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South Africa Fragmented Opposition Jostles For Visibility

On a stretch of grass doubling as a parking lot in an impoverished Johannesburg township, a group of party activists chanted "we need new leaders!"

International Business Times

Anouk Garnier: record-breaking rope climber scales the Eiffel Tower

FRANCE 24 talks to French athlete Anouk Garnier, who this week achieved the feat of scaling up to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower on a free-hanging rope. The 34-year-old Frenchwoman scaled 110 metres, around 361 feet, in just 18 minutes. She has now beaten both the world record – previously…

France 24

South African Footballer Luke Fleurs Killed In Johannesburg Hijacking

Learn about the tragic loss of South African footballer Luke Fleurs in a hijacking incident in Johannesburg. He represented his country at the Tokyo Olympi...

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Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s price dives

Johannesburg-based Amplats says one in five jobs will be lost in South Africa amid plunge in profits

The Guardian - UK

Google switches on its first Africa cloud region

Johannesburg, South Africa, is home to Google’s first cloud region in the entire continent.

TechRadar

Suspect arrested over South Africa building fire that killed 77

A 29-year-old man told an inquiry of his involvement in starting the fire on August 31, 2023.

Al Jazeera

Deadly Johannesburg Fire Began As Murder Cover-up, Inquiry Hears

A Johannesburg drug user has admitted setting fire to a crowded housing block to cover up a murder, triggering a blaze that killed 77 people, AFP learned on Wednesday.

International Business Times

South African Miners See Gold In Hills Of Waste

In Johannesburg, illegal miners and mining companies are in a race to tap golden riches hidden in hundreds of heaps of mine waste, many taller than a 20-storey building.

International Business Times

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British Airways Pilot Kidnapped, Tortured During Stopover In Johannesburg

Kidnappings have increased by 200 per cent in South Africa in the last 10 years.

Al Jazeera

‘Hold Israel accountable’: South Africans rally behind Gaza amid ICJ case

As their government takes Israel to The Hague on genocide allegations, South Africans are standing by Palestine.

Evening Standard

British Airways pilot 'kidnapped and tortured' during stopover in Johannesburg

Pilot driven to remote location and physically abused for hours during stopover ordeal

The Hindu

SA vs IND, 1st ODI | Arshdeep, Avesh star in emphatic Indian victory over South Africa

SA vs IND, 1st ODI: India tour of South Africa: South Africa vs India first ODI in Johannesburg on December 17, 2023

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The Conversation

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

Noticing my nonappearance at the start of a black-tie dinner at the Johannesburg home of Harry Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and Africa’s richest man, the host assumed I was boycotting the event on principle. It was a reasonable assumption: I was the Chilean ambassador to South Africa, and Henry Kissinger…

Radio France Internationale

Hamas welcomed at 10th anniversary of Mandela's death at memorial in Johannesburg

Senior Hamas officials joined the family of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and cast the spotlight on the bitter conflict in Gaza.

Golf Monthly

Investec South African Open Championship Prize Money Payout 2023

Thriston Lawrence defends his title in Johannesburg as the new DP World Tour season continues

The Conversation

John Hlatywayo: remembering a great Zimbabwean artist who was woefully neglected by history

John Hlatywayo, who has died at 96, was a great painter, sculptor and mentor. However he is woefully neglected in the art history of Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

France 24

King Charles III says 'no excuse' for colonial-era abuses in Kenya

In tonight's edition: "There can be no excuse" for British colonial atrocities against Kenyans. Those are the words of King Charles III, who is on a four-day state visit in Kenya. Also, the Springboks get a heroes' welcome after landing in Johannesburg. Thousands came to greet the rugby champions who…

The Independent UK

Captain Siya Kolisi says Springboks’ World Cup win was ‘for every South African’

The team received a rapturous welcome in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

South Africa begins an inquiry into a building fire that killed 76 people in Johannesburg in August

An inquiry has opened into an apartment building fire that killed at least 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa’s richest city

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