South African President Ramaphosa addresses US President Trump's misinformation on farm murders

17 december 2025 - 08:12:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again addressed the perpetuation of misinformation on farm [...] Full text...

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Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter pleads not guilty as her terror-related trial begins

10 november 2025 - 14:50:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter has pleaded not guilty as her trial on terror-related [...] Full text...

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Terrorism trial of South African former president Jacob Zuma's daughter begins in Durban

10 november 2025 - 07:35:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are high ahead of the trial of South African former President Jacob Zuma’s [...] Full text...

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South African court rules that Africa's first Nobel Laureate Albert Luthuli was murdered

31 october 2025 - 08:21:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has ruled that the 1967 death of liberation hero Albert [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa mourns suicide of prominent government official

01 october 2025 - 07:30:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his grief following Tuesday’s suicide of South Africa’s Ambassador [...] Full text...

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South Africa's macadamia industry grows despite export uncertainty

31 july 2025 - 11:44:28
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Yields of macadamia nuts in South Africa, the world’s leading producer and exporter of the [...] Full text...

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IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath’s statement at the conclusion of the Third Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

19 july 2025 - 06:37:40
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (PANA) - International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath delivered the following remarks at the [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa pays tribute to liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe

26 may 2025 - 09:03:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has saluted liberation hero Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe who has died [...] Full text...

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Club Med's spectacular new South African resort to open in 2026

21 april 2025 - 08:58:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Club Med says it is on track to complete its new US$106 million resort [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean poacher gets 110-year jail term

16 april 2025 - 07:12:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Thomas Chauke, a 54-year-old Zimbabwean national, has been sentenced to 110 years’ imprisonment by [...] Full text...

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Foot and mouth disease outbreaks have not hindered South Africa’s beef exports

18 march 2025 - 11:48:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak that has impacted South Africa since 2021 continues [...] Full text...

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South African golf champion qualifies for British Open

03 march 2025 - 10:04:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Dylan Naidoo, who made history by becoming the first non-white golfer to win the [...] Full text...

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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry

01 march 2025 - 11:55:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...

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Daughter of former President of South Africa to face terrorism charges

29 january 2025 - 09:03:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  The daughter of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will face charges of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 18 dead as severe weather hits Durban

07 january 2025 - 12:49:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing severe weather conditions and disaster management teams have [...] Full text...

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Israel attacks push Gaza healthcare ‘to brink of collapse’

01 january 2025 - 12:51:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza, and associated combat, have pushed [...] Full text...

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Africa’s highest bridge takes shape in South Africa

19 december 2024 - 06:39:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The US$224 million Mtentu Bridge in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is on track for [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes heritage expert Muxe Nkondo

19 august 2024 - 12:08:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to well-known academic and heritage expert [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed

03 august 2024 - 10:09:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma mulls legal action following expulsion from ruling ANC

30 july 2024 - 08:57:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma's MK Party is seeking legal advice after he [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Medical charity suspends delivery of care in Khartoum’s Turkish hospital

11 july 2024 - 09:06:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After over a year of violent incidents both inside and outside the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported [...] Full text...

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South Africa notifies WHO of 20 confirmed mpox cases

09 july 2024 - 16:33:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa [...] Full text...

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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

09 july 2024 - 15:37:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an [...] Full text...

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Favourable prices offered by local processors divert South Africa’s orange growers from export market

27 june 2024 - 12:36:23
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Record orange juice prices in South Africa are expected to escalate orange juice production as [...] Full text...

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South Africa confirms six more Mpox cases as first batch of treatment arrives

21 june 2024 - 17:32:03
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Health department on Friday announced six more laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox (previously known [...] Full text...

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South Africa records Mpox death, sources vaccines from WHO member countries

12 june 2024 - 19:26:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla announced on Wednesday that his department intends to [...] Full text...

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South African province on high alert after Zuma's election success

04 june 2024 - 10:37:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are on high alert following former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Fresh inquests to probe deaths of anti-apartheid activists

14 may 2024 - 09:00:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has announced that the inquest into the death of former [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN aid teams still waiting for Israeli green light to relieve stricken northern hospital

02 april 2024 - 12:44:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The destruction of Gaza’s largest hospital following a two-week siege by the Israeli military has “ripped the [...] Full text...

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Top South African footballer succumbs to cancer

06 november 2023 - 08:27:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading Premier Football League team AmaZulu has announced that its top striker Bonginkosi Ntuli [...] Full text...

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South African surgeon implants world's smallest pacemaker

04 october 2023 - 09:24:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African cardiologist has successfully implanted the world’s smallest pacemaker into a patient [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Three dead in Cape Town submarine tragedy

21 september 2023 - 09:03:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three South African Navy personnel have been confirmed dead after a massive wave hit [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian sugar producer named preferred buyer of Tongaat Hulett’s sugar assets in South Africa

22 july 2023 - 07:40:49
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Tanzania’s Kagera Sugar company has been selected as the preferred strategic equity partner (SEP) to [...] Full text...

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Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic in Mal celerates first anniversary

11 july 2023 - 17:06:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Mohammed VI Perinatal Clinic, a specialised high-standard third referral health establishment, entirely built and equipped [...] Full text...

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Trucks torched on second anniversary of former South African Zuma's arrest

10 july 2023 - 10:07:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions are running high in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces after several trucks [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Zulu king MisuZulu KaZwelithini denies being poisoned

04 july 2023 - 08:00:12
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Zulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini has denied that he was poisoned stating that he is in [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Zulu king MisuZulu KaZwelithini hospitalised in Eswatini amid fears of poisoning

02 july 2023 - 12:19:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's Zulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini has been hospitalised following an illness, and suspicions of poisoning, South [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians

04 june 2023 - 11:25:19
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As the crisis in Sudan rages without an end in sight, UN agencies and partners have [...] Full text...

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Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium to host CAF African Schools Football Championship

21 march 2023 - 12:37:46
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Soth African city of Durban will host the inaugural African Schools Football Championship Continental [...] Full text...

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Global rating agency downgrades South Africa

09 march 2023 - 08:56:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global ratings agency S&P downgraded South Africa's credit rating outlook to stable from positive [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Leading South African rapper shot dead

11 february 2023 - 12:26:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major manhunt is underway following the killing of leading South African rapper Kiernan [...] Full text...

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Libyan official paints bleak picture of health sector in the Arab world

31 january 2023 - 11:50:37
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - The member of the executive board of the Union of Arab Hospitals, Dr. Ali Abu Krine, [...] Full text...

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South Africa on promising start of grain marketing this year: Report

26 january 2023 - 11:05:27
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said [...] Full text...

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Motorbike ambulance saves mothers and babies in Kenya: UNFPA

13 january 2023 - 06:51:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Investigation into anti-Apartheid activist reopened

10 january 2023 - 07:12:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Forty-five years after the murder of liberation hero Rick Turner, fresh evidence has given [...] Full text...

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Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Kenya's Turkana County

28 december 2022 - 05:22:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022

02 november 2022 - 07:37:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has launched the National Sexual Reproductive Health Policy 2022 and its implementation Plan 2022–2027, whose objective [...] Full text...

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New Zulu king crowned in South Africa

29 october 2022 - 17:01:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Royalty and dignitaries from from around the world joined thousands of spectators at Durban’s [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa undertakes official visit to Saudi Arabia

16 october 2022 - 14:29:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa left here Sunday for a state visit to Saudi Arabia at [...] Full text...

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South Africa moves to contain foot-and-mouth disease

17 august 2022 - 12:32:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government on Wednesday announced a national ban on moving cattle to [...] Full text...

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Suspected instigators of South Africa riots appear in court

12 august 2022 - 12:26:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Twenty-two people alleged to have instigated the violent rioting in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and [...] Full text...

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Benin to train more than 600 secondary school teachers

15 july 2022 - 19:15:51
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - Benin has announced the upcoming training of 662 aspiring teachers and student teachers recruited at the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates annivesary of bloody riots

10 july 2022 - 07:58:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa this weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the arrest of former President [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa recovers to pre-pandemic levels, but food inflation rises

08 july 2022 - 07:25:01
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The COVID-19 crisis in South Africa seems to be subsiding but its effects hit household [...] Full text...

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UN officials to assist with South Africa flood crisis

26 april 2022 - 11:24:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – United Nations (UN) officials have arrived in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province as part of [...] Full text...

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AU donates US$150,000 to South Africa flood victims

21 april 2022 - 05:32:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has donated US$150,000 to South Africa in response and rescue efforts following [...] Full text...

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State of Disaster declared after South African floods

19 april 2022 - 09:44:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following an emergency meeting on Sunday, the South African Cabinet has announced that a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African flooding death toll reaches 398

17 april 2022 - 08:41:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed an official visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on [...] Full text...

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Scores dead after massive flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province

13 april 2022 - 10:23:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 60 people are feared dead after massive floods caused chaos in Durban [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's corruption trial postponed again

11 april 2022 - 13:07:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma’s application for a postponement of his long-awaited criminal trial was [...] Full text...

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Hundreds call UNFPA hotline in Libya for psychosocial support

11 april 2022 - 12:46:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Population Fund says it received 789 phone calls on its counselling hotline in Libya [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court clears way for Zuma’s trial

31 march 2022 - 13:58:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempts [...] Full text...

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WHO urges quality care for women and newborns in critical first weeks after childbirth

30 march 2022 - 14:53:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and [...] Full text...

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South Africa;s Police Minister testifies at riot hearings

21 february 2022 - 12:42:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) investigative hearings into last year’s riots in [...] Full text...

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South African court rules former president Zuma's graft trial must go ahead

16 february 2022 - 11:55:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Wednesday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major oil refinery suspends operations

10 february 2022 - 16:51:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Oil giants BP and Shell on Thursday announced that they would halt operations at [...] Full text...

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South African Minister considers inquest into Nobel Laureate Albert Luthuli's death

10 january 2022 - 12:01:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has confirmed that he is considering reopening [...] Full text...

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Funeral service held for South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

01 january 2022 - 11:22:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A funeral service was held on Saturday for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu at Cape [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma granted leave to appeal damning judgement

21 december 2021 - 18:43:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday granted former President Jacob Zuma the right [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's lawyers to argue return to jail ruling

20 december 2021 - 12:55:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma's lawyers will Tuesday argue his appeal against a court ruling [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Court rules that Zuma's release from prison was illegal

15 december 2021 - 12:27:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Pretoria High Court on Wednesday said former President Jacob Zuma was not eligible [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major highway blockaded by protestors

03 december 2021 - 11:23:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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South Africa: New book reveals how Zuma's arrest plunged SA into chaos

01 november 2021 - 19:46:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A new book has outlined the July riots that caused chaos in South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Court dismisses former South African President Zuma's appeal, sets trial date

26 october 2021 - 12:40:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In further setback for former South African President Jacob Zuma, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma's supporters celebrate his release from prison

14 october 2021 - 13:04:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A large crowd of people loyal to former President Jacob Zuma on Thursday gathered [...] Full text...

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US city honours South African musician

12 october 2021 - 11:03:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African singer Nomcebo Zikode who sang vocals on the smash-hit "Jerusalema" has been [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa records 578 new cases, death toll climbs by 164

28 september 2021 - 18:48:20
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa recorded 578 new confirmed Covid-19 infections on Monday and 164 deaths, bringing the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Princess Charlene discharged from South African hospital

05 september 2021 - 11:02:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Princess Charlene of Monaco has been discharged from a Durban hospital after experiencing a [...] Full text...

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Samsung blocks television sets stolen during South African riots

27 august 2021 - 18:15:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samsung has announced that it has blocked hundreds of television sets during last month's [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to introduce national action plan on breastfeeding

05 august 2021 - 06:54:53
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Health and Wellness, Kailesh Jaguptal, said that a national action plan [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma's daughter slams Naomi Campbell

02 august 2021 - 13:17:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Jabu Zuma, has slammed British super model Naomi Campbell for penning an open letter [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Super model Naomi Campbell takes aim at former president Zuma

31 july 2021 - 13:17:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – British super model Naomi Campbell has penned an open letter to former President Jacob [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa says deadly riots have helped unite South Africa

19 july 2021 - 15:17:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday saluted South Africans for uniting in the wake of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Unrest in South Africa threatens Namibia's oxygen supply

17 july 2021 - 10:15:24
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) -   Namibian President Hage Geingob has said said the looting and unrest in neighbouring South Africa should [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa visits scene of violent protests in South Africa

16 july 2021 - 13:32:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday visited the scene of Durban’s violent protests [...] Full text...

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Zambians advised against travelling to South Africa in light of ongoing unrest

15 july 2021 - 15:09:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian High Commission in South Africa has advised Zambian nationals to exercise caution as they [...] Full text...

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Death toll from South African protests rises to 72

14 july 2021 - 17:49:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The death toll from five days of deadly rioting and looting in several South [...] Full text...

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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation

14 july 2021 - 13:41:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...

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AU condemns South Africa violence, looting after Zuma jailing

14 july 2021 - 10:21:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned the violence in South Africa that has claimed [...] Full text...

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Soldiers deployed to assist with South African riots

13 july 2021 - 14:19:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Gauteng Premier David Makhura on Tuesday said 10 people have been killed during stampedes [...] Full text...

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Violent pro-Zuma protests spread to Johannesburg

11 july 2021 - 10:07:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Violent protests have spread to Johannesburg with supporters of former President Jacob Zuma demanding [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Violent pro-Zuma protests spread

10 july 2021 - 10:23:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Violent protests are spreading in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province with supporters of former President [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Violent protests over Zuma's arrest

09 july 2021 - 13:18:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Tensions are running high in South Africa’s  KwaZulu-Natal province two days after the arrest [...] Full text...

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Tension in South Africa as police prepare to arrest Zuma

07 july 2021 - 17:38:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tension is running high in KwaZulu-Natal as a large contingent of policemen prepare to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Defiant Zuma slams the government

04 july 2021 - 15:42:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A defiant Jacob Zuma on Sunday addressed hundreds of his supporters outside his KwaZulu-Natal [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma in last-ditch attempt to stay out of jail

02 july 2021 - 11:03:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday indicated that he will file an urgent application [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma sentenced to 15-months imprisonment

29 june 2021 - 09:26:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African citrus industry not seriously impacted by pandemic

22 june 2021 - 10:02:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The production of South African citrus, mainly new orange varieties, lemons and limes, is estimated [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma loses another court battle

27 may 2021 - 16:50:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's attempt to appeal [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma pleads not guilty at major graft trial

26 may 2021 - 12:30:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Almost 20 years after former President Jacob Zuma was linked to a corrupt multi-million [...] Full text...

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Senior manager in South African company shot dead

24 may 2021 - 12:11:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A senior manager of a multinational firm in South Africa, located in Richard’s Bay, [...] Full text...

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South African rocket sets height record

10 march 2021 - 15:54:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal has set a new altitude record [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Growing calls for Zuma to appear before anti-graft commission

03 march 2021 - 15:39:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The opposition Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP has urged former President Jacob Zuma to appear [...] Full text...

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Date set for former South African President Zuma's high-profile graft trial

23 february 2021 - 11:46:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following more than 10 years of delays, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma faces arrest threat for defying top court

15 february 2021 - 13:56:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday said the State Capture Commission of Inquiry [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Case against Zuma and Thales cleared to proceed

09 february 2021 - 15:54:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International arms company Thales which has been heavily implicated in South Africa’s multi-billion dollar [...] Full text...

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France to confer top award on South African advocate

05 february 2021 - 13:30:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African advocate Thuli Madonsela who helped draft the final Constitution, which was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma defies Constitutional Court ruling

01 february 2021 - 14:43:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Monday served notice that he will defy [...] Full text...

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Many areas in Southern Africa at risk of further flooding from heavy rainfall

30 january 2021 - 06:57:34
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - More than 314,000 people in Mozambique have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, and this figure [...] Full text...

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South African Constitutional Court orders former President Zuma to appear at Zondo Commission

28 january 2021 - 11:08:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma was dealt a bitter blow on Thursday when [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Top South African lawyer dies from COVID-19 complications

27 january 2021 - 13:05:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Advocate Kemp J Kemp, who defended former President Jacob Zuma during his 2006 rape [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa

27 january 2021 - 08:58:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains pound southern Africa after Tropical Cyclone Eloise weakens

25 january 2021 - 07:21:33
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Since its landfall, the Tropical Cyclone Eloise weather system has weakened into an overland depression and [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe

24 january 2021 - 09:10:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Eloise expected to make landfall near Beira City in Mozambique

23 january 2021 - 08:42:51
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Eloise has strengthened in the Mozambique Channel and is expected to make landfall near [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's graft trial inches closer after court bid rejected

22 january 2021 - 14:42:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Friday dismissed French arms company Thales' bid [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise now in Mozambique Channel, likely to turn Tropical Cyclone on Friday

22 january 2021 - 08:54:46
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Latest forecasts indicate that Tropical Storm Eloise is likely to make landfall in central Mozambique, between [...] Full text...

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Tropical Storm Eloise affects over 1,000 people in Madagascar

21 january 2021 - 08:05:27
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) – Heavy rains, strong winds and flooding have directly affected more than 1,000 people and at least [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African president Ramaphosa salutes health care workers

01 january 2021 - 06:53:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared 2020 as the year of the health [...] Full text...

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South African health expert wins global award

15 december 2020 - 10:45:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim has been announced as the joint winner of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa enters its second wave of infections

09 december 2020 - 18:41:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday announced that South Africa has entered its second [...] Full text...

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South African football star dies in car crash

23 november 2020 - 13:42:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's former football national defender Anele Ngcongca was killed in a car accident early Monday [...] Full text...

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Five arrested for murder of South Africa's national goalkeeper

26 october 2020 - 13:30:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday announced that five people have been arrested in [...] Full text...

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Report recommends changes to laws discriminating against women in Gambia

25 september 2020 - 10:59:09
London, UK (PANA) - Dozens of discriminatory gender laws should be repealed or revised in The Gambia to guarantee equal [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags widespread xenophobic violence in South Africa

18 september 2020 - 05:41:59
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African scientist warns early coronavirus vaccines may lose potency

17 september 2020 - 22:29:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A South African scientist, studying the genetic charectaristics of the new coronavirus disease, has warned [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South African virus outbreak spread from supermarket, stadium in January

17 september 2020 - 18:47:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Research into the type of the coronavirus pandemic spreading across South Africa has traced an [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, UN agencies warn

09 september 2020 - 16:35:54
New York, US (PANA) - The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record in 2019 [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court rules against former President Zuma

07 august 2020 - 12:54:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's appeal against a High [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO to send 'surge team' to South Africa to support pandemic response management

05 august 2020 - 14:55:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The South African COVID-19 response will soon be bolstered by a "surge team of health experts" [...] Full text...

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Eswatini: SMS service helps women access family planning, food amid pandemic (A UNFPA feature)

31 july 2020 - 17:20:43
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) - Once a month, Nolwazi Myeni receives a message on her mobile phone notifying her that family [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma back in court for pre-trial hearing

23 june 2020 - 15:09:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma appeared in KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg for [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's team complains over trial delay

26 may 2020 - 17:10:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former President Jacob Zuma's legal team on Tuesday accused the South African National Prosecuting [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma loses another court battle

21 may 2020 - 14:07:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former President Jacob Zuma has lost his appeal against a High Court ruling that [...] Full text...

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South African football legend passes on at 81

06 may 2020 - 16:09:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are pouring in for South African football legend Sugar Ray Xulu who has [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma's graft trial delayed over Covid-19

04 may 2020 - 19:47:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge President Mjabuliseni Madondo on Monday agreed to postpone the trial of former South [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Police search for suspect who defamed Ramaphosa

23 april 2020 - 15:58:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police are trying to trace a KwaZulu-Natal woman who took to social media and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa records 20th Covid-19 death

10 april 2020 - 15:31:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s coronavirus death toll on Friday hit the 20 mark with the number [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Major Covid-19 outbreak at Durban hospital, South Africa

08 april 2020 - 16:06:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Health authorities are investigating a major Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for global increase in protective equipment, medical supplies

31 march 2020 - 12:00:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus spreads to South Africa’s Western Cape province

11 march 2020 - 19:23:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The coronavirus epidemic has spread to South Africa’s Western Cape province, as six more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: South Africa’s first positive case of Covid-19 confirmed

05 march 2020 - 19:33:23
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has confirmed that South Africa's first suspected case of Covid-19 has [...] Full text...

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South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus

05 march 2020 - 13:10:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government on Thursday announced that the country’s first suspected case of [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma reportedly receives treatment in Cuba

09 december 2019 - 12:11:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are unconfirmed reports that former President Jacob Zuma, is receiving medical treatment in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Top court rules against Zuma

29 november 2019 - 13:11:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – KwaZulu-Natal High Court on Friday ruled that there is no compelling reason for former [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma appears in court again

15 october 2019 - 11:54:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday appeared in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg [...] Full text...

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Former South African President Zuma to stand trial in major graft case

11 october 2019 - 10:10:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma is expected to stand trial next week on 18 charges [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Zuma loses bruising court battle

06 september 2019 - 10:51:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lost a bruising court battle. The KwaZulu-Natal High [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for protection of foreign truck drivers in South Africa from xenophobic violence

26 august 2019 - 07:01:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – A human rights group on Monday asked the South African government to take urgent measures [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa president Zuma defends defamatory tweet ahead of court case

22 august 2019 - 10:36:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma has taken aim at his ex-Cabinet Minister Derek [...] Full text...

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Former South African president Jacob Zuma sued by ex-cabinet minister

13 august 2019 - 11:24:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma is being sued by one his ex-cabinet ministers Derek [...] Full text...

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Concerns over South Africa's growing mental health problems (Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

05 june 2019 - 14:02:44
  Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Of all the post-Apartheid government scandals that have rocked South Africa over the past [...] Full text...

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The environmental organization 350Africa.org mobilizes against use of fossil fuels in Africa

25 may 2019 - 15:08:45
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA)   -   The international environmental organization against climate change, 350Africa.org, initiated Saturday, on the occasion of Africa [...] Full text...

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Mauritian Ag. President lays emphasis on research in universities

14 may 2019 - 13:49:59
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Ag. President Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory on Tuesday stressed that research should be the heartbeat of [...] Full text...

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South African commission to investigate claims of voter fraud

09 may 2019 - 13:16:06
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African police said on Thursday 19 people have been arrested in three KwaZulu-Natal [...] Full text...

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At least 51 killed in severe storm in South Africa

24 april 2019 - 10:43:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities have confirmed that at least 51 people have been killed during [...] Full text...

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Report by rights groups urges South Africa to protect environment defenders

16 april 2019 - 10:06:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  -  Community activists in mining areas in South Africa face harassment, intimidation, and violence, the Centre [...] Full text...

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Concerns over outbreak of xenophobic violence

01 april 2019 - 16:33:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A fresh wave of xenophobic violence has flared up in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.    President [...] Full text...

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Zambian government worries over xenophobic attacks in South Africa

28 march 2019 - 19:22:36
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Zambian government has expressed worry over reported attacks on foreigners in South Africa.   Zambia’s High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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HIV/AIDS prevalence rate declines by 25 percent in Cape Verde

21 february 2019 - 13:18:21
Praia, Cape-Verde (PANA) – The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Cape Verde dropped from 0.8 percent in 2005 to 0.6 percent [...] Full text...

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South Africa continues to grapple with post-apartheid education

09 february 2019 - 08:44:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nearly 42 years ago, South Africa was in the international spotlight for all the [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa salutes fallen South African liberation hero

18 january 2019 - 13:50:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to acclaimed journalist and anti-apartheid activist Hugh [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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Daughter of Africa’s first Nobel Laureate dead at 79

17 december 2018 - 07:33:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The youngest daughter of the Chief Albert Luthuli – Africa’s first Nobel Laureate – [...] Full text...

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Ex-president Zuma seeks permanent stay of prosecution in graft case

16 november 2018 - 15:06:33
Cape 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 political party accused of fuelling xenophobia

24 october 2018 - 09:49:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An opposition party is under fire for allegedly using language that provokes violence and [...] Full text...

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TIME salutes South African product

11 october 2018 - 08:36:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A South African company has been included in TIME magazine’s list of 50 of [...] Full text...

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Eskom SA to expand transmission network with US$218 loan from AfDB

27 september 2018 - 13:05:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 217.9 million loan to South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Former South Africa president De Klerk issues warning over land grabs

23 july 2018 - 12:31:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The FW de Klerk Foundation fears that amending the Constitution to allow expropriation without [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures

16 july 2018 - 06:46:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...

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Top South African school rocked by abuse scandal

15 june 2018 - 09:33:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education in South Africa has launched an investigation into allegations [...] Full text...

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Two Killed in latest South Africa mosque attack

14 june 2018 - 09:59:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two worshippers have been killed and several others wounded in a pre-dawn attack on [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International names next Secretary General

22 december 2017 - 07:04:18
London, UK (PANA) - Amnesty International, a human rights organisation, has appointed Kumi Naidoo as the next Secretary General of [...] Full text...

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Women are looking for opportunities in business, UN forum told

01 november 2017 - 22:50:02
New York, US (PANA) – Despite overwhelming challenges women face at the workplace, “they are not helpless,” they will follow [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former AU chair sworn in as an MP

21 september 2017 - 11:58:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a day of high political drama presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was sworn in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigerian govt condemns killing of another Nigerian in South Africa

02 september 2017 - 15:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria on Saturday condemned what it tagged “the incessant extrajudicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa,” [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Politician sparks fresh race row by targeting Indians

01 august 2017 - 14:10:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Firebrand politician Julius Malema, has sparked a fresh race row – this time targeting [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgian Cooperation minister visits Benin

25 april 2017 - 17:12:02
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Belgian minister of Cooperation to Development, Alexander de Croo, on Tuesday began a working visit [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa gears for severe weather warning

17 february 2017 - 13:43:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is bracing up for a tropical cyclone that has left seven people [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African golfing legend commits suicide

04 january 2017 - 19:09:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African golfing legend Wayne Westner died following a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former Public Protector wins prestigious award

21 november 2016 - 11:47:11
Cape 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 - 17:30:20
Cape 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: Opposition calls for no confidence vote on President Zuma

20 october 2016 - 12:20:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday announced that it will present a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma gets temporary reprieve as court blocks damning report

14 october 2016 - 11:54:24
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Following a week of high drama, the North Gauteng High Court on Friday approved [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Public Protector expected to release final damning report on Zuma

13 october 2016 - 10:51:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Outgoing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is expected to release her final report on Friday [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Public Protector to interview Zuma again over Gupta family influence

05 october 2016 - 14:35:52
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Outgoing Protector Thuli Madonsela, is expected to interview South African President Jacob Zuma on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says 385 million children live in extreme poverty

04 october 2016 - 17:56:45
New York, US (PANA) - Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, with [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zulu king cleared in hate speech case

30 september 2016 - 11:41:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday ruled that Zulu King Goodwill [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritian population urged to support breastfeeding mothers

04 august 2016 - 17:39:51
Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Health Minister Anil Gayan on Thursday urged fathers, relatives, neighbours and health care professionals to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africans vote in hotly-contested local govt. elections

03 august 2016 - 15:11:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Wednesday voted in this year's local government elections, the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Major youth football tournament kicks off in Durban

27 july 2016 - 16:45:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A major international youth football tournament kicks off in Durban on Thursday with some [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Guesthouse owner defends Apartheid following racial spat

29 june 2016 - 18:13:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has been rocked by yet another high-profile racial incident and the government [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CGF, local officials alley fears over Durban Commonwealth Games

03 june 2016 - 11:41:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and local officials have denied reports that hosting rights for the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: ECA launches African Social Development Index

04 may 2016 - 16:40:21
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday launched the African Social Development Index (ASDI) [...] Full text...

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US: South Africa honours UNAIDS chief for global AIDS response

19 april 2016 - 15:14:50
New York, US (PANA) - The University of Kwazulu-Natal, in Durban, South Africa, has conferred an honourary degree on the Executive [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Universities rocked by fresh wave of violence

17 february 2016 - 07:47:18
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tensions remain high at the University of Cape Town after riot police were deployed [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma battered by Constitutional Court hearing

10 february 2016 - 08:06:29
Cape 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: Lassa fever outbreak dominates front pages in Nigeria

09 january 2016 - 07:20:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus that [...] Full text...

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