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Letaba Herald
April 4, 2018
Iconic real estate mogul Pam Golding passed away peacefully in her home in Constantia (Cape Town) at the age of 90. People have taken to social media to pay tribute to her but the responses have been surprisingly polarising. 6 mins ago. The Property giant and founder of the Pam Golding Property Group started herÃâà...
Radio Australia
April 4, 2018
This morning, Mr Turnbull reiterated Australia's humanitarian program was open to South Africans who feared persecution, but insisted no special category would be required. "It is non-discriminatory and it is a very generous program, people in South African who feel that they have been persecuted areÃâà...
Roads and Kingdoms
April 4, 2018
The kids and their mentors gather inside a small communal storeroom in Behbahani, the heart of the Afro-Iranian community in Iran's southwestern coastal city of Bushehr. The youngest one is no more than 12 years old. Several times every week, they rehearse an energetic and hypnotic style of musicÃâà...
Eyewitness News
April 4, 2018
Fritelli said that he has fond memories of watching fellow South Africans compete in and win the tournament. “Charl [Schwartzel] is the one I really remember, I stayed up until the early of the morning to watch the end of that. I remember Trevor [Immelman] very clearly and his two putts for the win on the 18th.
Fin24
April 4, 2018
THE ten years of a Zuma presidency have given us ample opportunities to identify the weaknesses we must strengthen in our democratic institutions, to make sure that its spectre never again returns to haunt us. The sentencing of Vicki Momberg to prison for crimen injuria has placed the spotlight on theÃâà...
Daily Maverick
April 4, 2018
The All-the-countries-formally-owned-by Britain Games kicked off in Australia on Wednesday. There's a big South African contingent Down Under – and a medal chance or two beckons on Thursday. By ANTOINETTE MULLER. The Commonwealth Games aren't waiting around. The Opening Ceremony gotÃâà...
OZY
April 4, 2018
Thando Hopa has a gentle fierceness about her. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder navy blouse, tiny discs in her ears and almost no makeup. The absence of melanin in her hair, eyebrows and eyelashes gives her hazel eyes an unwavering intensity. “Here is a force to be reckoned with,” I think.
Goal.com
April 3, 2018
10. Medhi Benatia returned to Italy permanently last summer when he moved to Juventus from Bayern Munich. The 29-year-old established himself as one of the finest defenders in Europe during four years with Udinese and AS Roma, and while he was denied a potentially career-defining Nations Cup onÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 3, 2018
African asylum seekers say the new plan will bring no real change for those who are to stay in Israel. by Mersiha Gadzo. 8 hours ago. African asylum seekers in Israel have voiced concern over Tel Aviv's agreement with the UN to resettle half of them in Western countries. A number of African migrants and asylum seekersÃâà...
BusinessTech
April 3, 2018
While it may feel like South African millennials are doomed to rent forever, this is not necessarily the case according to Chris Hajec, a managing director at Seeff Randburg. According to Hajec many millennials (born 1980-2000) have just started to arrive at the age of the average first time home buyer inÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
April 3, 2018
The anti-apartheid icon, who passed away Monday, first came to national prominence during her then-husband's decades of imprisonment. But she carved her own legacy as one of the country's most important activists, embodying many black South Africans' pain under apartheid and their disappointmentsÃâà...
IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters
April 3, 2018
NEW YORK (IDN) – Thousands of African asylum seekers who reached Israel after dangerous voyages may have lost their last best hope to be released and sent to western countries or resettled in Israel after members of the Israeli coalition government trashed a negotiated asylum plan. A landmarkÃâà...
Eyewitness News
April 3, 2018
JOHANNESBURG - South Africans have been urged to budget for the value-added tax (VAT) increase which came into effect on Sunday. VAT increased from 14% to ... Concerns have been raised about how the increase will affect South Africans, along with soaring fuel and food prices. Economist AzarÃâà...
The South African
April 3, 2018
... triumphed at Royal Lytham & St Annes at the Open Championship – so as a proud golfing nation we are definitely due. Having been there and done that obviously helps around the 6 799m track but in terms of current form, it's been a mixed bag for the five South Africans heading into this year's first Major.
BusinessTech
April 3, 2018
A recent decision by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court is expected to greatly expand who is eligible for British citizenship under the country's immigration laws. According to a statement released by immigration consultants Breytenbachs, the changes will affect who is eligible for 'citizenship by descent'Ãâà...
The Guardian
April 3, 2018
But the party room was assured Australia could still grant humanitarian visas. MPs were told applications, including from referrals in Australia, will be considered. Bishop stressed the consistency of her stance with Dutton's because both agree that South Africans would qualify under existing humanitarianÃâà...
Nairobi News
March 30, 2018
A non-governmental organization marched in the city centre to condemn US President Donald Trump's unflattering remarks about African countries. The United Coalition of Affirming Africans Kenya said President Trump's ” shit ole countries” remarks insulted the continent. The match was organized by TheÃâà...
St. Louis Public Radio
March 30, 2018
For African-Americans and people from Africa and the African diaspora, the 2020 census is already raising questions. David Kovaluk | St. Louis Public Radio. The 2020 census is still two years away, but there is plenty of buzz about what the federal survey will ask, including questions about citizenship andÃâà...
News24
March 30, 2018
More than four million people in South Africa live with bipolar mood disorder, a mental condition that the World Health organisation has labelled the sixth leading case of disability in the world. Despite so many people being affected, the stigma shrouding the mental disorder is fuelled by ignorance and aÃâà...
The Jewish Star
March 30, 2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a meeting regarding the African migrants crisis in Tel Aviv on Sept. 7, 2017. Haim Zach / GPO. JTA. Israel's deportation of African migrants will be delayed until after Passover. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to a government request for an extension onÃâà...
TheGrio (blog)
March 29, 2018
South Africa's government is reporting that the country still suffers from instability and rampant poverty. A World Bank report revealed the results of a probe which states that from 1994 to 2015, a disproportionate number of South Africans — a staggering 75 percent — are still considerably poor. Only one inÃâà...
HuffPost South Africa
March 29, 2018
Even though 69 percent of South Africans had access to formal financial services in 2017, as revealed by Finscope — a research tool used to assess the utilisation of financial services around the world — only 15 percent are currently saving, according to Old Mutual's Savings and Investment Monitor forÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 29, 2018
"South Africans are incredibly accommodating and have a very high tolerance threshold when we are hard done by. We have tacitly accepted incredibly brazen acts of crookedness and corruption with humour‚" explained National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (Nemisa) KZN e-Skills ColabÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
March 28, 2018
In this edition of our Technology and Innovation Tuesday (#TIT), we take a look at the growth of smartphones in Africa and African companies attempting to produce these devices in the continent. The mobile telephony industry has evolved over the years with a transition from feature phones to smartphones.
ScienceAlert
March 28, 2018
In the study, researchers asked 20 fast food-loving Americans swap diets with 20 people living in rural South Africa, and found that within two weeks, the South Africans had "remarkable" changes in the biomarkers that indicate colon cancer risk. The good news, however, is that the Americans also greatlyÃâà...
Business Day
March 27, 2018
It's the same with marketing campaigns, particularly for tourism, that typify Africans as perpetually happy people with huge grins. Narayanan calls it the "Kodak approach". "Campaigns that fail to recognise local reality are doomed to failure," he says. Much South African advertising is First World in its thinkingÃâà...
Forward
March 21, 2018
On Thursday, JTA reported that five prominent pro-Israel Americans, including Abraham Foxman and Alan Dershowitz, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of “incalculable damage” to Israel's reputation if he insists on implementing a plan to deport 40,000 African refugees, mostlyÃâà...
Quartz
March 21, 2018
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's recent statements that the country should open its arms to white farmers in South Africa facing “persecution” at the hands of a black majority government sparked national bemusement, international outrage, and rejection from members of his own government.
Okayafrica
March 21, 2018
Malin Fezehai is a documentary photographer and visual reporter for The New York Times, dedicated to carving out a space for women of color in the industry. The Eritrean-Swede is working to transform the white male-dominated industry by advocating for Africans telling their own stories. She's worked to makeÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 21, 2018
Do all South Africans enjoy equal human rights? Less than half of South Africans think so. That is what Ipsos found in an opinion poll in which they asked South Africans about their experience of human rights ahead of Human Rights Day on Wednesday. Different statements were put to interviewees whoÃâà...
www.sagoodnews.co.za
March 20, 2018
A partnership woven together through the hard work of local senior citizens and a savvy business mind set has resulted in R2m being raised for a charity helping hundreds of thousands of vulnerable South Africans. Retailer Clicks partnership with 100% not-for-profit social enterprise The Relate TrustÃâà...
Pulse Nigeria
March 20, 2018
Renting an apartment in the Selangor region of Malaysia, might seem a difficult endeavour for Africans looking to live in the area. A banner bearing racist expressions has shut the door on a possibility of temporarily occupying a residence in the location. An image shared by Instablog9ja revealed aÃâà...
Mail & Guardian
March 16, 2018
Your dead cellphone or broken television set is worth real money if its constituent parts are mined. They are also hazardous waste. Embargo - Default message. This article is only available to Mail & Guardian subscribers at present. Please login or consider subscribing. Visit our FAQs page for moreÃâà...
KickOff.com
March 16, 2018
In the wake of Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard claiming Mohammed Salah is the best African to grace the Premier League, KickOff.com takes a look at 10 of the most influential in English top-flight history. Since the Premier League's inception in 1992, a plethora of the greatest footballers from the AfricanÃâà...
CapeTown ETC (blog)
March 16, 2018
South Africans are now preparing for a host of new tax measures that will take effect from 1 April 2018, with the VAT hike to 15% to make the biggest impact on day-to-day finances, but how exactly will this affect our pockets? Old Mutual has published a new assessment on how South Africa's new taxes willÃâà...
HuffPost South Africa
March 16, 2018
Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton wants to give "special attention" to white South African farmers for possible fast-tracked humanitarian visas. The minister made the comments in interviews with the Daily Telegraph and 2GB radio, after reports that many have been harassed, assaulted, rapedÃâà...
Vanguard
March 16, 2018
“They must apologize to Africans for their patronizing attitude and organisational disregard for Africa's peculiar development priorities whilst covertly promoting an unhealthy neo-colonial, quasi-imperialist agenda. This is nothing short of utter disrespect for ONE's over three million African members, whoÃâà...
Science Daily
March 16, 2018
This is the oldest nuclear DNA from Africa ever successfully analyzed. The study shows that the individuals, dating to the Late Stone Age, had a genetic heritage that was in part similar to ancient Levantine Natufians and an uncharacterized sub-Saharan African lineage to which modern West Africans areÃâà...
Independent Online
March 15, 2018
Hazen Odinian has started an online petition calling for Armenia's head of immigration to offer asylum and permanent residency to white South Africans who, according to him, are victims of genocide. Odinian's petition comes after Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton earlier this week instructed hisÃâà...
Mail & Guardian
March 15, 2018
According to Huntley's affidavit, he was assaulted and stabbed at least six times since he was a teenager by black South Africans because of his race and he received delayed medical treatment (stitches and x-rays) in favour of black patients at a hospital where all the staff were black. He never reported hisÃâà...
Face2Face Africa
March 15, 2018
The rise and fame of false prophets have become a serious issue for African societies. In South Africa, protests have been held on the streets of Johannesburg against the rise in religious leaders claiming to be miracle workers. The protesters, numbering about 50 held placards with messages condemningÃâà...
Voice of America
March 14, 2018
Brenda Katwesigye traveled thousands of kilometers from Uganda in eastern Africa to Austin, Texas with a vision. She wants to find help for Wazi Vision, the startup that she founded in 2016 to make eyeglasses more affordable. Katwesigye's company, named for the Swahili word that means "clear," saysÃâà...
University of Virginia
March 12, 2018
Law Students Help South Africans Who Continue to Suffer From Apartheid. From left, Jianne McDonald, Jah Akande, Elijah McDonnaugh, Kelsey Watkins, Rebecca Robinson, Marwa Abdelaziz and Steven Morris traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, in January. (Photo courtesy of UVA's School of Law).
Independent Online
March 12, 2018
Vusi Nxumalo is founder and executive director of Flashmob Events & Brand Engineering, which he established while working in the UK in 2004. JOHANNESBURG - Young entrepreneur Vusi Nxumalo is steadily climbing the ladder of success. Nxumalo founded Flashmob Events & Brand Engineering 14Ãâà...
BizNews
March 12, 2018
According to the 2018's The Wealth Report by Knight Frank, the number of wealthy South Africans fell by well over 20% between 2012 and 2017. On the face of it, this is an alarming statistic that plays into a number of fears, including the fear of loss to migration.
Eyewitness News
March 12, 2018
Madonsela urges South Africans to come forward with state capture info. Advocate Thuli Madonsela urged citizens to come forward with any information to assist with the commission of inquiry into state capture. Advocate Thuli Madonsela. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/EWN. State Capture Ãâ÷ Gupta familyÃâà...
Independent Online
March 12, 2018
Cape Town - Experts estimate that if South Africans consumed less salt, we could see up to an 11% decrease in deaths related to heart disease, each year. With Monday marking the first day of Salt Awareness Week, the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSFSA) said South Africans were consuming too muchÃâà...
India Today
March 11, 2018
The incident occurred around 10.30 pm yesterday between the two groups of Africans, who were known to each other. A Nigerian national, Hillary alias Harry (30), received a stab injury in the chest and was declared brought dead by doctors at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, the police said. Another manÃâà...
Independent Online
March 11, 2018
EFF leader Julius Malema is making the "crucial mistake of thinking many others share his racist views", said DA leader Mmusi Maimane. File picture: Mark Wessels/Reuters. Port Elizabeth - Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is making the "crucial mistake of thinking many others share hisÃâà...
Vanguard
March 10, 2018
Iwobi was elected on a platform that had contrary issues on Africans and black people and that is why football star, Mario Balotelli, criticised him for being anti-black and belong to a party that is anti-immigration.” According to the former NBA boss, the stand of Iwobi's party has led to the emergence far-rightÃâà...
