South Africa: Mandela Auction Suspended Amid Row Over Heritage

[ad_1] Seventy personal items of the former South African president were set to go under the hammer in New York in February. A controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been suspended. "This auction has been suspended," a note on New York-based Guernsey's auction house stated on Tuesday. The auction, which was scheduled to take place in February, would have included some personal belongings of the anti-apartheid hero, including his identity document […]

January 31, 2024

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South Africa: Nelson Mandela’s Personal Items Under the Hammer in New York? Why It Outraged Some, and What’s At Stake

[ad_1] An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes. These are just some of Nelson Mandela's personal items that were due to go on auction on 22 February 2024. A month before the auction was due, the New York-based Guernsey's auction house put a notice on its website that it was suspending the sales. No explanation was given. The initial news of the auction caused outrage. South African government officials, commentators […]

January 31, 2024

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South Africa: Over 5 Million Travellers Processed Over Festive Season, Says Agency

[ad_1] The Border Management Authority (BMA) announced on Sunday that it processed over five million travellers through South African borders over the festive period. "The 2023/2024 festive season was a remarkable time where a noticeable increase in the movement of persons and goods entering and exiting the Republic of South Africa was experienced," said Commissioner of the BMA, Dr Mike Masiapato. He said between 6 December 2023 and 18 January 2024, the agency lawfully processed 5 096 288 travellers across […]

January 29, 2024

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South Africa: Minister Congratulates Boxer Jackson Chauke

[ad_1] Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has congratulated South African boxer Jackson Chauke for winning the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) flyweight title. Chauke defeated British boxer Quaise Khademi to become the latest world titleholder. "I congratulate Chauke for his excellent and inspirational achievement. He has raised the country's flag sky high. Chauke is an inspiration not only to South African boxers but to all athletes for his dedication and commitment to the sport. These qualities have […]

January 29, 2024

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Africa: COSAFA Teams Have Done the Region Proud At AFCON

[ad_1] The COSAFA region has left its mark on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast with history made and the journey far from over for some of the Southern African sides. Angola, Namibia and South Africa have all advanced to the round of 16, and while Zambia and Mozambique exited in the pool phase, they did so with their heads held high. The last-16 clash between Angola and Namibia on Saturday ensures there will be at […]

January 29, 2024

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South Africa: Is the City of Johannesburg Broke? – South African News Briefs – January 29, 2023

[ad_1] Is the City of Johannesburg Broke? The City of Johannesburg is facing financial turmoil, marked by allegations of non-payment, budget "rebase," and threats to cut off electricity, reports News24. A leaked memo revealed a proposed budget adjustment of R8.7 billion for the 2023/24 fiscal year, and the city's revenue collection fell significantly below the norm at 75%. The centralization of billing, as per a leaked document from City Power, has purportedly led to poor performance, debt, and low […]

January 29, 2024

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Africa: Will the War in Gaza Become a Breaking Point for the Rules-Based International Order?

[ad_1] The scale of death and destruction in Gaza is increasingly viewed as an indictment of a system facing perhaps its most daunting and most stubborn challenge - global perceptions of hypocrisy. As South Africa presents a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza - claims it rejects - also on trial is the so-called 'rules-based international order'. This global set of rules, norms and institutions - the ICJ itself being […]

January 26, 2024

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Africa: ICJ to Rule On South Africa’s Request to Stop Israeli Attacks On Gaza

[ad_1] South Africa wants the ICJ, as a matter of extreme urgency, to ask Israel to immediately suspend its military operations in and against Gaza. The International Court of Justice will on Friday rule on provisional requests from South Africa in the case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Friday's ruling will not dwell on whether or not Israel has committed genocide in Gaza: that ruling is expected to take years. Instead, the court will rule on South Africa's nine […]

January 25, 2024

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South Africa: Singer Kelly Khumalo Implicated in Murder Plot – South African News Briefs – January 25, 2023

[ad_1] Accused in Senzo Meyiwa Murder Case Implicates Kelly Khumalo as Alleged Mastermind In a recent development in the trial of Senzo Meyiwa's murder case, one of the accused, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, has implicated Kelly Khumalo, the mother of his child, as the alleged mastermind behind the hit on the former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper, reports IOL. The lead investigator, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, revealed this information in the North Gauteng High Court, citing a formal confession made by Sibiya on May […]

January 25, 2024

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