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APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — With a 15,000-strong audience packed into Wanderers Stadium hanging on to his every word, former US president Barack Obama called on the world - in particular the youth - to keep t...
APA-Bela-Bela (South Africa) — South Africa’s Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has urged young people to recommit themselves “to the historic task of being agents of change” in order to lead the...
APA-Freetown (Sierra Leone) — The authorities in Sierra Leone have detained a prominent civil society activist over a botched protest against a hike in the prices of petroleum products.
10-Jul-2018 to 19:37
Mozambique: Ports and railways firm posts $150m in revenue
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — The Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned Mozambique Ports and Railways company, Miguel Matabele said his firm posted $150 million in revenue in the first six months of this year.
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10-Jul-2018 to 15:01
Over 120,000 Swatis in need of food aid – Report
APA-Mbabane (eSwatini) — More than 120,000 Swatis are among the over 29 million people from 11 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries that are facing acute food shortage this year, APA learnt here on Tuesday.
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10-Jul-2018 to 13:36
NEPAD to support computerization of Mozambique's labour Inspectorate
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) has agreed to finance a programme to computerise Mozambique’s General Labour Inspectorate (IGT), APA learnt on Tuesday.
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10-Jul-2018 to 12:12
Strike cripples S/Africa’s postal services
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South Africa’s postal workers have downed tools following the failure of wage talks between their Communication Workers Union (CWU) and their employers – the South Africa Post Office.
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10-Jul-2018 to 06:57
S/Africa: Zuma fires lawyer as arms deal graft case looms
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — Former president Jacob Zuma has fired his long time attorney, Michael Hulley‚ days before the South African former leader is due to appear in court to face corruption and racketeering charges, the dismissed lawyer has confirmed.
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10-Jul-2018 to 06:42
S/African court slaps corruption charges on Zuma’s son
APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — Former President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, was arrested and appeared in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court on Monday to answer alleged corruption charges against him, APA has learnt.
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09-Jul-2018 to 17:44
Botswana leader says aware of plot to oust him
APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Monday said that he is aware of allegations that there are some within his party who are lobbying for his ousting.
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