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Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An apartheid-era official who played a pivotal role in securing the release of Nelson [...] Full text...
Diplomatic stakes ‘could not be higher’, warns senior UN official
21 october 2023 - 06:18:38New York, US (PANA) - As the possible transition to a new global order heightens security risks, more effective multilateral [...] Full text...
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Former South African Cabinet Minister dead at 83
06 july 2023 - 08:29:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Cabinet Minister and anti-apartheid veteran Essop Pahad died after a long battle with [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa and Geingob call for calm in Sudan
20 april 2023 - 18:14:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob on Thursday called [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth, ECOWAS observers say Nigeria's polls 'largely peaceful'
28 february 2023 - 07:39:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on Monday said Nigeria’s [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's Electoral Commission chairman speaks on voting disruptions in Lagos
25 february 2023 - 18:24:12Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has admitted violence and disruptions [...] Full text...
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UN chief appoints South African Mojankunyane Gumbi as Special Adviser for addressing racism in the workplace
29 january 2023 - 07:51:51New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Mojankunyane Gumbi of South Africa as Special Adviser [...] Full text...
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British King Charles hosts South African President Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace
23 november 2022 - 09:08:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British King Charles on Tuesday night used his first major speech to a foreign [...] Full text...
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Former President Mbeki warns South Africa faces an Arab Spring
22 july 2022 - 11:31:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki has warned that if the current state of unemployment, poverty, [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Motlanthe condemns invasion of Ukraine
07 april 2022 - 08:29:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This marks a [...] Full text...
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Diversity is a ‘source of strength’, UN chief tells Security Council
13 october 2021 - 06:15:52New York, US (PANA) - Inclusion is fundamental to rebuild societies in the wake of war and achieve durable peace, UN Secretary-General told world [...] Full text...
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Legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90
07 october 2021 - 11:31:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 90th birthday in Cape [...] Full text...
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South Africa mourns passing of former Zambian President Kaunda
18 june 2021 - 11:59:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to former Zambian President Kenneth [...] Full text...
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Bitter dispute divides South Africa's ruling party
17 june 2021 - 16:58:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ace Magashule, the suspended Secretary General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in [...] Full text...
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South African former President Zuma condemned for defying top court
19 march 2021 - 10:42:51Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large group of former prominent anti-Apartheid activists and leaders from religious, civil society, [...] Full text...
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'National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit AU intervention in conflicts'
07 january 2021 - 11:37:39Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Response by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union to emerging [...] Full text...
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President Issoufou receives ‘’2020 presidential leadership prize’’
23 september 2020 - 20:44:04Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The "2020 presidential leadership prize" was awarded Tuesday to Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Sudanese peace agreement should deliver lasting peace, urges Amnesty Intl
31 august 2020 - 23:12:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front should [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma takes aim at Ramaphosa
28 august 2020 - 17:23:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday took aim at his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki salutes fallen liberation hero
29 july 2020 - 18:53:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Soweto funeral [...] Full text...
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South Africa opposition urges Ramaphosa to get tough on ZImbabwe
18 june 2020 - 13:20:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...
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Business leaders call for timely launch of African Free Trade Zone
01 may 2020 - 16:05:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African business leaders have signed a joint letter calling on ministers and heads of state [...] Full text...
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Former South African president De Klerk accused of 'hate speech' comments
17 march 2020 - 12:56:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused former President FW de Klerk for [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki clarifies UN stand on Apartheid
27 february 2020 - 19:32:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki has rubbed salt in the wounds of South Africa’s last [...] Full text...
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South Africa: De Klerk apologises for Apartheid comments
17 february 2020 - 14:16:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President FW de Klerk on Monday officially withdrew his statement that [...] Full text...
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Large protest planned against former South African president De Klerk for Apartheid statements
17 february 2020 - 11:02:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large protest march is being planned for Wednesday in Cape Town against former [...] Full text...
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Arrest warrant issued for former South African president Jacob Zuma
04 february 2020 - 11:14:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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Former South African ambassador seeks to unite Africans
13 january 2020 - 10:06:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ebrahim Rasool, former premier of Western Cape in South Africa has launched a new [...] Full text...
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Year-end Analysis: How former South African President Zuma derailed the country
26 december 2019 - 06:56:58Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three major issues which dominated the headlines in South Africa over the past year [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa rules out one-on-one dialogue with rival Chamisa
22 december 2019 - 16:20:37Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ruled out talks with his main political rival, Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...
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Former South Africa President Mbeki leaves Zimbabwe after talks with party leaders
18 december 2019 - 14:46:16Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has left Zimbabwe after holding several separate meetings with the [...] Full text...
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Former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki to meet Zimbabwe's opposition leader Chamisa
16 december 2019 - 17:40:27Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki is due to meet Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, MDC president [...] Full text...
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British Royal couple meets Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town
25 september 2019 - 09:44:59Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Archbishop [...] Full text...
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Mugabe's final resting place still unknown as preparations for funeral proceed
12 september 2019 - 12:51:52Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As preparations for the funeral this weekend of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe proceed, the family [...] Full text...
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African Union through two decades
09 september 2019 - 18:01:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is marking the end of its second decade since taking over from [...] Full text...
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Somalia: 17 killed in explosion in Mogadishu
22 july 2019 - 18:54:14Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A bomb explosion near the international airport of Mogadishu on Monday claimed 17 lives and wounded [...] Full text...
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Outcry over Mandela tweets continues
25 june 2019 - 11:27:42Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The outcry over the conduct of former President Nelson Mandela’s youngest daughter, Zindzi, refuses [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa inaugurated at spectacular ceremony
25 may 2019 - 11:55:57Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated as the sixth democratically-elected president at a spectacular ceremony at [...] Full text...
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Preparations under way for inauguration of South Africa's president Ramaphosa
24 may 2019 - 10:45:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Final preparations are under way for Saturday’s inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa at Pretoria’s [...] Full text...
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President Al-Sissi receives Thabo Mbeki in Cairo
14 may 2019 - 22:41:51Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi on Tuesday received former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is [...] Full text...
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Mbeki campaigns for ANC saying the party has recognised past mistakes
24 april 2019 - 08:09:54Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has said it would have been dishonest of him [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa visits his pen pal at school
09 march 2019 - 11:35:06Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited a young child at her school in the Eastern Cape [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa responds to child's Mandela letter
07 march 2019 - 11:10:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A young Eastern Cape child named Daisy has touched President Cyril Ramaphosa’s heart by sending [...] Full text...
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South African President Ramaphosa salutes 'dawn of a new era'
07 february 2019 - 20:01:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly a year after toppling Jacob Zuma and sweeping into office on a ticket [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ANC in talks with Zimbabwe
23 january 2019 - 15:59:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday confirmed that it has [...] Full text...
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Former South African President Zuma addresses his legal problems
24 december 2018 - 07:34:26Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has taken to Twitter to rant about his [...] Full text...
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South African opposition wants Zuma to provide financial security
18 december 2018 - 05:07:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has moved to ensure that former President Jacob [...] Full text...
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South African court orders Zuma to pay his own legal costs
13 december 2018 - 09:58:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a major blow to former President Jacob Zuma, the North Gauteng High Court [...] Full text...
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Ex-president Zuma seeks permanent stay of prosecution in graft case
16 november 2018 - 15:06:33Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – After a 17-year legal battle which dramatically changed the course of South African history, [...] Full text...
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South African Apartheid-era politician Pik Botha dead at 86
12 october 2018 - 07:51:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apartheid-era politician Pik Botha who joined the African National Congress following the release of [...] Full text...
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Ailing Tutu turns 87
07 october 2018 - 12:25:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is spending his 87 birthday in a Cape [...] Full text...
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Africa’s annual loss through illicit financial flows jumps to US$80 billion
04 october 2018 - 16:52:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Africa’s annual loss through illicit financial flows (IFFs) has increased from US$50 billion in 2015 to [...] Full text...
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South African Liberation hero fights for life in hospital
04 october 2018 - 15:22:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – One of the last two remaining Rivonia treason trialists, Andrew Mlangeni, is fighting for [...] Full text...
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Ageing Tutu admitted to hospital
27 september 2018 - 15:59:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital for unknown reasons on [...] Full text...
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Soweto rocked by xenophobic violence
30 august 2018 - 09:05:02Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday condemned an outbreak of xenophobic violence in [...] Full text...
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Jordaan opens defamation case relating to rape charge
29 april 2018 - 08:36:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Danny Jordaan, South Africa’s top football administrator, who has been charged with rape, has [...] Full text...
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South Africa's struggle hero Zola Skweyiya dead at 75
11 april 2018 - 11:13:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Liberation hero Zola Skweyiya died in Pretoria in the early hours of Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Rape-accused South African sports administrator quits
01 april 2018 - 18:15:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South African Football Association (SAFA) President, Danny Jordaan, on Sunday announced the appointment of [...] Full text...
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Top South African football official charged with rape
25 march 2018 - 10:14:49Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former politician Jennifer Ferguson, has laid a charge of rape against South Africa’s top [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa saluted for restoring dignity to South African Parliament
19 february 2018 - 14:34:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), Mmusi Maimane, on Monday [...] Full text...
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Former South African president Mbeki congratulates Ramaphosa
16 february 2018 - 10:08:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has congratulated newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa and urged [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa's President
15 february 2018 - 14:28:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as South Africa’s new President following Jacob Zuma’s [...] Full text...
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South African President Zuma refuses to step down
14 february 2018 - 16:49:54Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma has refused to step down, saying the National Executive Committee [...] Full text...
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Vindicated Mbeki takes aim at Zuma
13 february 2018 - 20:04:03Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki, who was humiliated by Jacob Zuma a decade ago, has [...] Full text...
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South Africa's ruling party confirms Zuma's recall
13 february 2018 - 13:24:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ace Magashule, Secretary-General of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday confirmed [...] Full text...
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Knives are out as South Africa gears for Zuma’s final fall (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
13 february 2018 - 10:50:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been scathing criticism of the manner in which President Jacob Zuma has [...] Full text...
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President Zuma recalled by ruling party
13 february 2018 - 07:38:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – It appears that President Jacob Zuma’s chaotic term in office is coming to an [...] Full text...
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'South African President Zuma will be recalled on Monday', Ramaphosa hints
11 february 2018 - 14:31:57Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), on Sunday gave the [...] Full text...
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Ramaphosa addresses South Africa's political crisis
07 february 2018 - 15:21:27Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cyril Ramaphosa, the leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), on Wednesday moved [...] Full text...
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Nelson Mandela Foundation says Zuma 'not fit to govern'
06 february 2018 - 11:48:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Tuesday joined the chorus of calls for President Jacob [...] Full text...
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ANC to decide Zuma's fate as SA President on Wednesday
05 february 2018 - 19:38:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a day of high drama which included running street battles outside the Johannesburg [...] Full text...
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Clashes in Johannesburg as Zuma refuses to resign
05 february 2018 - 09:21:17Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running sky-high as the governing African National Congress (ANC) prepares to hold [...] Full text...
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Senior ANC officials in crucial talks to determine Zuma's fate
04 february 2018 - 13:35:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Senior members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) are locked in talks with [...] Full text...
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AU rejects Odinga as 'People's president of Kenya'
02 february 2018 - 06:08:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has rejected the "swearing-in" of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as [...] Full text...
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Zuma's State of the Nation Address to go ahead – Parliament
01 february 2018 - 10:13:34Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Parliament's presiding officers on Thursday said the State of the Nation Address will go [...] Full text...
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Tensions high over Zuma's uncertain future
31 january 2018 - 16:09:02Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are growing calls for President Jacob Zuma to throw in the towel and [...] Full text...
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Is South Africa's Zuma on the way out?
30 january 2018 - 16:07:21Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are unconfirmed reports that the National Working Committee of South Africa’s ruling African [...] Full text...
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Bashir forms “High Peace Council” in Sudan
26 january 2018 - 13:56:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan has formed a robust presidential body, called the High Council for [...] Full text...
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President Zuma on the ropes following Ramaphosa's dramatic victory
19 december 2017 - 06:37:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following 10 turbulent years with President Jacob Zuma as leader of the ruling African [...] Full text...
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South Africa opposition calls for fresh Zimbabwe elections
16 november 2017 - 11:58:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said the instability in Zimbabwe [...] Full text...
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Former South African Intelligence Minister ridicules Zuma
08 november 2017 - 12:14:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Just a week after investigative journalist and author Jacques Pauw released an explosive book [...] Full text...
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MFWA hails Gambia’s decision to comply with ECOWAS court ruling on journalists
06 november 2017 - 19:25:56Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Accra-based Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on Monday hailed the Gambia government’s decision to [...] Full text...
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Leading football administrator denies rape allegations
01 november 2017 - 14:33:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Football Association President, Danny Jordaan, on Wednesday denied the explosive rape allegations [...] Full text...
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AU observers give mixed signal on Kenyan Presidential elections outcome
31 october 2017 - 15:47:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is not in a position to determine whether the Kenyan Presidential [...] Full text...
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Apartheid Museum salutes Mandela's lawyer
26 october 2017 - 08:33:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg on Thursday saluted liberation hero George Bizos by launching [...] Full text...
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'African multinationals join forces to foster Africa’s growth, development'
19 october 2017 - 16:21:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Giants of Industries, including CEOs from 13 African countries, and former presidents have put together the [...] Full text...
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Top South African sports administrator accused of rape
19 october 2017 - 10:54:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s top football official has been accused of raping a popular singer and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU deploys election observers to Kenya’s fresh presidential election on 26 Oct
03 october 2017 - 14:27:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As Kenya prepares for fresh presidential election on 26 October, 2017, the Chairperson of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AU observers endorse Kenyan polls conduct
16 august 2017 - 18:47:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African Union (AU) election observers said Wednesday they reserved the right to make further comments on [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan poll centres open for general elections
08 august 2017 - 07:57:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a President and members of parliament in [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan opposition leader expresses concern over poll preparations
07 august 2017 - 17:08:25Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga on Monday met European Parliamentarians observing the elections and expressed [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AUEOM orientation, briefing programme ends Saturday in Nairobi
05 august 2017 - 10:27:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Preparing to deploy its short-term election observers to the field, the African Union Election Observer Mission [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenyan Presidential candidates make final pitch for votes before polls open
05 august 2017 - 08:51:53Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The final campaigns for the Kenyan Presidential elections took place on Saturday before a 48-hour official [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former cop testifies about South African activist's death in custody
31 july 2017 - 16:46:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An apartheid-era policeman who witnessed the death of Ahmed Timol in 1972 on Monday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former MP accuses Zuma of sexual harassment
13 july 2017 - 14:46:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Vytjie Mentor, a former MP with the ruling African National Congress, has claimed that [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African jazz legend passes on at 70
12 july 2017 - 08:24:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Jazz legend Ray Phiri died in the early hours of Wednesday morning after being [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Khartoum welcomes reduction in number of UNAMID personnel
01 july 2017 - 14:05:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed a resolution by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) cutting down [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Masire’s 'brilliance' celebrated by SADC icons
29 june 2017 - 08:36:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has described the late Botswana’s president, as the cornerstone of SADC. The nonagenarian [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Inquest into death of anti-Apartheid activist begins
26 june 2017 - 12:34:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The inquest into the death of South African anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, 45 years [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former AU chairperson under fire over VIP bodyguards
07 june 2017 - 10:26:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday confirmed that South Africa’s VIP protection unit continues [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SA church group issues damning report on Zuma's administration
18 may 2017 - 14:37:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Council of Churches (SACC) on Thursday delivered a further blow to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former Presidents address South Africa's political turmoil
05 may 2017 - 13:37:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three former South African Presidents on Friday joined heavyweight foundations at the start of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa attacks Zuma, launches presidential bid
24 april 2017 - 11:35:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was locked in talks with President Jacob Zuma on Monday, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Constitutional Court to consider secret vote to remove Zuma
11 april 2017 - 12:37:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a further setback for South African President Jacob Zuma, the Constitutional Court on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela Foundation takes aim at Zuma
01 april 2017 - 07:12:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has asked for Parliament to convene immediately to debate a [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Outcry over Zuma's Cabinet reshuffle continues to grow
31 march 2017 - 13:42:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The outcry over President Jacob Zuma’s dramatic Cabinet reshuffle continues to grow with former [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada laid to rest
29 march 2017 - 10:13:16Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former African Union chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma were among the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Liberation struggle hero Ahmed Kathrada dead at 87
28 march 2017 - 07:22:09Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in from around the world following the death of liberation hero [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki slams xenophobic violence
27 february 2017 - 14:48:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday slammed the fresh wave of xenophobia [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan welcomes Troika's position on conflict in the country
19 february 2017 - 12:37:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has renewed its commitment to a unilateral ceasefire in the conflict areas of western and [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Troika on Sudan renews support for AU-led peace efforts
17 february 2017 - 17:44:25Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as The Troika, have expressed their continued [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria moves to downgrade Tel Aviv embassy
17 january 2017 - 13:51:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has called for the downgrading of the status [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU PSC extends mandate of AUHIP, underscores restraint in DRC
26 december 2016 - 16:45:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Government says 'ready for talks' with Sudanese rebels
20 december 2016 - 17:22:57Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese government has assured African Union's Chief Mediator, Thabo Mbeki, its readiness for resumption of negotiation [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki to head Africa's largest university
09 december 2016 - 07:43:43Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The University of South Africa (UNISA) has named former president Thabo Mbeki as its [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Will John continue to rule Ghana?
02 december 2016 - 07:58:20Accra, Ghana (PANA) – As Ghanaians vote on 7 December in presidential and parliamentary elections, one question is whether John [...] Full text...
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Kenya: African experts discuss strategies to stem massive financial outflows
22 november 2016 - 17:57:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Financial experts, analysts and lawyers from around Africa met in Nairobi Tuesday to discuss strategies to [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former Public Protector wins prestigious award
21 november 2016 - 11:47:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela who rocked the Zuma administration with a series of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki denies leaking Zuma's letter
08 november 2016 - 17:30:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The lengthy rift between former South African president Thabo Mbeki and President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki urges embattled Zuma to toe the line
03 november 2016 - 12:13:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout from Wednesday’s release of the Public Protector’s damning State Capture report continues [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Inquest into 1972 death of South African activist
27 october 2016 - 16:21:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that it will open an inquest [...] Full text...
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Sudan: US to facilitate resumption of Sudanese government/rebel negotiations
25 october 2016 - 15:33:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States Government has said it will help Sudanese foes resume peace talks under the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma expresses condolences after Haiti disaster
09 october 2016 - 11:09:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed his condolences to the government and people [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Gov't proposes four-party committee to deliver humanitarian aid
22 september 2016 - 10:58:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government is proposing a four-party committee made up of the United Nations, African Union, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African editors express anger over fake reports on Tutu
21 september 2016 - 13:42:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter and the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) have condemned [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mandela's grandson moves to restrict use of world statesman's name
04 september 2016 - 16:33:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela’s grandson has objected to the “Mandelalisation” of the world statesman’s name. [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU welcomes signature of Sudan’s roadmap deal by opposition parties
10 august 2016 - 15:09:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has welcomed the signing of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: EU, US welcome rebel signature on Sudanese road map to peace
09 august 2016 - 16:05:30Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) and the United states on Tuesday welcomed the signing, by Sudanese political [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Bashir welcomes opposition willingness to sign AU road map
07 august 2016 - 12:40:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir has welcomed the willingness expressed by his longtime opponents, led by former prime [...] Full text...
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South Africa: How a white farmer captured Mandela's region in South African poll (Analysis by Craig Urquart, PANA Correspondent)
06 august 2016 - 13:44:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While the ruling African National Congress continues to lick its wounds following the most [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Mbeki invites Sudanese foes for talks in Ethiopia
02 august 2016 - 19:02:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Advancing efforts to resolve the long standing grievances in Sudan, the African Union High-level Implementation Panel [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition claims ruling ANC has abandoned Mandela's values
02 august 2016 - 12:09:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – On the eve of South Africa’s hotly-contested local government elections, the official opposition Democratic [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Voters with special needs vote in South Africa's local govt. polls
01 august 2016 - 15:24:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Polling stations around South Africa were partially opened on Monday to allow voters with [...] Full text...
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Sudan: SCP accuses international community of 'empowering' Sudan govt
01 august 2016 - 10:31:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Secretary of the opposition Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), Mohamed Khateeb, has accused the international community, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: High Court dismisses Zuma's appeal in corruption case
24 june 2016 - 10:39:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A full bench of the North Gauteng High Court on Friday dismissed President [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Carnage in Pretoria over appointment of mayoral candidate
21 june 2016 - 09:44:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The situation in several Pretoria townships remains extremely tense on Tuesday after violent clashes [...] Full text...
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South Africa: S. Africa's prosecuting authority to appeal damning Zuma ruling
23 may 2016 - 09:51:11Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Monday announced that it will seek leave to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Darfuri rebel movements willing to join Doha peace talks
10 may 2016 - 16:42:55Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two major Darfuri armed rebel movements have shown willingness for peace talks in Doha in order [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition parties target battered Zuma
30 april 2016 - 12:38:32Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s two biggest opposition parties on Saturday took aim at President Jacob Zuma, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma suffers another massive blow in major court ruling
29 april 2016 - 10:55:13Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In another massive blow to President Jacob Zuma, the North Gauteng High Court on [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki Foundation, Wits University launch new African initiative
25 april 2016 - 11:04:18Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Thabo Mbeki Foundation (TMF) and the University of the Witwatersrand have joined forces [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma releases arms deal findings
21 april 2016 - 11:53:39Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Jacob Zuma on Thursday announced that there was no evidence to support allegations [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Kofi Annan urges African leaders to leave office when time is up
19 april 2016 - 13:40:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Tuesday urged African leaders to leave when their mandated time is [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudanese businessmen claim compensation for properties in South Sudan
17 april 2016 - 13:45:40Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Over 8,000 Sudanese businessmen affected by the creation of a new state of South Sudan have [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma survives historic impeachment vote in South African parliament
05 april 2016 - 18:25:10Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The National Assembly of South Africa on Tuesday voted against removing President Jacob Zuma [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma faces historic impeachment debate
04 april 2016 - 11:50:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The executive committee of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is holding fresh talks [...] Full text...
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US: Ban welcomes signing by Sudanese Government of AU roadmap agreement
30 march 2016 - 06:20:52New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the African Union's latest initiative to accelerate progress [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU welcomes signing of roadmap by Sudanese Government
24 march 2016 - 08:08:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union has commended Khartoum for signing a road map prepared by Thabo Mbeki, the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki addresses his AIDS stance
07 march 2016 - 11:38:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former president Thabo Mbeki on Monday sparked another storm of controversy by addressing his [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki defends Pretoria's stance towards Zimbabwe
22 february 2016 - 16:10:19Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In the latest in the series of weekly essays aimed at “setting the record [...] Full text...
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UN: Mbeki urges action plans to tackle illicit financial flow from Africa
20 february 2016 - 06:48:23New York, US (PANA) - Addressing billions of illicit financial outflows from Africa is imperative as the continent needs domestic [...] Full text...
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South Africa: President Zuma ridiculed in Parliament
16 february 2016 - 15:41:08Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Opposition parties on Tuesday ridiculed President Jacob Zuma, saying he is personally to blame [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma administration slammed for using 'lily-white' lawyers
15 february 2016 - 10:56:40Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a new twist to the ongoing Nkandla saga which has rocked the government, [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma battered by Constitutional Court hearing
10 february 2016 - 08:06:29Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following two years of ducking and diving in the wake of Public Protector Thuli [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari to address EU parliament
27 january 2016 - 23:41:07Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is to address a special session of the European Union (EU) parliament [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki allegedly offered Zuma US$1m to step down
18 january 2016 - 11:09:07Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Thabo Mbeki allegedly offered his then deputy Jacob Zuma US$1 million in [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Representatives of Sudanese restive areas call for autonomous rule
16 january 2016 - 11:56:34Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Members of the Sudanese National Dialogue Conference (NDC) committee on administration, representing Sudan's South Kordofan and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki moves to set the record straight
13 january 2016 - 08:40:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –Thabo Mbeki, who was recalled as President by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in [...] Full text...
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Politics: AU invites Sudan government, Darfur rebels for informal meeting
04 january 2016 - 22:58:22Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese government says it has received an invitation from the African Union (AU) for an informal [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Former finance minister takes aim at Zuma
21 december 2015 - 15:48:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two weeks after President Jacob Zuma sparked a global outcry by firing the country’s [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Apartheid-era golf tournament strikes gold in South Africa (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
12 december 2015 - 06:06:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - During the darkest days of isolation, when the United Nations had labelled Apartheid a [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Major union backs Ramaphosa for President
25 november 2015 - 10:35:37Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A major South African trade union on Wednesday indicated that it has thrown its [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media report clash of anti-corruption crusaders, crises in opposition party
14 november 2015 - 07:30:02Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Nasty exchanges between two prominent anti-corruption campaigners, the ongoing crises in the main opposition New Patriotic [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan keen to have AU on board National Dialogue conference
12 october 2015 - 13:34:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan is keen to bring the African Union (AU) on board what it considers an all-inclusive [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Plight of South African golfing legend addressed in new book (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
20 september 2015 - 07:25:41Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fifty years after a young South African golfer defied the apartheid authorities to win [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Africa losing billions of dollars to money laundering, says Mbeki
03 september 2015 - 15:00:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa loses over US$ 50 billion each year as a result of the illicit flow of [...] Full text...
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Angola: African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors meet in Angola
20 august 2015 - 14:23:56Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola will host a meeting of African Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors and the [...] Full text...
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Sudan: AU peace, security council delegation visits Sudan over peace realization efforts
19 august 2015 - 14:44:53Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - An African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council delegation arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Wednesday to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Mbeki invites disagreeing Sudanese groups to negotiating meeting in Addis Ababa
18 august 2015 - 18:21:49Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In furtherance of the efforts to bring all Sudanese disagreeing parties to the negotiating table, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Khartoum ready for meeting with South Sudan to resolve political, security issues
13 august 2015 - 18:41:02Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has stated its readiness to take part in meetings of the joint Sudanese-South Sudanese Political-Security [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma, Malema expected to spat in Parliament again
05 august 2015 - 12:37:20Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and his friend-turned-foe Julius Malema are gearing for another [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa continues to grapple with racism (News analysis by Craig Urquart, PANA Correspondent)
02 august 2015 - 11:09:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than two decades after South Africa confounded the world by hosting free and [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki, Dlamini-Zuma named in FIFA "bribe" letter
05 june 2015 - 11:11:35Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In another significant development related to South Africa’s role in the global corruption scandal [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SA paid US$10m 'donation', not bribe - Jordaan
01 june 2015 - 10:32:01Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has admitted that the World Cup [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Prominent South Africans deny FIFA corruption allegations
29 may 2015 - 08:51:47Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former President Thabo Mbeki is the latest high-profile South African to refute allegations by [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: South Africa to host 6th Pan-African Parliament session
15 may 2015 - 20:25:27Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The 6th session of the Pan-African Parliament will be held 18-27 May in the South [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South African football legend dead at 82
21 march 2015 - 13:00:50Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –The South African Football Association (SAFA) on Saturday saluted Steve Mokone, who died on Friday [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africans eulogise late minister
16 march 2015 - 11:28:38Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans have continued to pay tribute to the departed Minister of Public Service, [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mbeki meets Nigerian stakeholders ahead of key elections
09 march 2015 - 15:54:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amid heightened tension in the run up to Nigeria's rescheduled general elections, former South African President [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan appeals to UNISFA to check acts of abduction by SPLM in Abyei
17 february 2015 - 20:28:13Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese side in the Abyei Oversight Committee (AOC) has called upon the Ethiopian-manned United Nations [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Zuma on the ropes after State of the Nation debacle (By Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
15 february 2015 - 06:21:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Not since Apartheid-era Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was assassinated by a knife-wielding messenger in [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Senegal to host African Higher Education Summit
04 february 2015 - 13:53:18Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal will play host to the African Higher Education Summit which runs here from 10-12 March, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: African CSOs urge AU leaders to quickly stop illicit financial flows
30 january 2015 - 07:17:05Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 24th Ordinary Summit of [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UK, US, Norway call for resumption of Sudanese peace talks, condemn opposition arrest
28 december 2014 - 17:50:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US, Norway and the UK have issued a joint statement, calling on the warring Sudanese [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Year-old conflict keeps South Sudanese in endless grief
15 december 2014 - 18:04:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN and humanitarian agencies have portrayed a grim picture of the situation in South Sudan, a year [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Defence minister declares summer offensive against Sudanese rebels
12 december 2014 - 10:46:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Defence Minister, Abdul Rahim Mohamed Hussein, has declared that Khartoum will launch a major offensive [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa perfectly poised for the presidency (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
29 november 2014 - 08:01:07Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With President Jacob Zuma reeling in the wake of a series of crippling scandals, the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Mbeki defends Pretoria's endorsement of 2002 Zimbabwean elections
28 november 2014 - 10:34:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has maintained that the 2002 Zimbabwe elections were [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Govt. Darfuri rebel movements begin peace talks
24 november 2014 - 12:30:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfuri rebel movements, which did not sign the Doha [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Darfur's main rebels agree to new round of AU-mediated talks
24 november 2014 - 07:48:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The main rebel leaders in Sudan's western Darfur region have agreed to a new round [...] Full text...
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South Africa: South Africa to host major anti-racism summit
20 november 2014 - 09:08:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe are [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Sudanese foes allowed more time for talks over ceasefire monitoring plan
17 november 2014 - 20:06:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Sudanese government and a rival group have agreed to sign a ceasefire agreement ending [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: AU-mediated South Kordofan ceasefire talks resume
13 november 2014 - 11:24:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sudanese negotiators have kicked off talks in Addis Ababa to seek an immediate ceasefire to [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Dialogue committee delegation to meet rebels in Addis
10 november 2014 - 12:30:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Government said it would send an 8-member delegation from the ruling party leadership and [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Sudan denounces renewal of US sanctions
26 october 2014 - 19:10:39Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a US government decision to renew economic sanctions it imposed on the [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Pretoria key to resolving another political impasse (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)
25 october 2014 - 06:29:15Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Maseru Security Accord, a new deal aimed at stabilising Lesotho, was signed in [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Arms deal scandal continues to cloud South Africa's post-apartheid democracy (A feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)
11 october 2014 - 06:23:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The 1999 multi-billion-dollar arms deal has become the biggest political controversy since the advent [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Opposition MPs walk out of Parliamentary hearing into Zuma debacle
07 october 2014 - 13:57:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In the latest debacle in South Africa’s Parliament in recent weeks, Economic Freedom Front [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Senior politician released on appeal by AU mediator
16 september 2014 - 12:42:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities have freed leader of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) Ibrahim Al-Sheikh from more [...] Full text...
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Sudan: President Bashir welcomes Sudanese parties' deal on national dialogue
10 september 2014 - 17:08:08Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has declared his support to the agreement recently reached in Addis [...] Full text...
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