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President Ramaphosa invokes Mugabe in attack on Trump over land

President Ramaphosa invokes Mugabe in attack on Trump over land

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invoked Robert Mugabe’s famous line, “Blair keep your England and let me keep my Zimbabwe” as he hit back at US President Donald Trump’s comments on the country’s land reforms. In a tweet on August 23 – apparently after watching a report on the right wing Fox […]

Controversial SA business tycoon Zunaid Moti arrested and detained in Germany

Controversial SA business tycoon Zunaid Moti arrested and detained in Germany

Controversial South African business tycoon Zunaid Moti has been arrested and is being detained in Germany. His attorney‚ Ulrich Roux‚ said in a statement on Saturday that Moti had been arrested at the Munich airport on August 19. This comes after Russian authorities issued a ‘red notice’ on January 24 2018. Roux said the notice […]

Kabila’s Government Rejects Thabo Mbeki As Special Envoy to DRC

Kabila’s Government Rejects Thabo Mbeki As Special Envoy to DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former President Thabo Mbeki as South Africa’s Special Envoy to that country. 3 Mbeki’s appointment was confirmed by Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Khusela Diko at the weekend, after the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Windhoek. At first Kabila’s government […]

BP appoints first black female CEO Priscillah Mabelane

BP appoints first black female CEO Priscillah Mabelane

JOHANNESBURG – BP Southern Africa (BPSA) on Monday appointed chartered accountant Priscillah Mabelane as its new chief executive. Mabelane is the first woman in the history of the country’s oil industry to head a multi-national company, marking a significant milestone in the organisation and industry’s transformation journey. She will take the helm on 1 September, […]

KwaZulu-Natal man wrongfully accused of rape free after 14-years

KwaZulu-Natal man wrongfully accused of rape free after 14-years

DURBAN – A 35-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man who was wrongfully convicted of rape and spent almost 14-years in prison is considering suing the state. Njabulo Ndlovu from Umlazi was acquitted last week, after being sentenced to life imprisonment in 2004. Ndlovu was 19 at the time and was doing the second year of a law degree […]

South Africa Begins Land Seizure From White Farmers

South Africa Begins Land Seizure From White Farmers

The South African government has begun the process of seizing land from owners in cases where the negotiation for compensation has stalled. Two game farms in Limpopo province are being targeted after the government offered the owners one-tenth of the asking price. The process has moved forward after negotiations with the white owners of the […]

Journalism in a time of State Capture

Journalism in a time of State Capture

Guptas, tick. Zuma, tick. Now keep going. This pretty much sums up the mission for the South African media now that the #GuptaLeaks have been dealt with. A panel of senior editors and media specialists reflected on the state of journalism and the what-next factor during a panel discussion at 10xDM Media Gathering in Cape […]

The State Capture Inquiry – What You Need to Know

The State Capture Inquiry – What You Need to Know

The much anticipated judicial commission of inquiry into state capture, the Guptas, former president Jacob Zuma and his son, Duduzane, will commence on Monday. News24’s cheat sheet puts you squarely in the picture. What is the Zondo Commission of Inquiry? It is a judicial commission of inquiry instituted by then president Jacob Zuma on 23 […]

“Bigger, bolder and more inclusive”: Kumi Naidoo sets out his vision for human rights

“Bigger, bolder and more inclusive”: Kumi Naidoo sets out his vision for human rights

Amnesty’s first ever South African Secretary General sets out his vision for the direction of the world’s largest human rights organisation as he starts his tenure visiting Johannesburg Our world is facing complex problems that can only be tackled if we break away from old ideas that human rights are about some forms of injustice […]

Did Bonang and Somizi Finally Bury The Hatchet?

Did Bonang and Somizi Finally Bury The Hatchet?

Local TV personality Bonang Matheba sent her former BFF Somizi Mhlongo a special shout-out and it looks like they’ve finally patched things up. The pair were friendship goals for many years, climbing the social ladder together, before their friendship abruptly ended in 2016. That same year, Somizi revealed on an episode of his reality show […]

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