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Cape Town - The incoming chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has dismissed criticism that the court is biased against African states. Fatou Bensouda, a former Gambian justice minister who is the first African to be appointed chief prosecutor, takes over on 18 June for a case involving former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, charged with crimes against humanity.
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Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller, which bought Australian group Foster's last year, said Thursday that annual net profits soared by 75 percent, boosted by growth in emerging markets. Earnings after taxation surged to $4.22 billion (3.36 billion euros) in the 12 months to the end of March, compared with $2.408 billion in the previous financial year, SABMiller said in a results
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A South African court Tuesday found one of two black farmworkers accused over the 2010 death of white supremacist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche guilty of murder. "After all the evidence given, I conclude that accused number one (Chris Mahlangu) is guilty as charged," said Judge John Horn. Co-accused Patrick Ndlovu was found guilty of house breaking. Ndlovu's identity was kept secret
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's most famous township, Soweto, is getting its first state-of-the-art theater that could spark a theater revival in the area known for its apartheid-era works that exposed the horrors of racist rule. The 150 million rand (about $18 million) complex that opens later this week is part of an ambitious redevelopment plan by the city of
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A portrait of President Jacob Zuma posing as Lenin with his genitals hanging out has sparked outrage in South Africa, but the gallery on Friday refused demands from the ruling ANC to take it down. Zuma's African National Congress has demanded that the private gallery in Johannesburg withdraw the "distasteful and vulgar" portrait by satirical artist Brett Murray. But the
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Two alleged South African hitmen will go on trial on July 30 in the killing of honeymooner Anni Dewani, even if her British husband has not yet been extradited to stand trial with them, a judge said Friday. "This matter is now ready to finally start on July 30," Judge Andre le Grange said. Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe are
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South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday his country would not "bully" its way into the top job at the African Union, a key post also being contested by Gabon. African leaders failed in January to choose between Gabon's Jean Ping, who has held the post since 2008 and South Africa's Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former foreign minister and ex-wife of
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South African police fired teargas during clashes Tuesday between the opposition Democratic Alliance and the most powerful trade union in Johannesburg, an AFP photographer said. Marchers of the DA, angered by youth unemployment over 50 percent, threw stones and bricks, wounding bystanders and damaging cars, as hundreds of them marched on the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) head
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The biggest reality show on African Television Big Brother Africa STARGAME has finally kicked off and already, biggie has begun pulling surprises. The show was officially launched in South Africa on Sunday May 6, 2012 where all 36 housemates going to play the game this year, was announced. The show started with energetic dance performance followed by headlined act sensational
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Pretoria — President Jacob Zuma has announced with regret the tragic and untimely passing of Minister of Public Service and Administration, Roy Padayachie. The minister passed away in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he was attending the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) meeting of the Select Committee of Focal Points which kicked off on Friday. "On behalf of myself, the Cabinet,
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The Africa Cup of Nations champions next year will be crowned in the same calabash-inspired Johannesburg stadium as the 2010 World Cup winners, sport minister Fikile Mbalula said Friday. "We will host the opening and closing ceremonies in Johannesburg," said Mbalula, ending long speculation and dilly-dallying on the announcement of the five host cities. Other hosts are Rustenburg, Nelspruit, Port
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Adam Glasser has forged his career in jazz by re-interpreting classics from his native South Africa on his chromatic harmonica, a surprisingly challenging instrument he never expected to take up. "Harmonica can sound dreadful," said Glasser, who admitted to trepidation at learning to play the tiny instrument first given to him by his father, famed South African composer Stanley Glasser.
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A South African court on Saturday halted the roll-out of tolls on major highways around Johannesburg in the latest delay for the project which has met widespread opposition. The court put the brakes on the tolling, originally meant to start on Monday, to allow a full court review to decide if the plan should be dropped or go ahead, the
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Sports and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) and the city of Johannesburg are putting forces together in order to successfully host the 4th World Conference on Doping in Sport. South Africa was awarded the hosting rights of the 2013 World Conference on Doping in Sport by the Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The event would be hosted at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
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Police snipers shot dead a 30-year-old man who had taken two women hostage inside a Durban hospital Friday, ending a nearly five-hour standoff, a spokesman said. "The suspect was shot by police snipers in the head. He has succumbed to his wounds," police spokesman Jay Naicker told reporters outside Westville Hospital. Police believe the man was a teacher who suffered
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A 30-year-old gunman opened fire inside a Durban hospital early Friday, taking two women hostage in a standoff with police, a spokesman said. The attacker allegedly hijacked a taxi and forced the driver to take him to Westville Hospital in the Indian Ocean port city, police spokesman Jay Naicker said. "The suspect demanded to see a doctor or nurse and
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Johannesburg - The new president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, will visit President Jacob Zuma in South Africa on Freedom Day, the government said on Thursday. This would be Banda's first official visit to South Africa following her inauguration as president earlier in April. Banda was inaugurated following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, who was buried in Malawi last
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Johannesburg — ANCYL president Julius Malema has been expelled from the ANC, its National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal (NDCA) announced on Tuesday night. "In respect of the present disciplinary hearing, the NDCA confirms the sanction imposed by the [National Disciplinary Committee] NDC that the appellant be expelled from the ANC," it said. Malema was originally suspended for five years for
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Johannesburg — Thousands of residents in Diepsloot, a large township north of Johannesburg, South Africa, are queuing for hours to access clean, safe water a week after their supply was contaminated by sewage. The contamination occurred when a contractor working on a nearby sewer line broke the water pipe that supplies Diepsloot. Though the damage was repaired, it is believed
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Johannesburg — South Africa now has four first ladies with President Jacob Zuma's marriage to Bongi Ngema in a traditional ceremony at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal on Friday, the presidency said. "A wedding reception will be held this evening, and tomorrow [Saturday] there will be the 'umabo', where the bride showers the groom's family with gifts," spokesman Mac Maharaj
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"What is the point of fair trade oranges from South Africa, when the orange pickers die of HIV/AIDS?" That's what aid worker Tanja Odijk wondered after years of working with this group. So she asked the workers themselves how to improve the situation. They pointed out that they mainly sought help from traditional healers. But how can you use traditional
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Johannesburg - South Africa deplores the recent coup in Guinea-Bissau, the international relations and co-operation department said on Tuesday. The country was concerned the Bissauan military chose this course of action despite a joint African Union mission with the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), the department said in a statement. The mission had warned
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Johannesburg — Julius Malema will continue to perform his duties as president of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) despite his suspension by the ANC, the ANCYL said on Sunday. "The NEC agreed that ANC Youth League President should continue participating as a President of the ANC Youth League and perform all his functions as a President, because the decision to
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With more than 500 million subscribers across the continent inching the mobile voice market towards saturation, mobile technology companies are increasingly looking to data services as a means of capturing new sales. Although mobile broadband uptake is certainly growing- traffic will increase thirty six-fold in the region between now and 2015- at a mere 4 percent, penetration is still very
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Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz is on the wish list of leading South African club Kaizer Chiefs after they fired Serb Vladimir Vermezovic this week. The former Real Madrid manager and twice assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United has steered Iran to the final Asian qualifying phase for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Speaking after the three-year reign
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