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Nelson Mandela called for unity in South Africa’s governing party at a rally marking his 90th birthday Saturday, saying the African National Congress was responsible for making him the person he is today.
South African President Thabo Mbeki insisted Tuesday that talks in Pretoria aimed at building a power-sharing government to resolve Zimbabwe’s deadly political crisis were going well, despite reports of disagreements.
Diplomats say talks between Zimbabwe’s ruling and opposition parties will soon get under way in South Africa’s capital.Tuesday’s talks in Pretoria come a day after President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai agreed on the...
Zimbabwe’s opposition said Tuesday it hopes a meeting this week between the South African president and a top African Union official will result in a second mediator joining efforts to resolve their nation’s crisis.But South Africa’s deputy foreign...
Crime rates in South Africa _ among the highest in the world _ are declining with fewer robberies, rapes and murders reported in the last year, police said Monday.But there are still more than 50 people killed every day _ a statistic that has helped the...
Zimbabwe’s top opposition leader said Saturday he will take part in a presidential runoff against longtime leader Robert Mugabe and soon will return to the country.Morgan Tsvangirai said his supporters would feel “betrayed” if he did not face Mugabe...
Zimbabwe’s top opposition leader says he will contest a presidential runoff and return soon to his homeland.Morgan Tsvangirai said Saturday his supporters would feel betrayed if he did not face Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in the runoff.He...
The top U.S. envoy on Africa says the Zimbabwean opposition leader won presidential elections.Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer was speaking in South Africa Thursday at the start of a visit to bolster international...
It’s not unusual for the leader of South Africa’s dominant political party to meet with needy countrymen. But on Friday, the poor shaking hands with the African National Congress’ new populist president were white.Jacob Zuma is looking more and more...
South Africa said it will allow elephants to be killed to control their population, reversing a 1994 ban and immediately drawing criticism from animal rights activists.In a government statement given to reporters Monday, killing elephants is described as...
Global warming will pose a serious threat to Africa. The land full of water potential will feel the heat and it is reported that more than 20 African countries are expected to experience water scarcity over the next 20 to 30 years.
The report was...
Are you ardent steam and train enthusiasts and love luxury rail travel? Then here is the news of your interest. Train Chartering announces the magnificent four and six day Steam Safaris through southern Africa.
4-day Steam Safari:
It leaves Rovos...
In a recent ad gimmick in South Africa Pretoria’s ‘name change’ has been used to inform that Nampak’s Twinsoft toilet paper has adopted a different name. The text of the ad can be read as, ‘If Pretoria can do it, we can, too. Twinsoft has changed...
There was a clash between medical ethics and religious beliefs in Pretoria Academic Hospital on Sunday afternoon, as one of the Jewish twins, born on September 20 was given a blood transfusion. The baby, suffering from anemia, was administered...
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In this photo supplied by the Government Communication and Information Serivices (GCIS) South African Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka in Pretoria, South Africa Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. Mlambo-Ngcuka has tenedred her resignation Tuesday Sept 23,...
