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Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On Saturday evening, units of the Tunisian judicial police foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country a large container load of drugs and cars by sea, worth an estimated eight million Tunisian dinars

©- - 13 may 2024 - 14:52:31 - thread (134 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy on Monday fished out of the sea off the town of Mahdia, about 210 km south-east of Tunis, 10 bodies, 7 of which were in an advanced state of decomposition, a judicial source in the town said

©- - 30 april 2024 - 16:26:21 - thread (110 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa on Tuesday saluted South African musician Black Coffee who performed at a sold out concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend

©- - 10 october 2023 - 14:41:52 - thread (330 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Motswedi Modiba has became the first "Black African" contestant to participate in one of China's biggest singing competitions

©- - 14 august 2023 - 12:31:30 - thread (147 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A security guard was attacked on Monday by an unidentified individual near the Brazilian embassy in Tunis, announced a statement from the Ministry of the Interior

©- - 19 june 2023 - 16:48:41 - thread (232 words)


Athens, Greece (PANA) - Three refugees were found dead north-east of the Greek island of Mykonos when their boat sank on Friday, the Greek coastguard announced

©- - 26 may 2023 - 19:53:50 - thread (211 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday bestowed national orders on 32 South African nationals as well as foreigners for contributing towards the advancement of democracy and making a significant impact on improving other people's lives

©- - 29 april 2023 - 08:09:37 - thread (130 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The widow of murdered South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani on Monday took aim at the government and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, saying it was a waste of taxpayers’ money

©- - 10 april 2023 - 16:44:39 - thread (165 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At least 19 people died in a traffic accident on Sunday night in Mbengour, a village in the commune of Ngeune Sarr, in the district of Sakal, in the department of Louga, in northern Senegal, several sources said

©- - 16 january 2023 - 14:12:23 - thread (231 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) and Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Tuesday conveyed their heartfelt condolences on the passing of respected attorney Keith Kunene earlier in the day following a long illness

©- - 16 august 2022 - 17:15:28 - thread (234 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has launched legal action to challenge South African government's Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP)

©- - 20 june 2022 - 14:22:12 - thread (201 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Construction giants Stefanutti, Aveng and WBHO on Wednesday reached a settlement with the City of Cape Town in the multi-million rand civil case against them for alleged collusion in the construction of the city’s 2010 FIFA World Cup statement

©- - 18 may 2022 - 13:42:55 - thread (333 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli security forces who were seen attacking pallbearers and mourners before the funeral of veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, on Saturday

©- - 15 may 2022 - 10:11:27 - thread (190 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Prominent South African human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie died in Los Angeles, United States, on Saturday after a long battle with lung cancer

©- - 17 april 2022 - 08:47:09 - thread (144 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated top South African DJ Black Coffee on his first Grammy win at the 64th Annual Recording Academy Awards

©- - 04 april 2022 - 11:35:50 - thread (228 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The body of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is lying in state at Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral for two days where mourners are filing past his coffin

©- - 30 december 2021 - 11:57:09 - thread (290 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully at his Cape Town home on Sunday at the age of 90

©- - 27 december 2021 - 09:58:55 - thread (760 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De Klerk, saying he played a pivotal role in shaping South Africa's transition to democracy

©- - 12 december 2021 - 17:52:07 - thread (394 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest against the employment of foreign truck drivers

©- - 03 december 2021 - 11:23:09 - thread (218 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cape Town author Damon Galgut has become only the third South African writer to have won the prestigious Booker Prize for his acclaimed novel The Promise

©- - 04 november 2021 - 21:09:42 - thread (229 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An unopened bottle of 1821n Grand Constance wine which was originally destined for Napoleon Bonaparte, has sold for US81,000 at a Strauss & Co auction, setting a new world record

©- - 20 september 2021 - 17:49:18 - thread (187 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former Apartheid-era policeman João Rodrigues, who was implicated in the detah of prominent activist Ahmed Timol nearly 50 years ago, has died

©- - 08 september 2021 - 13:49:07 - thread (165 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Airlines on Monday resumed its Johannesburg and Atlanta operations following the suspension of its service last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

©- - 03 august 2021 - 12:35:57 - thread (149 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units on Wednesday fished out five bodies, probably of drowned illegal migrants, off the coast of the Tunisian town of Mehdia (200 km south of Tunis)

©- - 29 july 2021 - 12:30:51 - thread (121 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tiger Brands, South Africa's biggest food manufacturer, on Monday announced the immediate recall of about 20 million KOO  and Hugo's canned vegetable products over safety concerns due to potentially defective cans

©- - 26 july 2021 - 13:35:33 - thread (255 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Legendary South African singer and songwriter Steve Kekana 'Wonder' died early on Thursday after suffering from COVID-19

©- - 01 july 2021 - 13:22:33 - thread (187 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the second successive day, pro-Palestine protestors converged on Parliament on Wednesday to condemn the wave of attacks by Israeli armed forces

©- - 12 may 2021 - 17:54:26 - thread (196 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has been awarded the Chevalier de la légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by France

©- - 20 april 2021 - 18:45:31 - thread (234 words)


Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The famous African Studies Library at the University of Cape Town has been ravaged by a massive fire that swept across Table Mountain on Sunday and Monday

©- - 19 april 2021 - 16:02:49 - thread (173 words)