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DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 400 deaths as virus reaches major city

An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 400 people and continues to spread, with health authorities confirming a first case in the major city of Kisangani, hundreds of kilometres from the epidemic's epicentre in the northeast.

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Why immigrants are leaving South Africa and the country is on edge ahead of a June 30 'deadline'

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners

The Independent UK

South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness

Family members say renowned South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at age 91

The Independent UK

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South Africa says 2,745 foreigners sent home in a week

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreigners in the week after President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed tougher action against illegal immigration, the country's home affairs minister said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

What is behind the recent spate of mass shootings across South Africa?

South Africa's president deployed the army to the streets in several hotspots earlier this year

The Independent UK

South Africa accused of failing to crack down on anti-immigrant violence

Several African countries are repatriating their citizens from South Africa following weeks of xenophobic attacks on black migrants. The vigilante violence has drawn international condemnation, with some accusing the South African authorities of failing to take a tough approach.

Radio France Internationale

Multiple attackers kill 12 people in late-night shooting in South Africa, police say

Police said the motive was not yet known and no arrests had been made, but there were suspicions it was related to competition over illegal mining in the area.

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Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with it

Threats and deadly conflict over migration are spreading fast in South Africa. This is hugely worrying and could result in widespread injury and killings, as it has in the past.

The Conversation

Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden

South Africa is rolling out lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention that the president calls a turning point in a country with the world’s highest burden of HIV

The Independent UK

US has accepted almost 6,000 refugees this year – and all are South Africans after Trump prioritised whites

Donald Trump has insisted Afrikaners faces racial persecution and even ‘genocide’ in their home country, despite being assured otherwise by president Cyril Ramaphosa

The Independent UK

‘Extreme fear’ among immigrants as backlash sweeps South Africa

African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentum

The Guardian - UK

South Africa and Afrikaners reject US claims of humanitarian crisis for white people

Around 6,000 South Africans have moved to the US since the Afrikaner programme started last year, according to the US government.

Euronews

SAfrica president in argues cash-in-sofa scandal

South Africa's president says an probe into how bundles of cash were found in his sofa was "seriously flawed" and the money came from the sale of buffaloes.

AAP

Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa's president facing possible impeachment

The leader of Africa's most developed economy is facing impeachment proceedings

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The Independent UK

Why a scandal involving money in a couch has South Africa’s president facing possible impeachment

The leader of Africa’s most developed economy is facing impeachment proceedings

The Times of India

Faultlines & Frontlines: First Trump, then Putin — Xi's China sheds world's factory tag, now global powerbroker

Since US President Donald Trump began his second administration, there has been a noticeable shift in the White House’s diplomatic posture. World leaders have made the now familiar walk into the Oval Office for meetings that often turned heated. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly berated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…

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Trump admin finds space for 10,000 more white South African immigrants after gutting refugee program

Trump has slashed the intake of refugees to historic lows not seen since 1980

Latin Times

Trump Administration Plans to Admit up to 10,000 More White South African Refugees Into the United States

The administration claimed through an emergency notice to Congress that "unforeseen developments in South Africa created an emergency refugee situation"

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The Independent UK

South Africa's police chief suspended over corruption allegations

South Africa's top police official, Fannie Masemola, has been suspended by the president after being charged with breaking finance laws

The Independent UK

South Africa police chief Fannie Masemola in court over alleged $21 million unlawful contract

South Africa's top police officer, Fannie Masemola, faces charges in a corruption scandal involving a $21 million contract

The Conversation

Political violence in South Africa is driven by a power elite trying to establish dominance – new research

For much of the past two decades, South Africa’s recurring waves of protest have been interpreted through a dominant lens: the failure of the post-apartheid state to deliver services to its poorest citizens. Rising unemployment, corroding infrastructure and inadequate housing are the familiar explanations offered.

Radio France Internationale

South Africa's EFF leader Julius Malema jailed for five years on gun charges

A South African court has sentenced radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema to five years in jail for firing a rifle into the air at a rally eight years ago.

The Guardian - UK

South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to US

Appointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of ‘white genocide’

The Guardian - UK

Justice denied: why families of apartheid victims are still searching for answers

Struggle for justice symbolises limitations of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, whose hearings began 30 years ago

Radio France Internationale

France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit under pressure from US

French officials have denied claims by the office of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa's that France has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to June's G7 leaders' summit in Paris under pressure from Washington, saying Kenya has been invited instead.

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