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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa? A new podcast series marks 30 years of post-apartheid democracy

    By Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation   When Nelson Mandela stood in front of the Union Buildings in Pretoria in May 1994 as South Africa’s first democratically elected president, my country was brimming with optimism for its post-apartheid future. I was there and relieved at the prospect of an end to bloodshed. I had seen far too much violence and death in my five-year career as a journalist, covering the […]

todayApril 11, 2024 29

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Pro basketball teams shine at the NBA-backed BAL Kalahari Conference

  By bird story agency   South Africa's SunBet Arena in Pretoria successfully concluded the group stage matches of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Sunday (March 17) as the inaugural Kalahari Conference ignited fierce competition and provided electrifying hoop action. Despite Burundi's club Dynamo withdrawing from the competition, other conference matches went on as planned, with Morocco’s Fath Union Sport de Rabat emerging at the top of the conference, […]

todayMarch 19, 2024 17

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Three Coptic Orthodox monks killed in S.African church

    South African police were on Wednesday investigating the murder of three monks of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox faith. The motive for the fatal stabbings remains unclear. The monks at a church in Cullinan, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Pretoria, were murdered on Tuesday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said. "Three victims were found with stab wounds while the fourth victim that survived alleged that he was […]

todayMarch 13, 2024 14

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South Africa and Ghana Commit to Strengthen Trade and Investment Ties at Bi-National Commission

During the bi-national commission held in Pretoria, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called for enhanced trade and investment cooperation between South Africa and Ghana. Ramaphosa expressed enthusiasm for sustained import-export relations and noted South African companies' keen interest in expanding their investments in Ghana. The president welcomed collaboration opportunities in infrastructure and pre-chemical sectors. Emphasizing the need to reverse the recent decline in trade over the past four years, Ramaphosa […]

todayMarch 13, 2024 19

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Public Works to investigate mismanagement of police headquarters

One of the bathrooms at the building used by SAPS at the Telkom Tower complex in Pretoria. Photo supplied The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has launched an internal investigation into the mismanagement of the Telkom Towers complex, the headquarters of the South African Police Service (SAPS), as well as other properties owned by the department in Pretoria’s city centre. This was revealed by the newly appointed head of […]

todayMarch 6, 2024 12

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Sharpeville: new research on 1960 South African massacre shows the number of dead and injured was massively undercounted

Nancy L Clark, Louisiana State University and William H. Worger, University of California, Los Angeles On 21 March 1960 at 1.40 in the afternoon, apartheid South Africa’s police opened fire on a peaceful crowd of about 4,000 residents of Sharpeville, who were protesting against carrying identity documents that restricted black people’s movement. The police minimised the number of victims by at least one third, and justified the shooting by claiming […]

todayDecember 1, 2023 13

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