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On the occasion of Africa Day, celebrated every May 25, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a shock speech at the “Cradle of Humanity” square on the outskirts of Johannesburg. For Cyril Ramaphosa, it’s not a time for festivities, but rather a time for reflection on how to extricate the …

South Africa’s main opposition party has asked the anti-corruption watchdog to investigate what it says are inflated contracts for the upkeep of ministers’ lavish homes. This comes after the ANC government revealed that between 2019 and 2022 it had spent nearly $5m (£4m) maintaining dozens of properties occupied by public …

The US ambassador to Pretoria has made a damning accusation against the South African government – and it seems to have caught South African officials off-guard. Ambassador Reuben Brigety says that the US has reliable intelligence that South Africa supplied arms and ammunition to a Russian ship which had docked, …

Twelve stories, breathtaking views of Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint: in the center of Cape Town will soon rise the world’s tallest building constructed from industrial hemp. The workers are putting the finishing touches to this future “Hemp Hotel”, a hemp hotel which will have 54 rooms and …

Three men have been arrested in South Africa for stealing a long Nile crocodile worth about $1,300 from a farm in the North West province, reports said. The men are believed to have used a pick-up truck to take the animal from a crocodile farm in the Hartbeesfontein area about …

A sixty-year-old man has been shot dead while having sexual intercourse with his side chick in a bush in Mpumalanga, South Africa, according to reports. “Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder,” the South African Police Service confirmed. “We normally go to the spot to rob couples …

Six Zimbabweans, all suspected armed robbers, escaped from custody while on transit on Monday morning after their accomplices engaged South African police in a shoot-out, local media reported. In a statement, South African police said they have launched a manhunt for the “heavily armed” suspects who freed the six prisoners …

South Africa has deployed military personnel to hospitals as a public health crisis intensifies after medics joined other public service workers in a strike to demand better pay. The military personnel are offering medical services in the worst affected facilities. Public workers have been protesting since Monday last week to …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned about the ongoing wage strike by public workers that is affecting essential services in the country. The strike by the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) started on Monday, as the workers demanded a 10% pay hike after rejecting …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that his new cabinet is bloated and says he is committed to restructuring the government, local media reported. Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen on Thursday asked President Ramaphosa in parliament if it was fair for ministers to be “living like …