Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | Supporters of South Africa’s radical leftwing party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), protested against racism and police brutality on Monday in solidarity with the global Black Lives Matter campaign. Nearly 200 people carrying placards reading “all lives can’t matter until black lives matter,” picketed the US embassy in Pretoria, chanting “down …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Africa’s most industrialised nation is preparing to reopen its economy on Monday as it moves into …
Read More »S.Africa minister accuses opposition leader of inciting violence
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa’s respected former finance minister Pravin Gordhan reported leftist opposition leader Julius Malema to police on Monday for allegedly inciting violence following inflammatory remarks he made last week. Malema, who leads the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, protested outside an ongoing corruption inquiry …
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