CIA paid South Africa a ‘lump sum’ for torture centres
South Africa has previously been named as one of the countries complicit in America’s war on terror. But has the CIA’s torture report shed further light on our involvement? Africa Metro finds out.The eagerly awaited US Senate’s report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation programme under former US president George W Bush has put US […]
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma blames Apartheid for blackouts
Johannesburg – South Africa’s energy problems were a product of apartheid and government was not to blame for the current blackouts, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.“The problem [is] the energy was structured racially to serve a particular race, not the majority,” Zuma told delegates at the Young Communist League’s congress in Cape Town.He said […]
Bilateral trade between South Africa and China exceeded R270 billion
At the end of last year, bilateral trade between South Africa and China exceeded R270 billion, President Jacob Zuma said on FridayChina’s investment into South Africa is cumulatively valued at approximately R120bn, with over 100 state-owned entities and multinational companies investing in South Africa,” Zuma said in a speech prepared for delivery at a business […]
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for manslaughter of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp .Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp – but he could serve just 10 months in jail before being held under house arrest. Pistorius killed his girlfriend in the early hours of […]
Africa’s top ten universities
While students from across the continent continue to move abroad to study at leading learning institutions in the U.S. and Europe, Africa boasts its own league of great universities. Presented below is Part I of Africa.com’s Top 10 Universities in Africa. Part II will feature the Top 10 Universities in South Africa, a country that […]
Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Durban’s Gateway’s Theatre of Shopping is a unique shopping and entertainment complex with more than 400 outlets offering anything and everything a shopper could want, from clothing and accessories to high-tech equipment, restaurants, stationers, jewellers and a host of entertainment options. Half an hour north of Durban, in the upmarket suburb of Umhlanga, lies the […]
Malema to face the music
Johannesburg – Parliament’s powers and privileges committee will resume disciplinary proceedings against 20 EFF MPs, including party leader Julius Malema, who heckled President Jacob Zuma in the National Assembly. The committee is tasked with probing the actions of Malema and his fellow MPs and whether this constituted contempt of the legislature. The committee last Thursday […]
