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How South Africa’s Famo music gave birth to Lesotho’s ‘terrorist’ gangs

Lesotho’s government has banned some Famo music groups, branding them ‘terrorist’ organisations as violence escalates.

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Mozambique police fire tear gas at protesters denouncing ‘rigged’ election

Nation rocked by violence since October 9 vote, won by Frelimo party that has been in power for almost 50 years.

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‘Ready to die’: Protesters face bullets for political change in Mozambique

At least 11 people have died in a police crackdown on post-election protests following disputed October 9 polls.

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In South Africa, patriarchal law cuts some women off from owning their home

How a land law seeking to fix the racial injustices of apartheid created gender barriers for Black women instead.

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‘Forgotten citizens’: South Africa’s farm workers threatened with eviction

Farm workers and dwellers with historical links to the land have worked for generations but have seen nothing in return.

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‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers

Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely ignored by the state.

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South Africa’s controversial ‘race quota’ law stirs debate

Decades after the end of apartheid, severe inequality persists with around 40% of Black South Africans unemployed.

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‘I lost six people’: South Africans mourn latest mine tragedy

South African authorities have promised to tackle illegal mining after gas kills 17 people, including three children.

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Three children among 16 people killed by gas leak in South Africa

An emergency services spokesperson has said illegal mining operations are suspected in the deadly gas leak.

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India says other African cheetahs well after two deaths

Two of 20 cheetahs brought from southern Africa to India to re-establish the species in the country have died this year but the rest are well, the government said on Monday, although it said the unprecedented project had its challenges.

Reuters

Hundreds of South Africans tie the knot in Easter mass wedding

More than 800 couples walked down the aisle on Easter Sunday in one of the biggest mass wedding ceremonies in South Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

Explainer-Why Lesotho parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

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Jill Biden arrives in Namibia on Africa tour

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has arrived in Namibia on the first stop on a five-day Africa tour, part of a push by the United States to strengthen its ties on the continent.

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Analysis-Southern Africa calls the tune as great power suitors queue up

South Africa and its neighbours were at the centre of a tussle for influence this week when top Russian and U.S. officials visited, offering a rare moment of leverage for governments on a continent more used to being buffeted by events than wooed.

Reuters

South Africa's Ramaphosa: wounded president re-elected to party helm

President Cyril Ramaphosa, the anti-apartheid champion who become one of South Africa's wealthiest businessmen, survived a challenge for the leadership of his party on Monday, days after he was spared impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate".

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Ramaphosa survives 'Farmgate' scandal to stay at helm of South Africa's ruling ANC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) on Monday, overcoming the "Farmgate" scandal and paving the way for him to contest the presidency again at 2024 elections.

Reuters

In meat-loving South Africa, climate concerns whet appetite for veggie burgers

In South Africa, a country where 'braai' all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural love of meat and hostility from the regulator.

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What is ailing South African football?

South Africa’s football team offered hope to a divided nation, but has struggled to make an impact internationally.

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Lesotho's new party set for election win, early results show

A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority, according to preliminary results from the election commission.

Reuters

Lesotho elects new parliament amid unresolved political crisis

Lesotho citizens voted in a parliamentary election on Friday that political analysts said could see the ruling party lose power after years of political instability that the southern African mountain kingdom's lawmakers have failed to resolve.

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Lesotho to hold election after years of instability

Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom.

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Angola's ruling party claims victory, opposition leader rejects results

The party that has ruled Angola continuously for nearly 50 years claimed victory on Friday in this week's election, after the electoral commission put its share of the vote at 51%, but the leader of the main opposition coalition rejected the results.

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Under a bridge, Angola's left-out youth look to ballot box for change

Two years ago, Francisco Mapanda and Arante Kivuvu were jobless during the COVID-19 pandemic so they started selling whiskey and cigarettes under a bridge in Angola's capital, Luanda.

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Angolan parties wrap up campaigning as tense election nears

Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week's election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth.

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