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Tag Archives: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Bozize: Chad’s special forces attacked South Africa troops in CAR
The deposed leader of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, claims special forces from Chad attacked South African troops in Bangui last month, placing president Zuma in a curious position as he visits Ndjamena, the Chadian capital on Wednesday. By … read more
Can South Africa make an impact in the Horn of Africa?
Berouk Mesfin Eritea and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations in 1994. Eighteen years later, the two states seem to be strengthening their bilateral relations. In March, Iqbal Jhazbhay, the new South African ambassador to Eritrea, presented his credentials to … read more
Minister confirms probe of MTN bribery allegations
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has confirmed that allegations former South African ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Saloojee, received payments from cellphone giant MTN are being investigated. That is an apparent reversal of an earlier position which was that if anyone … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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SAfrica failing to empower blacks, says Mugabe
Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has taken a swipe at the South African government for “failing to empower black nationals through land reform and indigenisation”, Radio VOP reported on Friday. Addressing Zimbabwean chiefs at a conference in Bulawayo, … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Politics, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Bulawayo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Soweto, Zimbabwe
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No Zim polls without reforms, says SA
Cape Town – Zimbabwe’s heavyweight neighbour South Africa on Monday dismissed a push by President Robert Mugabe for new polls without long-delayed reforms required by the country’s unity deal. Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said Pretoria expects the power-sharing pact, known … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Jacob Zuma, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe
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New UN climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming. A … read more
SA execution: Zuma tried to intervene
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma tried to intervene in the execution of a South African woman in China, the department of international relations said on Monday. “He [Zuma] did intervene. All the necessary interventions were done at every possible level, … read more
Climate talks in extra time after row over draft deal
U.N. climate talks stalled after a rebellion by developing states most at risk from global warming, forcing host South Africa to push the conference into extra time on Saturday in an effort to prevent the negotiations collapsing. Deliberations were due … read more
Handbag furore: Matter of principle Says, S.Africa Minister
Johannesburg – The contents of International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane’s handbag are not up for discussion, her spokesperson said on Friday. “I can’t believe you are asking that,” Clayson Monyela said when asked why she recently refused to have her … read more
Posted in News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Democratic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Lindiwe Mazibuko, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Norway, Oslo, Pan African News, South Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
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S Africa Minister refusal to scan bag costs SA R260 000, Is she a drug Smuggler?
International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane was involved in an embarrassing and expensive spat with airport security in Oslo at the end of a state visit to Norway this month when she refused to pass her handbag through an … read more
Gaddafi whereabouts: Speculation mounts
Benghazi – Having fled before advancing rebels, Muammar Gaddafi’s whereabouts were cause for wild speculation Wednesday – has he sought refuge in his hometown Sirte or exile in Venezuela or South Africa? A day after fleeing his Bab al-Aziziya compound … read more
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Where is Gadhafi?
Where in the world is Moammar Gadhafi? “He’s everywhere, he’s nowhere; he’s negotiating to get out, he will never surrender; who knows?” former United Nations official Mark Quarterman said of the contradictory reports about Gadhafi’s fate in an interview Monday … read more
Posted in Daylight Africa, Featured 1, Libya, News, North Africa
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S.Africa urged not to bail out Swazi king
Leading dissidents from Swaziland urged South Africa on Thursday not to bail out the cash-strapped government of King Mswati III in order to keep the pressure on Africa’s last absolute monarch. With his appointed administration facing a Greece-scale budget deficit … read more
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SAfrica’s Zuma plans Kadhafi ‘exit strategy’ talks in Libya
South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Tripoli next week, his office said Wednesday, for talks that officials told AFP would focus on an “exit strategy” for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. “President Zuma will stop over in Tripoli for a … read more
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Swaziland minister downplays planned protests
Pretoria – Swaziland’s Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on Tuesday downplayed anti-government protests planned for next week by an anonymous Facebook group. “We are hearing more about an uprising on April 12 outside Swaziland than we are inside,” Dlamini told media … read more
Aristide buggers off and tells everyone else (Obama in particular) to do the same
The US did everything except stamp its foot and declare it forbidden, but nothing was going to stop Jean-Bertrand Aristide from leaving Johannesburg on Thursday night. Not the prospect of his mere presence throwing his country into chaos, and certainly … read more
Zuma got tough on Gaddafi
President Jacob Zuma told Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last week that South Africa “abhors this heinous violation of the human rights of his own people”, minister of international relations and co-operation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says. She also hinted that the African … read more
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, African Union, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Jacob Zuma, Libya, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Muammar al-Gaddafi, News local news, United Nations Security Council, United States of Africa, World news
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Ousted Madagascar president barred from returning
Madagascar’s ousted president has been barred by officials in his homeland from returning from exile in South Africa Saturday, the politician told reporters at Johannesburg’s airport. Marc Ravalomanana said aviation authorities in Madagascar had written to South African Airways to … read more
Posted in East Africa, Madagascar, News, Politics
Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Andry Rajoelina, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Joaquim Chissano, Johannesburg, Madagascar, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Marc Ravalomanana, News local news, South Africa, World news
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Where is Nigeria? South Africa invited to join BRIC
The South African Foreign Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said that her country has received a formal invitation to join BRIC, reported by the news agency AFP. The BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India and China are group of emerging nations with large … read more
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Concern as S.Africa returns to UN Security Council
JOHANNESBURG — Rights groups will keep a close eye on South Africa’s return to the UN Security Council, where the country’s last term drew complaints it had betrayed the legacy of the anti-apartheid struggle. South Africa won the non-permanent seat … read more
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