations with his Algerian counterpart...
Statement by the Chancellor of the National Orders, Director-General in The Presidency Ms Phindile Baleni on the announcement of the recipients of National Orders (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) It is my privilege as Chancellor of the NationalOrders to announce the names of those South Africans and foreign nationals who will be awarded National Orders at an investiture ceremony to be held on Tuesday 30 April 2024. National Orders are the highest...
South Africa's Cape Town to become Africa's wealthiest city by 2030: report2024-04-23
China.dot.org: CAPE TOWN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, is on track to surpass Johannesburg and emerge as Africa's wealthiest city by 2030, according to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report. The latest report, published by international...
Over 50,000 flee amid renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia, says UN2024-04-23
Anadolu Agency: More than 50,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Ethiopia's north amid renewed conflict in the northern region bordering the Amhara and Tigray regions, tripling from its initial 15,000 just days before, the UN said. This surge in internally...
Murdered Mashata’s mum calls for justice after comedian gunned down in Pretoria2024-04-23
Independent online (SA): By Simon Majadibodu The mother of slain comedian and DJ, Peter ‘Mashata’ Mabuse, is demanding justice after the popular entertainer was shot and killed in a hail of bullets in Soshanguve, Pretoria, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The ‘NoiseMaker’ as he...
Oscar Pistorius is pictured for the first time as a free man: See the Mail2024-04-23
The Daily Mail: Showing him smiling in the spring sunshine, these are the first pictures of Oscar Pistorius since his release from jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The disgraced former Paralympian, 37, was seen for the first time after serving seven years...
Deputy Minister Botes hosted his Spanish counterpart for Bilateral Consultations (Department of International Relations and Co-operation - Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) Deputy Minister Botes hosted his Spanish counterpart for Bilateral Consultations MediaStatement 22 April 2024 Deputy Minister Botes hosted his Spanish counterpart for Bilateral Consultations The DeputyMinister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr...
UP EXPERT OPINION: The Year of Elections: How will democracy fare (University of Pretoria)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) From New York's bustling streets to the dusty roads of the rural community of Mankosi in the Eastern Cape, nearly half of the world's population will go to the polls in 2024. The so-called 'year of elections' will see some 330 million people in seventy...
President Ramaphosa wishes the Jewish Community Chag Pesach Sameach (The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) PresidentCyril Ramaphosa wishes the South AfricanJewish community Chag Sameach as they prepare to observe the Pesach holiday. Pesach is a celebration of freedom, and commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from...
Crazy week ahead for Mamelodi Sundowns with Caf Champions League focus2024-04-23
Independent online (SA): They may have the DStv Premiership title all but wrapped up, but Mamelodi Sundowns will have a rather busy week coming up with three matches in seven days. Two of those games are league encounters, with the all-important Caf Championship League clash in the...
Former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela dies2024-04-23
Mail Guardian South Africa: Former Tshwane mayor and speaker Murunwa Makwarela died on Tuesday morning, the metro’s current speaker Mncedi Ndzwanana has confirmed. He was 52-years-old. In a video message, Ndzwanana paid tribute to Makwarela, saying his death was a loss for the city. “He...
UP honours world-renowned conservation scholar Prof Stuart Pimm (University of Pretoria)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded world-renowned conservation scholar ProfessorStuart Pimm with an honorary doctorate in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of conservation biology. The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural...
Minister Pandor co-chairs the VII Session of the South Africa-Brazil Joint Commission (Department of International Relations and Co-operation - Republic of South Africa)2024-04-23
Public Technologies: ) Minister Pandor co-chairs the VIISession of the South Africa-Brazil Joint CommissionMediaStatement 23 April 2024 Minister Pandor co-chairs the VII Session of the South Africa-Brazil Joint Commission The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation...