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Rising political star has a plan to fix South Africa’s struggling economy

A senior South African ruling party official who has his sights set on becoming the nation’s next deputy president, and maybe even the top job, says he has a plan to end government prevaricating and fix the struggling economy.

Tribune News Service

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

The eyes of the world are focused on Qatar for the 2022 edition of the men’s Fifa World Cup – the globe’s largest single-sport event. Qatar was a somewhat surprising choice. It’s the smallest-ever host in terms of its geographic and population size, and its extreme heat in the usual…

The Conversation

'Grave concern' for missing South Africa rugby player Sbu Nkosi weeks after being sent home from tour of Ireland

United Rugby Championship side the Bulls say they have not had contact with Sbu Nkosi, 26, since November 11

Irish Mirror

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South Africa president to mount legal action in face of impeachment threat

Cyril Ramaphosa rejects call to stand down after accusation of ‘serious misconduct’

The Guardian - UK

South Africa's ruling ANC to meet on Sunday to discuss president's fate

South Africa's African National Congress will meet on Sunday, it said on Saturday, to continue a meeting it halted midway on Friday to discuss the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa who has been suspected of misconduct.

Reuters

Springboks rugby star Sbu Nkosi missing as police called amid deep concern

The South African winger has not been seen contactable for some time, it has emerged

Wales Online

Shock in Senegal as female MP assaulted by her male colleagues in parliament

A female MP in Senegal is slapped, kicked and knocked to the ground in the country’s National Assembly, this after allegedly insulting a pro-opposition religious leader. Also, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to fight for his position after a preliminary investigation found he may have committed serious crimes.…

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The fishers marginalized since apartheid

Small-scale fishers have long suffered discrimination in South Africa

Salon

Activists say Amazon is building on sacred land in South Africa

A group of activists is bringing a dispute from South Africa's Cape Town to Amazon's Puget Sound headquarters, hoping to stand in solidarity with some Indigenous people and appeal directly to CEO Andy Jassy.

Tribune News Service

Uruguay Beats Ghana 2-0 at World Cup but Both Teams Out

This time, Luis Suarez cried on the sidelines after Uruguay was eliminated from the World Cup despite a 2-0 win over Ghana on Friday. The result also put Ghana out of the competition. Suarez played a key role in both first-half goals scored by Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Uruguay appeared…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cyril Ramaphosa fighting for political life amid battle for control of ANC

South African president cancels all official engagements and was reported to be close to resigning over ‘Farmgate’

The Guardian - UK

Uruguay v Ghana: What did Luis Suarez do at the 2010 World Cup and why is he being booed?

The controversial striker was branded a 'villain' and a 'cheat' at the 2010 finals in South Africa

Wales Online

Corruption in South Africa: new book lifts the lid on who profits - and their corporate enablers

The new book The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity is welcome for the way it contextualises corruption. It shows how politicians and bureaucrats could not implement corruption without their corporate and professional enablers – the accountants, auditors and advocates who make it all possible.

The Conversation

South Africa's ANC delay decision on Ramaphosa's future after misconduct inquiry

Leaders of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) met on Friday after an inquiry found evidence President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct, but they delayed a decision over whether he should stay in his post.

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EXPLAINER: Why South Africa's president might lose his job

South Africa’s president might lose his job as he faces possible impeachment over claims that he tried to cover up the theft of millions of dollars stashed inside a couch on his farm

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Cup Revenge on Ghanaian Minds as Uruguay Sweat

Uruguay stalwarts Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez are fighting for their World Cup survival while Ghana will have revenge on their minds on Friday. With Portugal already qualified from Group H, Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea are battling for the other last 16 place in Qatar, said AFP. The key…

Reuters

South Africa's ANC delays decision on 'Farmgate' as Ramaphosa allies rally

Reuters

South Africa's ANC chairman denies Ramaphosa is considering resigning

The chairman of South Africa's governing African National Congress, Gwede Mantashe, in an interview with local television station Newzroom Afrika on Friday denied that President Cyril Ramaphosa was considering resigning.

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The Guardian - US

Nelson Mandela podcast illuminates rare side of anti-apartheid activist

In revelatory tapes that have never been heard before, journalist Richard Stengel probes Mandela’s political pragmatism and public sainthood

AAP

Handscomb gets final India push in CA XI

Peter Handscomb has been given a final red-ball match to push his claims for the India Test tour, named to captain a Cricket Australia XI against South Africa.

Evening Standard

Ghana vs Uruguay live stream: How can I watch World Cup 2022 game for FREE on TV in UK today?

It’s likely to be a feisty affair this afternoon as Ghana and Uruguay face each other in a crucial World Cup clash, 12 years on from their infamous quarter-final in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Ghana eager to avenge 2010 Uruguay World Cup defeat

Since Ghana’s controversial defeat to Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup, fans have been waiting for a rematch – and revenge.

WEKU

South Africa's leader faces calls to resign over charges of cash stuffed in couches

The calls for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020.

The Guardian - UK

South Africa’s Farmgate scandal: what is it and why does it matter?

With Cyril Ramaphosa under pressure, we look at what the scandal could mean for the country

Reuters

South Africa's Ramaphosa has all options over panel report - spokesman

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has "all options on the table" regarding a report by a panel of experts that found preliminary evidence that he may have violated the consitution and committed misconduct, Ramaphosa's spokesman said on Thursday.

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