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South Africa’s election body asks top court to resolve Zuma candidacy
Former President Jacob Zuma hopes to run for office for the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) in May elections.
Published On 12 Apr 2024
Thirty years waiting for a house: South Africa’s ‘backyard’ dwellers
Ahead of key elections, hundreds of thousands in need of homes in opposition-run Western Cape languish on waiting lists.
Published On 10 Apr 2024
South Africa’s Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election
South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls.
Published On 9 Apr 2024
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How has the genocide against the Tutsis affected Rwanda’s youth?
Rwandan youth are actively fighting against genocide ideology through community organising, filmmaking and writing.
Video Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds
Published On 9 Apr 2024
Video Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds

A quaint local festival celebrates the life of the first dog to receive a Royal Navy rank

Backed by the controversial ex-president, uMkhonto weSizwe is challenging the ruling ANC in Zuma’s home province.

Fleurs was shot in the chest while waiting to be attended to at a petrol station in a Johannesburg suburb, police say.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is saddened that Israel did not heed the ICJ order to prevent genocide in Gaza

Police arrest 51-year-old man for drunk and reckless driving after he crashed into Zuma’s armoured state vehicle.

Zuma’s party says it will appeal the decision, which could affect its rising challenge to the ruling ANC.

An 8-year-old girl is said to be the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed at least 45 people.

Christians eat fish on Good Friday. But in Cape Town the fish is almost always smothered in a sweet curried sauce – and

An eight-year-old girl survived and was airlifted to hospital to receive medical treatment.

The general elections are expected to be the most competitive vote since 1994 when the nation became a democracy.

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