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JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed … read more »
By Getahune Bekele, South Africa IndepthAfrica – Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Warlord Tedros Adhanom’s 30 meters sprint to a waiting car after being separated from his body guards during scuffle with refugees must have been the most embarrassing moment of his … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Hyatt, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Meles Zenawi, Pretoria, South Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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IndepthAfrica – Former South African president Nelson Mandela is said to be in good spirits and making steady progress during hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection. President Zuma said Thursday that Mandela is doing “very well,” telling the BBC … read more »
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Tagged anti-apartheid icon, Barack Obama, bbc, former South Africa President, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela hospitalisation, Robben Island, South Africa
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After the rape of Anene Booysen and other acts of violence outraged many South Africans, some organisations have publicly demonstrated their view that enough is enough. GREG NICOLSON & SHASHA MODIKE look at a few groups who have expressed their … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Alliance, Domestic violence, Gauteng, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Park Station, Mmusi Maimane, South Africa, Zwelinzima Vavi
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The lawyer for the National Union of Mineworkers at the Marikana Commission, Karel Tip, cross-examined a survivor of the 16 August massacre on Tuesday and Wednesday to discover why he, too, wanted R12,500 even though he was not a rock-drill … read more »
IN HIS OLYMPIC year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a collection of firearms that included a .500 Magnum pistol dubbed by its manufacturer as “the most powerful production revolver in the … read more »
Oscar Pistorius’ representatives have said the substance found in his bedroom after his girlfriend was shot dead was Testis compositum – a herbal remedy used to aid muscle recovery. South African police said during the athlete’s bail hearing that they … read more »
From the slopes of the Alps to the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, Prince Harry is now giving back. Just returned from his skiing holiday with girlfriend Cressida Bonas, Harry is spending a couple of days in Africa, to … read more »
Can a country that has grown weary of politics and politicians rediscover the passion for politics that saved it from civil war. Spending a week in South Africa provides a timely reminder that politics matters. A trip to the Apartheid … read more »
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Tagged Apartheid, Apartheid Museum, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Politics, South Africa, Soweto, Steve Biko
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By VOA — (February 21, 2013) By Anita Powell Lawyers have concluded their arguments in the bail hearing of South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. … read more »
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On Sunday, February 10, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nigeria’s national football (soccer) team, the Super Eagles, beat the Burkina Faso Stallions 1-0 to win the prestigious African Cup of Nations title. Back home in Nigeria, the Super Eagles’ victory came … read more »
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, Boko Haram, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Kaduna, miss world, Moses, Nigeria, Nigeria national football team, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Super Eagle, Victor Moses
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By Olusegun Adeniyi He had a choice not to step into Nigeria again but he didn’t take that option. That is character. Having offered him a sanctuary and opportunity to develop his skill, England beckoned on him to play for … read more »
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, African Nations Cup, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Keshi, Nigeria, South Africa, Stephen Keshi, Victor Moses
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Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – Contrary to media reports, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will not attend Sunday’s final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Burkina Faso in Johannesburg, … read more »
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles have received a cash windfall of $82,000.00 about (N130 million) from business mogul Aliko Dangote for reaching the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Dangote, has an estimated net worth of $11.2 … read more »
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Anita Powell, VOA JOHANNESBURG — With one of the world’s most liberal constitutions and a boisterous media sector, South Africa has long been the African continent’s model for human rights.But global watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) says events in 2012 … read more »
Two passenger trains packed with school kids and rush-hour commuters collided near the South Africa capital Pretoria on Thursday, injuring up to 300 people, medics said. The accident took place before 8am when a commuter train heading from the suburbs … read more »
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Tagged Alstom, commuter train crash, Emergency service, France, Johannesburg, Medical state, Pretoria, pretoria commuter train crash, South Africa, Train
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African Cup of Nations is proving football on the continent is dying. Has Africa lost its football flair? What are the reasons behind the below-par performances of Africa’s top teams? That is the question that lingers amongst us African football … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Nigeria, Soccer, South Africa, Sports
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AFCON 2013 Result Angola and Morocco failed to take advantage of the earlier draw between South Africa and Cape Verde as they also failed to register a goal in their Group A clash in Johannesburg. Although the second match of … read more »
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(By Getahune Bekele, Pretoria-South Africa) Shock, anxiety and bewilderment griped TPLF officials at the Ethiopian embassy in Pretoria as refugees totally rejected the satanic flag of the minority junta; a symbol of the brutal internal colonization of Ethiopia. On Thursday … read more »
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Africa Cup of Nations: Group A Venue: FNB Stadium, Soccer City, Johannesburg Date: Saturday, 19 January Kick-off: 16:00 GMT South Africa v Cape Verde Coverage: Live text commentary on IndepthAfrica website. If you are website owner you can copy … read more »
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By Getahune Bekele, Pretoria- South Africa) The controversial Ethiopian singer-cum-poet Tewodros kasahun aka Teddy Afro (pictured) is in big trouble here in South Africa as raging refugees already boycotted his concert scheduled for Sunday 20 Jan 2012 in Johannesburg after … read more »
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Johannesburg – Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba doesn’t believe the team revolves around him anymore. The team’s fans think otherwise. The Ivorians arrived in South Africa on Wednesday to begin another desperate quest for a long-awaited African Cup of Nations … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Africa Nations Cup, Côte d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, Drogba, Indepth Africa Magazine, Johannesburg, Sabri Lamouchi, Shanghai Shenhua FC
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Both Algeria and Morocco arrive in South Africa on Friday as the next two teams to report for Africa Cup of Nations duty. They are the third and fourth squad in the country for the tournament, following Angola and Zambia … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria, Morocco, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 African Cup of Nations, Africa Nations Cup, Algeria, Angola, IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Morocco, Sidi Moussa, South Africa, Zambia
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After spending Christmas in hospital, former South African president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital. The anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace laureate was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on December 8 with a lung infection. Since then he has … read more »
Durban – Former president Nelson Mandela, who is recovering in a Pretoria hospital after undergoing a surgical procedure to remove gallstones and receiving treatment for a chronic lung infection, will probably spend Christmas in a hospital bed. The 94-year-old statesman’s … read more »
(By Getahune Bekele, Johannesburg) “Tekebresh yenorshiw babatochachin dem,” Enat Ethiopia yedeferesh yewdem,”the patriotic song madefamous bythe incomparable Ethiopian singer Shambel Belayneh was oneveryone’s lips on Saturday morning 21 December 2012, when the Horn Times visited the bustling GP street in … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Berhanu Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ginbot 7 popular Force, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, South Africa, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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President Jacob Zuma has met with South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela, who is in hospital. A statement from the presidency said that Mr Zuma found Mr Mandela “comfortable and in good care”. It offered no other details about why … read more »
NUM itatumia yao Marikana Tume kuonekana kukataa kwamba wanachama wao nia mauaji ya kwanza. Lakini timu za utetezi kujaribu siri vifo kwanza squarely juu ya mabega ya muungano wa Afrika Kusini kubwa. Tu ambao ni wajibu wa hali ya hewa … read more »
Die NUM sal hul Marikana Commissie voorkoms gebruik om te ontken dat hul lede die eerste moorde gepleeg het. Maar die verdediging-spanne sal probeer om die eerste sterftes te pen vierkantig op die skouers van Suid-Afrika se grootste vakbond. Presies … read more »
The NUM will use their Marikana Commission appearance to deny that their members committed the first murders. But the defence teams will try to pin the first deaths squarely on the shoulders of South Africa’s biggest union. Just who is … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Johannesburg, Lonmin, Marikana, NUM, Rustenburg, South Africa, University of Johannesburg, Zwelinzima Vavi
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