Africa In 2018: No longer at ease: Protests will continue in Togo against the Gnassingbé dynasty’s 50-year rule. In South Africa – the regional Gulliver that controls 60% of Southern Africa’s economy – president Jacob Zuma has become a “dead man walking” following Cyril …
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Eskom: the power giant at the core of S.Africa’s state rot: Johannesburg (AFP) – The name of Eskom, Africa’s largest electricity company, has become synonymous with the worst corruption scandals in South Africa and the utility could well become the final nail in the political coffin of President Jacob Zuma.
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From Niger Delta, Ukpong hits South Africa with blazing century: After returning to home two years ago from Europe for an art project tagged Blazing Century-1, Wilfred Ukpong has taken the Niger Delta narrative to South Africa. But his new work, in installation and performance art, is laced with deconstruction of art …
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Workers who were trapped in SA gold mine brought to surface: All the miners who were trapped underground for more than 24 hours after a storm knocked out powerlines supplying electricity to the Beatrix gold mine in South Africa have been rescued, operator Sibanye-Stillwater said on Friday. In a painstaking rescue …
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India vs South Africa, 1st ODI at Durban: Virat Kohli, Rahane lead India to victory: Durban: An unbeaten century from skipper Virat Kohli and steady batting by Ajinkya Rahane propelled India to a six-wicket victory in the first One-Day International against South Africa here on Thursday. Chasing a target of 270 runs, the Indians crossed …
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