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Ex-speaker of South African parliament charged with money laundering and corruption

TheWorldsNewsApril 6, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsApril 6, 20240

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned amid accusations she solicited bribes when she was defence minister South Africa’s former parliament speaker has been charged with corruption and money...

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45 dead as bus plunges from bridge into ravine in South Africa

TheWorldsNewsMarch 29, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 29, 20240

Only survivor after vehicle falls and catches fire is eight-year-old taken to hospital with serious injuries An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a...

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Speaker of South African parliament accused of taking $135,000 and a wig in bribes

TheWorldsNewsMarch 25, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 25, 20240

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denies allegations she took bribes over three years while defence minister South African prosecutors said on Monday they intended to charge the parliamentary...

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Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast

TheWorldsNewsMarch 2, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMarch 2, 20240

Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white It is a smash and grab...

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Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 20, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 20, 20240

Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are indicative of the conditions animals endure Authorities in Cape...

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Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s price dives

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 20, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 20, 20240

Johannesburg-based Amplats says one in five jobs will be lost in South Africa amid plunge in profits The platinum arm of Anglo American is to...

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Hage Geingob, Namibia’s president, dies aged 82 after cancer treatment

TheWorldsNewsFebruary 7, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsFebruary 7, 20240

First prime minister after independence from South Africa went on to become third president in 2014 and won re-election in 2019 Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob,...