Trump says white South Africans are discriminated against, offers them migration to US - they say no thanks
https://news.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-white-south-africans-154423552.html
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1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
https://news.yahoo.com/news/long-forgotten-black-south-african-131929530.html
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Omicron COVID variant was in Europe before South African scientists detected and flagged it to the world
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/omicron-variant-covid-in-europe-netherlands-before-alert-raised/
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Nike stores closed in South Africa amid outcry over racist web video post
In the video, taken at a beach resort, a white man with a South African accent says: “And not one kaffir in sight.” The “K word” is known in South Africa as an apartheid-era slang for a black person, like the "N" word...
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South African photographer of iconic protest image dies
ANDREW MELDRUM
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tributes are being paid following the death of Sam Nzima, the South African photographer who took the iconic image of a black high school student carrying a fatally wounded fellow...
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South Africa’s Zuma May Have Finally Met The Scandal That Brings Him Down
South African President Jacob Zuma has managed to keep his job since 2009 despite constant controversy over his lifestyle as a polygamist, and allegations of money laundering and rape. Now, though, the...
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South Africa mourns the death of Ontlametse Phalatse
Doctors had said Ontlametse Phalatse would not make it past the age of 14.
President Jacob Zuma was among those who conveyed their condolences to the family of "the special child of South Africa", she was known as...
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/news/2017/03/questions-raised-south-africas-minimum-wage-170330144853398.html
South Africa's new minimum wage
South Africa's government will introduce the country's first national minimum wage, meaning more than six million of the lowest-paid workers will have...
South Africa to Become First African Country to Legalise Cannabis
South Africa is a country of many firsts.
The rainbow nation will soon become the first African country to legalise cannabis sativa popularly called marijuana.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201702250199.html
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Xenophobia has risen in South Africa as foreigners are blamed for high unemployment
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets to break up local protesters who blame foreigners for unemployment and crime.
South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up clashes...
Johannesburg - largest city in South Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg
Johannesburg (/dʒoʊˈhænᵻsbɜːrɡ/; Afrikaans: [joˈɦɐnəsbœrχ]; also known as Jozi, Joburg and eGoli) is the largest city in South Africa and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.[7] It is the...
Durban - largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban
Durban (Zulu: eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban's metropolitan municipality ranks third among the...
Cape Town - coastal city in South Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad [ˈkɑːpstɐt]; Xhosa: Ikapa) is a coastal city in South Africa. It is the second-most populous urban area in South Africa after Johannesburg.[6]It is also the capital and primate city...
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Video: Africa's top 4 economies are in trouble
Growth in Africa has outpaced most emerging markets in recent years, but that's changing fast as a slew of problems beset its leading economies.
Cheap oil, political uncertainty and weak banks are all to blame...
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