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Thabo Mbek Urges South Africa’s Youth to Take Up the Cause of Africa’s Renaissance
South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki has urged the country’s youth to take up the cause of Africa’s renaissance and become more involved in the process. Addressing hundreds of students and academics at Rhodes University’s Africa Day celebrations,...
Mozambique Will Conclude Landmine Clearance in 2014
Mozambique would only manage to end landmine clearance in 2014 following the discovery of new areas covering 12 million square meters yet to be cleared, APA learned Monday.South African Flags to Fly At Half-mast Sunday to Honor Anti-Apartheid Activist
South African flags will fly at half-mast on Sunday in honor of anti-apartheid veteran Helen Suzman. The mark of respect was announced by President Kgalema Motlanthe, who said South Africans of all persuasions should honor her and show appreciation of...Veteran Anti-apartheid Activist Helen Suzman Dies
One of South Africa’s most iconic anti-apartheid politicians, Helen Suzman died Thursday in Johannesburg at the age of 91.‘United States of Africa’ a Precondition to Lift the Continent Out of Poverty
Forming a confederacy for the African continent is the only way available for Africa to eradicate poverty and conflicts that humiliate Africans in their dealings with the rest of the world, former Beninese Youth and Culture Minister, Houdou Ali, said.South Africans Facing Massive Job Losses
As a result of the global credit crisis that is compounded by troubled world financial market, the South African economy is facing massive retrenchments. Companies from mining, banks, car retailers and car manufactures have begun laying-off thousands...Wealth Gap in South Africa Becoming a Chasm
Despite the dismantling of apartheid in the early 1990s, and significant annual economic growth over the past 10 years, South African cities have the highest levels of inequality in the world, according to the UN Habitat’s latest State of the World’s...South Africa May Soon Ban Land Sales to Foreign Buyers
Foreigners may soon be unable to own South African real estate property, and will instead have to settle for leasing the land if legislation that has been three years in the making is implemented. Thozi Gwanya, the director-general for the department...
