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An auction of Nelson Mandela’s possessions is suspended as South Africa fights to keep them

YoopyaFeb 1, 2024February 1, 20240

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The planned auction of dozens of artifacts belonging to Nelson Mandela has been suspended pending a court application to completely halt it,

Two goals in six minutes earn Mali win over South Africa

YoopyaJan 17, 2024January 17, 20240

KORHOGO, Ivory Coast, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations

Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius freed on parole after serving nearly 9 years for girlfriend’s murder

YoopyaJan 5, 2024January 5, 20240

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday morning and was believed to be at his uncle’s mansion

Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68

YoopyaDec 28, 2023December 28, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema has died in a car crash at the age of 68, his family

Cricket World Cup: South Africa in trouble before drizzle halts semi v Australia

YoopyaNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

South Africa were reeling at 44-4 in the second semi-final of the 50-overs cricket World Cup against Australia when light rain stopped play at the

BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance

YoopyaAug 17, 2023August 17, 20230

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global

US: The US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen will begin a tour of three African countries, Next week.

YoopyaJan 14, 2023January 14, 20230

The visit comes after the 2022 US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, which was held from December 13–15. It was the second of its type, with the first

Boxing champion belt given to Mandela stolen in South Africa

YoopyaJul 14, 2022April 6, 20230

A World Boxing Council championship belt belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been stolen from a museum in Soweto, according to police.

South Africa police say 15 killed in bar shooting in Soweto

YoopyaJul 10, 2022April 6, 20230

A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg’s Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police. Police say

S.Africa’s last apartheid president FW de Klerk dies

YoopyaNov 11, 2021June 13, 20230

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, who freed anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela from jail, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk