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South Africa`s close ties to Iran under scrutiny

A South African energy and chemicals company is reviewing investments in Iran.

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S Africa: `Dalai Lama visa issue dead in the water`

The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an application on the Dalai Lama`s visa.

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AU vote for new commission chief ends in deadlock

The deputy AU commission chief from Kenya, will serve as the executive council`s chair until the f...

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Nigeria militants strike fear across Africa: UN

Boko Haram militants from Nigeria are bolstering links with al Qaeda and other hardline groups in ...

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Oldest dinosaur nursery found in South Africa

An ancient dinosaur nursery - the oldest nesting site ever found - has been unearthed in an excavati...

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Heavy fighting in Somali capital kills 9

Somali militants firing vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns clashed with African Union forces for a s...

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Ivory Coast: Pro-Gbagbo rally attacked

For 10 years, Laurent Gbagbo-led Ivorian Popular Front party dominated the political scene in Ivory ...

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African Union troops reach outskirts of Mogadishu

The nearly 10,000-strong AU force was confined in previous years to small slices of Mogadishu.

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Mars rocks fell in Africa last July

Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars: meteorite chunks from the red planet...

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Ivory Coast recovery on track, Clinton says

The once-prosperous former French colony is recovering from a post-election civil war that killed th...

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`Boko Haram no longer a purely Nigerian problem`

In an interview, Dr J Peter Pham discusses Nigeria`s policies to tackle Boko Haram.

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One dead after South Africa university stampede

University of Johannesburg vice chancellor said a mother who had accompanied her son to the campus w...

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Israel OKs harsh penalties for illegal migrants

The government estimates 50,000 Africans have illegally entered Israel since 2006.

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On uneasy ANC centenary, a call for cleansing

South African President Jacob Zuma led the purification ceremony at the weekend at the site where AN...

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S Africa’s ANC is `beacon for the world`: Cameron

South Africa`s ruling African National Congress has dominated the political scene in the post-aparth...

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Iran offers to share nuke technology with Africa

Iran`s nuclear chief, Fereidoun Abbasi, said his country has mastered the entire nuclear fuel cycle....

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Nelson Mandela to miss ANC 100th birthday party

Nelson Mandela will not attend this weekend`s celebrations for the centenary of the ANC.

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Two Indian-origin men among 10 heroes in S Africa

Journalist Yusuf Abramjee and philanthropist Dr Imtiaz Sooliman joined the list, compiled by a newsp...

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Two Indian-origin men among 10 heroes in S Africa

Two Indian-origin men, including a journalist, are among South Africa`s 10 heroes who contributed ...

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South African political veteran Rajbansi dies

Charismatic South African Indian politician Amichand Rajbansi, 69, died suffering from a bronchial ...

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North Africa may emerge as new ‘theatre of jihad’

N Africa could emerge as a new theatre of jihad with the handful of remaining top al Qaeda leaders s...

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‘Al Qaeda leaders leaving Pak, moving to Africa’

Al Qaeda`s top leader Osama bin Laden was gunned down in Pakistan`s Abbottabad town May 2 by US comm...

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Fish may have started walking underwater

African lungfish can use its scrawny limbs to ‘walk’, which redraws the evolutionary course of life ...

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SA says pressing too much would have killed talks

Hailing the deal reached at the Durban climate conference as "historic", host South Africa today sai...

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China denies pursuing ‘neo-colonialism" policy’

China has denied that it has been buying land in Africa, and called on countries to undertake "concr...

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China refutes `land grab` charges in Africa

China said that "there is indeed neo-colonialism in Africa, but absolutely not from China".

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China factor behind SA’s visa denial to Dalai Lama

The China factor in the denial of visa was mentioned in an affidavit filed by the government in the...

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UN climate conference opens in South Africa

India, along with other BASIC countries has "emphasised that the Kyoto Protocol is the cornerstone o...

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South Africa, Kerala emerge winners at IITF

South Africa, Kerala and Chandigarh bagged the top prizes for the best display of indigenous product...

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Mali: Dutchman, S African, Swede confirmed seized

Gunmen seized the three and killed a German as the group walked along a street in Timbuktu on Friday...

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S African Parl adopts secrets bill amid protests

The approval of the Bill comes amid protests by thousands of people across the country, dubbing it ...

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South Africa`s Tutu blasts secrets bill

South African Parliament is to vote on a bill defining state secrets and making it illegal to divulg...

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Climate change threatens South African farmers

Climate change and erratic weather patterns are a major threat to South Africa`s farmers, a media re...

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Not many will view Friday`s partial solar eclipse

The moon will appear to take a nibble out of the sun on Friday, a spectacle that will be visible fro...

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Pope leaves Africa with spiritual `road map`

The pastoral guide includes advice on everything from treating AIDS to the respect that should be sh...

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Pope`s new document outlines church role in Africa

Catholics need to cultivate respect both for Islam and for traditional practices, the pope said in t...

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Do not deprive people: Pope to African leaders

Pope plans to unveil a pastoral guide for Africa which attempts to use church doctrine to address th...

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In Benin, pope to articulate position on Africa

Pope Benedict XVI is returning this week to Africa, the Roman Catholic Church`s fastest-growing regi...

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Four Chinese killed in South Africa store arson

Numerous foreign merchants, mostly from neighbouring African countries, have been the victims of vio...

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Africa first to have commercial 4G network in 2012

Mobile carriers worldwide are increasingly upgrading to LTE networks that support high-speed wireles...

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South Africa`s ANC suspends its youth leader

Julius Malema was suspended for sowing intolerance and disunity by criticising South African Preside...

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Al Qaeda`s N Africa branch says got Libya weapons

Al Qaeda`s North Africa franchise acknowledged it had acquired part of slain Libyan dictator Muammar...

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ANC leader makes derogatory remarks about Indians

A minority rights body in South Africa has charged firebrand youth wing leader Julius Malema with ma...

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Early humans migrated from Africa through Arabia

A study on genetic diversity of Indian populations has helped scientists confirm that early humans f...

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S Africa gifts 1 ton oranges to `7-billionth` baby

The UN has not formally designated a seven-billionth inhabitant and many different countries have ma...

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Human evolution `occurred outside Africa also`

Scientists have claimed that human evolution also occurred outside Africa, after they found evidence...

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S African women raped for being lesbians

Human rights campaigners say at least 10 lesbian women in South Africa are sexually assaulted every ...

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S African opposition elects first black Parliament

Lindiwe Mazibuko, 31, defeated Athol Trollip who had held the position since 2009.

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Young South Africans call for jobs, end to poverty

A tough-talking youth leader of African National Congress has clashed with older party leaders over ...

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S Africa: Zuma sacks ministers suspected of graft

Zuma has himself faced corruption allegations before he came to the presidency.

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