Tag: South Africa
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🇿🇦 Minority Raises Questions Over GH¢16.4 Million South Africa Evacuation Figures
Minority Raises Questions Over GH¢16.4 Million South Africa Evacuation Figures
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🇿🇦 Stilfontein: The Miners Trapped Underground and the Rescue That Came Too Late
A deadly confrontation in Stilfontein exposed the human cost of South Africa’s illegal gold-mining economy, as hundreds of miners became trapped underground during a government crackdown. Survivors recount hunger, fear and a desperate struggle for rescue—raising difficult questions about mining, poverty, criminal networks and the future of Africa’s mineral wealth.
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🇿🇦 South Africa Records 43 Suspected Political Killings Ahead of Local Elections
South Africa has recorded 45 politically linked attacks and at least 43 deaths through September 2026, according to GI-TOC data reported by Africanews, as the country approaches its November 4 local government elections.
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🇬🇭 Africa’s Organised Crime Index 2025: 23 Countries Face High Criminality and Weak Resilience
The 2025 Africa Organised Crime Index finds that organised crime has expanded across the continent since 2019 while resilience has weakened. Twenty-three African countries face the combination of high criminality and low resilience, with financial crime, trafficking, resource crime, counterfeit goods and arms trafficking among the continent’s most pervasive criminal markets.
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🇿🇦 Violence Against Women in South Africa Is a National Shame, Ramaphosa Says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has described violence against women as a national shame after another woman’s body was found dumped over the weekend, renewing concern over gender-based violence and calls for stronger protection and accountability.
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🇱🇷 🇸🇴 🇨🇩 Africa Has a Seat at the Table — But Not a Permanent One
Africa has three elected members on the UN Security Council in 2026, but no permanent seat or veto. As African leaders renew calls for reform, the debate is increasingly focused on whether the global security system still reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century.
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🇿🇦 Six Nigerian Nationals Extradited to US Over R100 Million Black Axe Romance Scam Allegations
South Africa — Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States following a joint law-enforcement operation involving South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, and Interpol. The suspects are facing criminal charges in the United States over allegations of their involvement in a sophisticated cybercrime network linked by…
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Sharpeville massacre victims launch legal action
It’s been more than 60 years since apartheid police opened fire on a 1960 protest in South Africa. Now, Lawyers for survivors and relatives of those killed are launching legal action against the South African government, hoping to overturn a law that has prevented compensation claims. 87 year-old Abram Mofokeng, a Sharpeville massacre survivor, hopes…
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JAŸ-Z30: Jay-Z Announces Virtual Listening Party as 30-Year Hip-Hop Celebration Enters New Chapter
NEW YORK — Hip-hop icon Jay-Z is giving fans another opportunity to celebrate his historic career with a virtual listening party as the JAŸ-Z30 campaign commemorates 30 years since the release of Reasonable Doubt. The online event is scheduled for September 3, 2026, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, with the celebration connected to the JAŸ-Z30…
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🇿🇦 Nkandla Architect Ordered to Repay R147 Million to South African Treasury Over Unlawful Upgrades
By Panafrican.email News Desk A South African Special Tribunal has ordered architect and former Nkandla project principal agent Minenhle Makhanya to repay more than R147.2 million to the National Treasury over losses linked to the controversial upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. The judgment, delivered on 26 August 2026, followed…