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Ireland backs bid to include blocking of aid in definition of genocide
Dublin joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice, arguing that stopping delivery of...
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Speaker of South African parliament accused of taking $135,000 and a wig in bribes
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denies allegations she took bribes over three years while defence ministerSouth African prosecutors said...
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Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship
Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are...
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Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s price dives
Johannesburg-based Amplats says one in five jobs will be lost in South Africa amid plunge in...
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Hage Geingob, Namibia’s president, dies aged 82 after cancer treatment
First prime minister after independence from South Africa went on to become third president in 2014...
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ICJ to rule on South Africa’s case alleging Israeli genocide in Gaza
Judges in The Hague to decide on whether to order Israel to end its military campaign...
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South African charged with 76 murders after shock arson confession
Suspect had told inquiry into Johannesburg apartment fire that he started blaze last year to burn...
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ICJ to deliver interim ruling on genocide case against Israel on Friday
South Africa’s foreign minister will fly to The Hague for the ruling in a possible sign...
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South African man confesses starting fire which killed 76 to conceal murder
Police arrest 29-year-old after he tells tower block fire inquiry he was trying to dispose of...
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Hearings to begin at The Hague in case claiming Israel’s Gaza war is genocide
International Court of Justice will hear complaint brought by South Africa, which is asking for urgent...
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Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nine years for murder of Reeva Steenkamp
Former Paralympic and Olympic athlete shot the 29-year-old model dead through a locked bathroom door on...
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Stakes high as South Africa brings claim of genocidal intent against Israel
Israel’s decision to defend itself at the international court of justice will make it harder for...
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Father stuck in Turkey applies for judicial review of Home Office’s handling of his case
Siyabonga Twala, who has a British son, was barred from returning to UK a year ago...
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Weather tracker: South Africa flash floods kill six with people still missing
Catastrophic rains on Christmas Eve led to key infrastructure damage in western parts of countryCatastrophic rains...
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Judge throws out Kabwe lead-poisoning case against Anglo American mining
South African court dismisses huge class-action lawsuit over toxic legacy of mining at Broken Hill in...
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Jacob Zuma withdraws support for ANC in run-up to 2024 South African election
Former president criticises party he led, citing ‘death of democratically elected structures’The former South African president...
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Zahara, platinum-selling South African singer-songwriter, dies aged 35
Singer who played for Nelson Mandela at his home had been hospitalised with ‘physical pains’, and...
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South African court rules government’s recognition of Zulu king was unlawful
Cyril Ramaphosa ordered to set up inquiry into King Misuzulu Zulu’s accession amid dispute over processA...
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Back from the brink: sand-swimming golden mole, feared extinct, rediscovered after 86 years
Border collie Jessie sniffs out elusive species last seen in 1937 among dunes of South AfricaAn...