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Southern Africa’s sparsely populated desert nation of Namibia holds presidential and legislative elections Wednesday. Here are five things to know about the uranium-rich country:- First 20th-century genocide -Around 20 years after Germany colonised the territory, its forces carried out what many historians consider the first genocide of the 20th century.German imperial troops killed around 70,000 men, …

Five things to know about NamibiaMon, 25 Nov 2024 07:18:34 GMT Read More »

On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted tourists stop to photograph the troop crossing the road. Locals are less impressed: it’s a daily scene in the charming village nestled between the Atlantic Ocean …

As baboons become bolder, Cape Town battles for solutionsMon, 25 Nov 2024 07:07:19 GMT Read More »

Namibia’s ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) — which has been in power since independence — fears the same fate as other liberation-era parties crushed in elections across the region when the country goes to the polls Wednesday.In the last six months, South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority, the Botswana …

Namibia’s ruling party nervous as country heads to polls Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:54:44 GMT Read More »

South Africa back-rower Pieter-Steph du Toit was named best men’s player in the 15-a-side game while France’s Antoine Dupont took the Sevens award at the World Rugby Awards in Monaco on Sunday.It it the second time Du Toit, 32, has picked up the accolade following his success in 2019.He came out ahead of two of his …

Springbok Du Toit named World Player of the Year for second timeSun, 24 Nov 2024 20:35:32 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s award-winning writer Breyten Breytenbach, an anti-apartheid activist who was jailed for his beliefs, died on Sunday in Paris at the age of 85, his daughter told AFP.A poet, author and painter, Breytenbach left his native country in the early 1960s to settle in Paris, where he became one of the most influential voices …

Breyten Breytenbach, writer who challenged apartheid, dies at 85Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:01:06 GMT Read More »

Breyten Breytenbach, who died Sunday, was one of South Africa’s most honoured writers, who found beauty in his Afrikaans language but was horrified at the white supremacy imposed by his government.The poet, author and painter had not lived in South Africa for decades, leaving in the early 1960s to settle in Paris, where he became …

S.Africa’s Breyten Breytenbach, writer and anti-apartheid activistSun, 24 Nov 2024 18:11:51 GMT Read More »

World champions South Africa hammered Wales 45-12 in Cardiff on Saturday to condemn Warren Gatland’s team to a 12th consecutive Test defeat and a winless calendar year for the first time since 1937.The Springboks were dominant throughout at the Principality Stadium, scoring seven tries to two in a relentless display that matched attacking accuracy with …

South Africa send Wales crashing to 87-year low in Test routSat, 23 Nov 2024 20:14:21 GMT Read More »

Several thousand Angolan opposition supporters in the capital Luanda protested against the government on Saturday in the first large demonstration since 2022’s disputed vote.Closely supervised by police, some 4,000 people marched peacefully with banners criticising the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and President Joao Lourenco, according to an AFP reporter.The protest …

Thousands march against Angola govtSat, 23 Nov 2024 17:32:12 GMT Read More »

War-torn Sudan is on a “countdown to famine” ignored by world leaders while humanitarian aid is only “delaying deaths”, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) chief Jan Egeland told AFP on Saturday.”We have the biggest humanitarian crisis on the planet in Sudan, the biggest hunger crisis, the biggest displacement crisis… and the world is giving it a …

Aid only ‘delaying deaths’ as Sudan counts down to famine: agency chiefSat, 23 Nov 2024 17:26:10 GMT Read More »

The Sudanese army said Saturday it had retaken a key state capital south of Khartoum from rival paramilitaries who had held it for the past five months.The Sennar state capital of Sinja is a strategic prize in the 19-month-old war between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as it lies on a …

Sudan army says recaptures key state capitalSat, 23 Nov 2024 14:17:23 GMT Read More »