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Hage Geingob has Won the 2019 Namibian Presidential Election
Namibia's incumbent President Hage Geingob has won the 2019 presidential election - following Wednesday's vote - with 56.3% of the vote, the Electoral Commission...
South Africa’s Karoo Drills and Prays as Taps Run Dry
South Africa's Karoo region has always been parched - it means land of thirst in the language of its earliest inhabitants, the Khoisan hunter...
South Africa Court Rejects Zuma Appeal to Prevent Corruption Trial
JOHNANNESBURG - A South African court on Friday rejected an appeal by former president Jacob Zuma that sought to prevent his prosecution on corruption...
Flight Centre Stops Selling South African Airways Tickets
JOHANNESBURG - International travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group has stopped selling tickets on South African Airways (SAA) flights after a travel insurance firm...
Death-Defying South African Nominated for International Human Rights Award
JOHANNESBURG - A South African women's land rights activist - who has been stabbed with a knife, slapped with a gun and hit by...
South Africa’s Eskom Makes Surprise R1.3-Billion Profit in First Half of 2019
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's struggling state power firm Eskom made a surprise R1.3 billion ($88.39 million) profit in the first half of this financial...
Championship Golfers Tee Off in Shorts for First Time in Sunny South Africa
Golfers at this week's Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa will be able to throw off their traditional trousers, and dress for comfort instead in shorts, in...
South Africa’s Vodacom CFO to Step Down
South African mobile operator Vodacom Group said on Thursday its Chief Financial Officer Till Streichert will leave the company in June 2020 to pursue an...
South Africa’s Business Confidence Improves for First Time in Two Years
South Africa's business confidence improved for the first time in two years, a survey showed on Wednesday, owing to a recovery in residential activity...
South Africa Blocks Arms Sales to Saudi and UAE in Inspection Row
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is blocking arms sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the UAE in an inspections dispute, endangering billions of dollars...
