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South Africa: At the Exporters' Forum, Gas Touted As Cleanest Energy Source in Transition to Sustainable Fuels
At their summit in Algiers, leaders of gas-exporting countries asserted their sovereignty over their reserves and their determination to promote the resource as affordable, accessible, sustainable and secure. The 20-member Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) gathering came three months after COP28 in Dubai declared that planetary survival depended on a transition away from fossil fuels, with a goal of ending their use by 2050.
South Africa is Becoming Vast Welfare State, Says Finance Minister
The maiden budget tabled by South Africa's new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana carefully balances his desire to stimulate economic growth and reduce borrowing with the need to assist welfare grants to the growing number of poor. Godongawana said that South Africa is fast becoming a welfare state, telling Parliament 46 percent of its citizens are receiving social grants. He is able to show some generosity thanks to a 10.7 euro billion tax windfall due to a surge in commodity prices.
South Africa is becoming vast welfare state, says finance minister
South Africa 6 HOURS AGO LISTEN AFP PHOTO/MARCO LONGARI The maiden budget tabled by South Africa's new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana carefully balances his desire to stimulate economic growth and reduce borrowing with the need to assist welfare grants to the growing number of poor. Godongawana said that South Africa is fast becoming a welfare state, telling Parliament 46 percent of its citizens are receiving social grants.
South Africans are battling 'for the soul of their country', Ramaphosa says
South Africa 13 MINUTES AGO LISTEN REUTERS - SHELLEY CHRISTIANS In the bleakest State of the Nation Address he has delivered in four years at the helm, President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans are engaged in a battle for the soul of their country. Ramaphosa warned that the economy, which was a parlous state even before it was dealt the hammer blow of the Covid-19 lockdown, will not recover if South Africans are not able to beat the corruption that has become endemic.
South Africa: Minister Says South Africa 'Mentally Colonised' By Black Judges
Ambitious South African Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is standing by an incendiary article she penned criticising South Africa's Constitution and black judges. The article is seen as an opening volley in her bid to win the presidency at the elective congress of ruling African National Congress in December. Her early appearance over the parapet is entirely in keeping with the 58-year-old member of the iconic Sisulu family's desire to lead the ANC and thereby the country.
Minister says South Africa 'mentally colonised' by black judges
South Africa 4 HOURS AGO LISTEN RODGER BOSCH / AFP Ambitious South African Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is standing by an incendiary article she penned criticising South Africa's Constitution and black judges. The article is seen as an opening volley in her bid to win the presidency at the elective congress of ruling African National Congress in December.
South Africa Police Probe Possible Connection to Parliament & Court Building Attacks
Two investigations have found serious deficiencies in safety procedures in South Africa's Parliament building that was seriously damaged by fire this week. Police are also looking into whether the attack on the Constitutional Court building was connected to the alleged arson. The 138 year-old building has been handed back to the political authorities by the Cape Town Fire Brigade.
South Africa police probe possible connection to parliament & court building attacks
South Africa 1 HOUR AGO LISTEN AP - Jerome Delay Two investigations have found serious deficiencies in safety procedures in South Africa's Parliament building that was seriously damaged by fire this week. Police are also looking into whether the attack on the Constitutional Court building was connected to the alleged arson. The 138 year-old building has been handed back to the political authorities by the Cape Town Fire Brigade.
South Africa: Politicians Insist Government Should Be Business-As-Usual Despite Parliament Fire
On New Year's Day they absorbed the emotional body blow of the funeral in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral of anti-apartheid activist cleric Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The next morning South Africans woke to the shocking sight of their parliament in flames right next door. Now they have been told by the lawyer of 49-year-old charged with this unprecedented piece of arson that police have got the wrong man.
South Africa police probe possible connection to parliament & court building attacks
France, Jan. 8 -- Two investigations have found serious deficiencies in safety procedures in South Africa's Parliament building that was seriously damaged by fire this week. Police are also looking into whether the attack on the Constitutional Court building was connected to the alleged arson. The 138 year-old building has been handed back to the political authorities by the Cape Town Fire Brigade.
Corruption probe finds Jacob Zuma crony wrecked South Africa Airways
South Africa 8 MINUTES AGO LISTEN Michele Spatari AFP/File A commission of inquiry into corruption set up by former president Jacob Zuma has found that his crony Dudu Myeni effectively wrecked the state carrier South African Airways. Her bullying, crooked maladministration made SAA “an entity racked by corruption and fraud”, the report finds.
Corruption probe finds Jacob Zuma crony wrecked South Africa Airways
France, Jan. 6 -- A commission of inquiry into corruption set up by former president Jacob Zuma has found that his crony Dudu Myeni effectively wrecked the state carrier South African Airways. Her bullying, crooked maladministration made SAA "an entity racked by corruption and fraud", the report finds.
South Africa politicians insist government should be business-as-usual despite parliament fire
South Africa 10 HOURS AGO LISTEN © Sumaya Hisham/Reuters On New Year's Day they absorbed the emotional body blow of the funeral in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral of anti-apartheid activist cleric Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. The next morning South Africans woke to the shocking sight of their parliament in flames right next door. Now they have been told by the lawyer of 49-year-old charged with this unprecedented piece of arson that police have got the wrong man.
South Africa becomes first country on the continent to curtail Covid restrictions.
South Africa 42 MINUTES AGO LISTEN AP - Shiraaz Mohamed Being the first African country to lock down because of the COVID19 pandemic did not prevent the continent's economic powerhouse from becoming its worst hit by the virus. Now it has become the first African country to ease back on restrictions.
Disgraced ex-president Jacob Zuma spends Christmas at home
South Africa 26 MINUTES AGO LISTEN Michele Spatari AFP/File This week, Zuma was given leave to appeal a Pretoria High Court ruling that he return to jail because the medical parole granted him less than two months into his 15-month sentence for contempt of court was unlawful. For a man wearing a prisoner's orange jump suit only five months ago, former President Jacob Zuma now appears to have the wind in his sails. Zuma is spending Christmas at his super-secure home Nkandla.
South Africa: 'Manhood' Initiation Ceremony Kills 23 South African Teenagers
A traditional initiation rite in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has left 23 Xhosa teenagers dead. Provincial premier Oscar Mabuyane has called for those responsible to be charged with murder. The dead succumbed to dehydration or sepsis from circumcision at the start of the ceremony, which lasts between two and six months. Almost a thousand young men have died from the initiation rite since 1995, with at least twice that number forced to undergo penile amputation.
South Africa High Court Sends Former President Zuma Back to Jail
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that disgraced former President Jacob Zuma must return to prison. Justice K.E. Motojane found the medical parole granted to Zuma last September was unlawful. Medical parole He ruled that none of the time Zuma was on medical parole will count as time served for early release on his 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
South Africa high court sends former president Zuma back to jail
South Africa 10 HOURS AGO LISTEN Michele Spatari AFP/File The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that disgraced former President Jacob Zuma must return to prison. Justice K.E. Motojane found the medical parole granted to Zuma last September was unlawful. Medical parole He ruled that none of the time Zuma was on medical parole will count as time served for early release on his 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
SA in turmoil as Covid variant pushes UK and others to close borders to southern Africa
Europe 2 HOURS AGO LISTEN Michele Spatari AFP/File South Africa's government has responded angrily to Britain and other countries imposing travel restrictions after the outbreak of a new virus detected by SA scientists earlier this week which the World Health Organization has classified as highly transmissble and of concern.
South Africa: 'Blade Runner' Pistorius Begs Forgiveness From Lover's Parents As Parole Hearings Begin
The process is underway for South African authorities to grant parole to Oscar Pistorius who has served half of his 13-year-5 month sentence for shooting dead his lover Reeva Steenkamp. Correction Services officials have approached Steenkamp's parents Barry and June to gauge their willingness to speak to Pistorius who made history at the 2012 London Olympics by becoming the the first amputee to run against able-bodied athletes.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius begs forgiveness from lover's parents as parole hearings begin
World 38 MINUTES AGO LISTEN MARCO LONGARI POOL/AFP The process is underway for South African authorities to grant parole to Oscar Pistorius who has served half of his 13-year-5 month sentence for shooting dead his lover Reeva Steenkamp. Correction Services officials have approached Steenkamp's parents Barry and June to gauge their willingness to speak to Pistorius who made history at the 2012 London Olympics by becoming the the first amputee to run against able-bodied athletes.
Ramaphosa releases report into corruption allegations against former health minister
LISTEN 2 HOURS AGO AFP - PHILL MAGAKOE President Cyril Ramaphosa has released a report from South Africa's Special Investigations Unit stating that former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize lied when he said neither he nor his family have benefitted from a multi-million-rand tender for disseminating information about government efforts in combatting COVID 19.
Former SA president Zuma demands acquittal - says entire prosecution service is against him
LISTEN 3 HOURS AGO AFP - EMMANUEL CROSET Jacob Zuma's legal team showed its hand when the disgraced former President's corruption trial got underway in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. Dali Mpofu, for Zuma, revealed that their plea for the removal of the prosecutor for alleged bias is not aimed at Billy Downer personally. DPP 'unfit' to try Zuma? Zuma is arguing that the entire Department of Public Prosecution should be ruled unfit to proceed with his case and that he should be acquitted.
South Africa: Will Former South African President Jacob Zuma Be Sent Back to Jail?
South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court seeking to overturn the medical parole issued to former president Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court. The party wants the head of Correctional Services, Arthur Fraser - a strong ally of Zuma - to explain why he rescinded the medical parole board's decision not to free the former president after he had served 58 days of his sentence.
Will former South African president Jacob Zuma be sent back to jail?
LISTEN 28 MINUTES AGO Emmanuel Croset AFP/Archivos South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed papers in the Pretoria High Court seeking to overturn the medical parole issued to former president Jacob Zuma, who is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
South Africa slams African Union's decision to grant observer status to Israel
LISTEN 2 HOURS AGO AP - Ronald Zak The South African government has hit out at the African Union's move to grant observer status to Israel. The condemnation is shared by Algeria. A statement from South Africa's Department Of International Relations said the step was unjust and unwarranted. It says the decision was taken unilaterally by the African Union Commission without consulting the 55 member states.
South Africa - Ramaphosa Resists Calls to Declare a State of Emergency
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is resisting calls to declare a state of emergency as the nation counts the cost of days of looting and violence. Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli is the latest high profile figure to call for a such a declaration after looters, operating with impunity against outnumbered police, stripped bare the shelves of stores in the coastal province of KwaZulu/Natal and the commercial heartland of Gauteng.
South Africa's Ramaphosa says looters will 'face full might of the law'
A further 22 people have died during unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death toll from days of violence to 32. The toll in KwaZulu-Natal province now stands at 26, premier Sihle Zikalala told a news conference on Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed six deaths in Gauteng province. "These were people killed during stampedes as protesters ran riot," he said, without specifying which parts of the province.
South Africa: Ramaphosa resists calls to declare a state of emergency
LISTEN 58 MINUTES AGO REUTERS - SIPHIWE SIBEKO South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is resisting calls to declare a state of emergency as the nation counts the cost of days of looting and violence.
Africa: Govt Sends Troops to Evacuate Nationals in Mozambique
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa held an urgent meeting with his Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapsia-Nqakula on Saturday following his announcement that he had sent troops to Mozambique to evacuate South Africans trapped in the wake of recent deadly attacks by ISIS-affiliated jihadist fighters.
South Africa: The Longest-Serving Monarch of South Africa's Zulu People Has Died
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu died on Friday of complications from a diabetic condition at the age of 72. He had been in intensive care at a private hospital since last month. Only a week ago, KwaZulu/Natal Mangosuthu Buthelezi leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party and himself a Zulu prince said the King's condition was improving.
The longest-serving monarch of South Africa’s Zulu people has died
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu died on Friday of complications from a diabetic condition at the age of 72. He had been in intensive care at a private hospital since last month. Only a week ago, KwaZulu/Natal Mangosuthu Buthelezi leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party and himself a Zulu prince said the King's condition was improving.
South African Covid variant can evade antibodies to reinfect, tests show
The South African variant of the coronavirus has caused an “amazing and terrifying” infection spike in the country already hardest hit by the virus in Africa, according to The United States this week joined countries in slamming their doors on travellers from South Africa, which has itself closed its land borders and tightened lockdown regulations. But the variant known has N501 Y V2 has already been detected in 32 countries.
South Africa tightens the lockdown screw, bans alcohol, extends curfew
Battling an unprecedented new wave of COVID 19 infections, South Africans have returned to a lockdown regime last seen five months ago. It includes a ban on alcohol sales, an extension of a curfew from 9pm until 6am, the closure of all beaches, lakes, dams and rivers and new restrictions on social gatherings. Lockdown tightens President Cyril Ramaphosa told his compatriots in a televised “family meeting” that those not wearing masks face six months in jail.
South Africa Finds Covid Mutation Similar to the One Found in the UK
South African clinicians have discovered a variant of the COVID 19 virus that appears to be more contagious than the original pathogen and affects younger victims more seriously. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the mutation, called SARS-COVID-501v2 is similar to the variation discovered in Britain. It has been found in 200 samples in 50 different hospitals.
South Africa finds Covid mutation similar to the one found in the UK
South African clinicians have discovered a variant of the COVID 19 virus that appears to be more contagious than the original pathogen and affects younger victims more seriously. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the mutation, called SARS-COVID-501v2 is similar to the variation discovered in Britain. It has been found in 200 samples in 50 different hospitals.
South Africa hits one million coronavirus as new mutated virus spreads
The belief that South Africa avoided the worst of the COVID 19 pandemic by swiftly implementing one of the strictest lockdowns on the planet last March is evaporating. The fear is looming that President Cyril Ramaphosa will be forced to implement a second economically crippling set of measures to contain a South African variety of COVID that some medical experts say is more infectious, particularly to younger victims.
South Africa President 'Embarrassed' After Escape of Preacher Shepherd Bushiri
The escape from South Africa of self-styled Malawian prophet and preacher Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary has left President Cyril Ramaphosa "embarrassed and concerned" and has dented diplomatic relations between the Southern African Development Community partners. Extradition proceedings have begun after the incident which has once again highlighted how porous South Africa's borders are.
South Africa president 'embarrassed' after escape of preacher Shepherd Bushiri
The escape from South Africa of self-styled Malawian prophet and preacher Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary has left President Cyril Ramaphosa “embarrassed and concerned” and has dented diplomatic relations between the Southern African Development Community partners. Extradition proceedings have begun after the incident which has once again highlighted how porous South Africa's borders are.
South Africa: Top South African Official Granted Bail in Asbestos Graft Case
Ace Magashule, the second most senior official in South Africa's ruling party, was granted bail on Friday in an asbestos graft case valued at R255 million (23 million euros) in Free State, where he was premier during the Zuma presidency. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court Friday to face 21 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Top South African official granted bail in asbestos graft case
Ace Magashule, the second most senior official in South Africa's ruling party, was granted bail on Friday in an asbestos graft case valued at R255 million (23 million euros) in Free State, where he was premier during the Zuma presidency. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court Friday to face 21 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Situation of journalists in Africa has worsened with Covid-19 restrictions
On 2 November, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, there are concerns that cases of physical attack and harassment of media representatives in several African countries have increased since Covid-19 lockdown measures came into force.
Contest heats up in Tunisian run-off presidential election between Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui
Tunisians go to the polls on Sunday for a run-off election to decide on the successor to President Beji Caid Essebsi who died in office this past July. The contest is between two outsiders who beat off the heavyweight establishment figures among the two dozen other contestants. Kais Saied, a conservative lawyer and professor, Nabil Karoui, a television mogul, are the choice of an electorate disillusioned with the performance of the traditional leaders.
Contest heats up in Tunisian run-off presidential election between Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui
Tunisians go to the polls on Sunday for a run-off election to decide on the successor to President Beji Caid Essebsi who died in office this past July. The contest is between two outsiders who beat off the heavyweight establishment figures among the two dozen other contestants. Kais Saied, a conservative lawyer and professor, Nabil Karoui, a television mogul, are the choice of an electorate disillusioned with the performance of the traditional leaders.
Zimbabwe’s neighbours pay tribute to Mugabe’s revolutionary roots
Zimbabwe's southern African neighbours have paid uniformly respectful tributes to the ousted president Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95. Regional leaders hailed the beginnings of the liberation leader turned tyrant, remembering a "dedicated Pan-Africanist". “South Africans join the people and government of Zimbabwe in mourning the passing of a liberation fighter and champion of Africa's cause against colonialism,” says South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Africa: Zimbabwe's Neighbours Pay Tribute to Mugabe's Revolutionary Roots
Zimbabwe's southern African neighbours have paid uniformly respectful tributes to the ousted president Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95. Regional leaders hailed the beginnings of the liberation leader turned tyrant, remembering a "dedicated Pan-Africanist". "South Africans join the people and government of Zimbabwe in mourning the passing of a liberation fighter and champion of Africa's cause against colonialism," says South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Zimbabwe’s neighbours pay tribute to Mugabe’s revolutionary roots
Zimbabwe's southern African neighbours have paid uniformly respectful tributes to the ousted president Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95. Regional leaders hailed the beginnings of the liberation leader turned tyrant, remembering a "dedicated Pan-Africanist". “South Africans join the people and government of Zimbabwe in mourning the passing of a liberation fighter and champion of Africa’s cause against colonialism,” says South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
South Africa scraps Russian nuclear plant plans
Led by their former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, South Africans breathed a sigh of relief when President Cyril Ramaphosa scrapped plans to buy a nuclear power plant from Russia that would have been ruinously expensive. But the saga is not over. Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said this week that South Africa is still in the market for nuclear energy, provided it can be purchased economically.
South Africa scraps Russian nuclear plant plans
Led by their former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, South Africans breathed a sigh of relief when President Cyril Ramaphosa scrapped plans to buy a nuclear power plant from Russia that would have been ruinously expensive. But the saga is not over. Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said this week that South Africa is still in the market for nuclear energy, provided it can be purchased economically.
South Africa: Johnny Clegg - the Undaunted Dream of a Better Place
analysis By Jean-Jacques Cornish Memories of Johnny Clegg, the biggest thing to happen to South African music in the last half century, who passed away earlier this week after a battle with cancer. If any rock maestro was given to understatement, it was Johnny Clegg. Embarking on his Final Journey Tour last year, when he knew he was dying, he said: "Pancreatic cancer is lethal.
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