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David Mabuza announces plan to step aside as SA deputy president
The office of South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza has confirmed that he had informed President Cyril Ramaphosa of his intentions to step down if the ANC’s new deputy, Paul Mashatile is Ramaphosa’s preferred choice for the role of the country’s deputy president. Read more…
Egypt, India launch ‘strategic partnership’ to boost trade
Egypt and India announced on Thursday a “strategic partnership” to increase trade by billions of dollars and strengthen diplomatic ties, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concluded a visit to New Delhi. Read more…
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called for the arrested of suspects who allegedly set alight a homeless man in Bothaville in the Free State. Read more…
Tearful tribute to Tanzanian student killed in Ukraine
Hundreds of Tanzanians attended an emotional memorial ceremony on Friday for a student who was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine after being recruited in jail. Read more…
South Africa’s crippling power cuts not sparing the dead
The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for hours at a time – but few victims are more vulnerable than undertakers. Read more…
HRW urges probe over Cameroon journalist’s death
Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Cameroon to launch an independent inquiry into the killing of a popular radio journalist who had spoken out against graft. Read more…
Three arrested after police uncover mini drug lab at a lodge in Durban… drugs worth R500 000 seized
Police in Durban confiscated drugs with an estimated street value of R500 000 at a lodge in the Point area where three people, including two foreign nationals and a South African woman, were allegedly running a mini drug laboratory. Read more…
UNICEF urges release of 13 kidnapped children in east DRC
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Friday urged the release of 13 children who were abducted during a deadly attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this month. Read more…
WATCH | ‘Asbonge!’ – Cassper Nyovest reacts as Drake DJs a party and plays his song ‘Siyathanda’
American hip-hop icon, Drake took a momentary step away from the mic to handle the discs on the turntables but more interestingly, he was recorded on video playing a song by South African artist, Cassper Nyovest. Read more…
Fast and furious South Africa triumph as England collapse
Fast bowlers Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada earned South Africa a dramatic 27-run win in the first one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday. Read more…
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