Tag: South Africa
Mining billionaire FIFA’s chosen man to run African soccer
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — He's made speeches alongside Barack Obama and attended business meetings with Donald Trump. He once gave $200,000 to Nelson...
Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders to end hunger strike
JOHANNESBURG — Attorneys for four jailed Ethiopian opposition figures say they will end their hunger strike on Monday after 39 days.
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FIFA brokers deal to decide next African soccer president
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — FIFA president Gianni Infantino brokered a deal to give politically connected South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe a clear run...
Crocodile hunt: Search on for escaped reptiles in S. Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Police and conservation officers were searching Friday for an unknown number of young crocodiles that escaped earlier in the...
FIFA tours Africa, aims to hold sway in soccer election
GENEVA — As the head of African soccer battles in court this week to stay on the ballot for re-election, FIFA president Gianni Infantino...
Semenya taking case to European Court of Human Rights
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Caster Semenya is going to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge “discriminatory” rules that prohibit her from...
South African ex-president’s corruption trial set for May
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial...
Exiled Rwandan opposition figure shot dead in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating the death of exiled Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki who was killed in Cape Town.
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Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — Daviz Simango, the leader of Mozambique's opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, died Monday in...
South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party, including his predecessor, who...
