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South Africa's SADC leadership faces a test: can it ease the hardship millions face daily?
Millions across Southern Africa look to regional cooperation to ease economic strain and instability.
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South Africa's Fractured Local Governments Face New Rules on Political Alliances
Proposed rules aim to stabilize coalition councils through written agreements and extended negotiation windows.
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South Africa's Auto Workers Race Against EV Shift; Battery Jobs Offer New Path
Workers face uncertain transition as South Africa pursues battery supply chain strategy.
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Four provinces bear disproportionate burden of violent crime despite national improvements
Residents in Four Provinces Face Sharpest Crime Threats; New Data Shows Persistent Danger
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Surging Gold Prices Attract Investor Capital to South African Mining Giants
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Two businessmen admit guilt in Kusile power plant scandal, agree to testify
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Lawmakers Push to Speed Up Probes Into Stolen Lottery Funds for Poor Communities
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Young Soccer Star's World Cup Dream Cut Short; Rugby Player Also Dies
Two promising South African athletes die unexpectedly, leaving families and sporting communities in grief.
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Workers, Owners Fear for Safety as Anti-Immigrant Unrest Shakes South Africa's Business Se
Businesses and workers grapple with safety fears amid xenophobic unrest in South Africa
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Unregulated gaming boom leaves millions of African players unprotected
Millions of African players lack consumer safeguards as unregulated betting platforms dominate the continent's gaming economy.
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Residents in Four Provinces Face Sharpest Crime Threats; New Data Shows Persistent Danger
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Court Blocks Shell's Oil Plans; Coastal Fishers Win Fight for Wild Coast Waters
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Young Soccer Star's World Cup Dream Cut Short; Rugby Player Also Dies
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South Africa's Fractured Local Governments Face New Rules on Political Alliances
Proposed rules aim to stabilize coalition councils through written agreements and extended negotiation windows.
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Sugar workers face income collapse as imports surge; government silent on relief timeline
Workers and farmers watch livelihoods erode as policy delays persist
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Crumbling City Systems Leave South Africans Parched; Ramaphosa Points to Municipal Breakdo
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Seventeen South African men recruited for purported jobs in Ukraine found themselves in combat zones. Their families discovered no government system existed to verify overseas employment offers before departure. The case exposes policy failures in recruitment oversight and highlights the need for preventive safeguards across government agencies.
