Archive for Category: "South Africa"

Mugabe accuses rivals of plotting constitutional coup

Mugabe accuses rivals of plotting constitutional coup

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused his political rivals

South Africa: restored calm after service delivery protests

By Christine Petré. Since the beginning of this week several Mpumalanga villages including Polar and Siwalala were hit by protesters demanding water,

Zimbabwe ruling party condemns EU sanction extension

Zimbabwe ruling party condemns EU sanction extension

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party on Friday criticised the European Union’s decision

Zimbabwe: Mugabe suspends 29 NGOs

Zimbabwe: Mugabe suspends 29 NGOs

One week before President Robert Mugabe’s 88 year-old-birthday his government has made the headlines for banning 29

Zambia hero Sunzu dreaming of Chelsea move

Zambia hero Sunzu dreaming of Chelsea move

Stoppila Sunzu has set his sights on a move to England after becoming a hero in Zambia for converting the winning penalty

Striking S.Africa miners attack police, one dead

Striking S.Africa miners attack police, one dead

Thousands of protesting miners burnt tyres and torched a police office near Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mine in South Africa

African champions Zambia shoot up rankings

African champions Zambia shoot up rankings

Zambia have shot up 28 places in the FIFA rankings, breaking into the top 50 for the first time in eleven years

New Zimbabwe constitution could bar Mugabe

New Zimbabwe constitution could bar Mugabe

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe could be barred from running for another term, according to the first draft

Cheers and jeers for Zuma’s State of the Nation Address

Cheers and jeers for Zuma’s State of the Nation Address

By Christine Petré President Jacob Zuma’s hand gripped his breast whilst singing Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika as he prepared for

Mozambique still struggling with aftermaths from January storms

In January the tropical depression “Dando” and cyclone “Funso” hit southern and central Mozambique.

S.Africa’s Zuma squashes mine nationalisation talk

President Jacob Zuma squashed more than two years of talk on Friday about the nationalisation

Another train death in South Africa

So far this week three incidents of train deaths have been reported around the country.

Looming South African maize shortage

Looming South African maize shortage

The government supported plan to export a large amount of maize surplus might lead to local silos drained

South Africa: “Education, education, education”-

By: Christine Petré As President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address is scheduled on Thursday the expectations are low.

Malema suspended with immediate effect

In Johannesburg, on Saturday the 4th of February, after a few hours of delay,