South African singer Miriam Makeba born

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Bobotie with yellow rice and sweet pumpkin, served the traditional way

Bobotie is a true South African classic with Cape Malay origins. It is rich and aromatic and a real comfort dish, espiecially in winter!

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FULL TEXT | Ramaphosa unveils Covid-19 hotspots, dos and don'ts under Level 3 lockdown

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown on June 1, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday

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(1988) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “Keep Hope Alive.”

In 1988, Rev. Jesse Jackson made a second unsuccessful run for the Democratic Nomination for President, losing out to Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Jackson, however, gave another major address at the Democratic National Convention which met in Atlanta, Georgia. The address, delivered on

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Why Huawei is going all-in on its own app store

This mobile ecosystem plays the same role as that offered by Google Play and Apple’s App Store, but it’s targeted solely at the Huawei user, and in the space of 10 months it has already managed to build an active user base of 400

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Mapisa-Nqakula: Collins Khosa case still on our radar

Khosa, an Alexandra man, was killed allegedly by SANDF members who were manning the streets of the township during the national lockdown

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Numsa threatens court action if govt doesn't resolve its issues with taxi industry

Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said should the government and the taxi industry not resolve their issues, their members, who are passengers, will be caught in the

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Daniel F. Malan

Daniel F. Malan , in full Daniel François Malan (born May 22, 1874, near Riebeeck West, Cape Colony [now in Western Cape, S.Af.]—died Feb. 7, 1959, Stellenbosch, S.Af.), statesman and politician who formed South Africa’s first exclusively Afrikaner government and instituted the policy of

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Coronavirus in Africa: 267,818 cases; 7,219 deaths; 123,054 recoveries

There are now more than over 260,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 119,454 cases; 3,592 deaths; 48,607 recoveries

There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Soweto, South Africa (1904- )

Soweto, an acronym for “South Western Townships,” is a grouping of townships scattered across twenty kilometers southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. A quintessential example of segregationist planning, Soweto initially was the result of mass evictions and evacuations of black

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South Africa: Minister Zweli Mkhize Confirms Total of 238 339 Cases of Coronavirus COVID-19

Press Release - As of today, a cumulative total of 238 339 confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have been reported with 13 674 new cases identified

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Liquor sales and tobacco ban: 11 things you need to know from Ramaphosa's speech

However, if it was necessary, Ramaphosa said any part of the country could return to alert Levels 4 or 5 if the spread of infection was not contained and if there was a risk of health facilities being

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Africa: Coronavirus Exposes 'Brutal Inequality' of Townships

The coronavirus is hitting South Africa's mainly black townships harder than areas that were once the exclusive preserve of white people, according to new data that highlights the lasting impact of apartheid-era housing

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Haiti

U.S. Department of State Background Note

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Severe weather headed for SA, with flood warnings issued

The SA Weather Service have issued a warning predicting severe weather to result from a large cold front approaching the Western Cape.

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Vodacom zero-rates What3words for emergencies

Vodacom South Africa has zero-rated access to What3words, the technology service that’s mapped the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares — with each location given three unique dictionary words — in an effort to make it easier for people to get access to emergency

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South Africa: Journalist Flees the Country After Police Beatings Over Lockdown Reporting

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the South African authorities to guarantee the freedom and safety of journalists covering the coronavirus epidemic and to punish all those responsible for abuses against reporters, including the newspaper editor who fled to Lesotho last week after repeated

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Nadine Gordimer - Birthday

Nadine Gordimer , (born November 20, 1923, Springs, Transvaal [now in Gauteng], South Africa—died July 13, 2014, Johannesburg), South African novelist and short-story writer whose major theme was exile and alienation.

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South Africa (Geography and History)

Population: 49,052,489 (July 2009

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Eastern Cape: 19 quarantine sites activated amid rising infections

A total of 19 quarantine sites have been activated in the Eastern Cape Province. Here are the names and locations.

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Alcohol ban return? Rumours fuel revived panic over liquor sales

Messages are doing the rounds suggesting that the alcohol ban will return, South Africans find themselves in a renewed state of panic.

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SA dancer and choreographer Kirvan Fortuin stabbed to death allegedly by 14-year-old girl

Police have arrested a 14-year-old girl in connection with the murder of Kirvan Fortuin, a well-known choreographer, who was allegedly stabbed to death during the early hours of Saturday morning in Cape

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African National Congress

African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid , the organization began as a nonviolent civil-rights group. In the 1940s and 50s it joined with other groups in promoting strikes

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Kenya: Eliud Kipchoge Lands Deal With Tottenham

Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge has landed a deal with England Football Club Tottenham

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Africa: Possibility of Snow Across South Africa and Lesotho

There is a very real possibility of fairly widespread snow across South Africa and Lesotho from Monday next

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Scopa wants full-scale investigation into Department of Water and Sanitation

When the Department of Water and Sanitation finally handed in its annual report for the 2018/2019 financial year, it contained an increase in irregular expenditure of R1.4 billion and R208 million in fruitless, and wasteful expenditure on the previous year for the department and its

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Four unions ready to sign SAA severance packages - DPE

The Department of Public Enterprises named four unions that opted for South African Airways (SAA) severance packages. Three have objected.

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Municipal audit shows 72% clean financial record for Western Cape

AGSA has announced that 72% of Western Cape municipalities have recorded clean financial audits for the 2018/19 financial year.

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Coronavirus in Africa: 135,375 cases; 3,923 deaths; 56,401 recoveries

There are now more than over 130,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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