Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | As South Africa reeled Wednesday after a humiliating defeat by Egypt in a contest to decide the new 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosts, the blame game began. South African football officials said the 16-1 vote in favour of Egypt in Senegal Tuesday was “political” without offering insight. Confederation of …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A disastrous mistake by Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Virgil Vries gifted Mamelodi Sundowns a 2-1 victory this weekend in a high-profile South African Premiership showdown. Namibian Vries came too far off his line and a seemingly aimless 81st-minute long pass from Lyle Lakay bounced over …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa has formally bid to replace Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, a senior football official told AFP Thursday. “We have submitted our bid documents,” South African Football Association spokesman Dominic Chimhavi said in reply to emailed questions from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Africa’s Solenta Aviation has become the majority shareholder in Fastjet PLC following the recent acquisition of additional shares. Solenta Aviation increased its shares from 29.8% to 54.3% automatically placing it in the driving seat of fastjet and its operations in operations in Zimbabwe and …
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Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Africa and South Sudan signed an outline agreement on Friday that could see Pretoria invest around $1 billion (880 million euros) in South Sudan’s struggling oil industry. The agreement, which will be subject to detailed negotiations between the countries, was made between two …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Famed South African football club Kaizer Chiefs have scrapped their end-of-season awards function for the first time after a disastrous 2017/2018 campaign. The Soweto club failed to win any of the four league and cup competitions that comprise the season in the republic. It …
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New session of PAP opens in South Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sixth ordinary session of the fourth Pan African Parliament (PAP) opened on May07, in Midrand South Africa. It started with the swearing in of 72 new MPs to the continental legislature including five from Uganda. The session, …
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Liesl Louw-Vaudran | ISS AFRICA | The impressive turnout at the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 21 March showed the continent’s united fervour to boost its economic opportunities. Delegations from 50 countries, including 27 heads of state, attended the summit in …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Former South African president Jacob Zuma will face prosecution on corruption charges that haunted much of his term in office, the country’s chief prosecutor said Friday. “After consideration of the matter there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution of Mr Zuma,” said National Director …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has ordered super markets that import South African meat products to remove them from their shelves after a listeria outbreak that has killed at least 180 people. In a statement, UNBS said they have started carrying out …
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