Mia le Roux has become the first deaf contestant to be crowned Miss South Africa in a finale enmeshed in controversy.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Miss SA Frontrunner Pulls Out Over Citizenship Controversy
A strong contender in the Miss South Africa beauty pageant has withdrawn from the competition just days to the finals over the controversy around her citizenship.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Zuma’s Hope Of Returning To Power Dashed In High Court
South Africa’s highest court ruled on Monday that ex-president Jacob Zuma, who stepped down in 2018 amid a swirl of corruption allegations, is ineligible to contest a National Assembly seat in the vote next week.
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SOUTH AFRICA: France’s Canal+ Makes Offer For MultiChoice Buyout
French entertainment broadcast company Canal+ has a made a R46bn buyout offer for South Africa’s MultiChoice, Africa’s largest provider of subscription TV services, which include DStv.
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SOUTH AFRICA: President Ramaphosa Axes Adviser Over Alleged questionable PHD
A member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Advisory Council Thabi Leoka, who was exposed for allegedly not holding a PhD in economics from a top UK university.
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HAGUE: Hearing Begins Amidst Demonstrations In South Africa’s Gaza ‘Genocide’ Charge
Dutch police kept rival demonstrations apart in The Hague where South Africa is accusing Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention and saying the deadly October 7 attacks by Hamas could not justify its actions in the Gaza Strip.
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HAGUE: South Africa Accuses Israel Of Genocide @ The ICJ
The international Court of Justice has confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel’s obligations under the Genocide Convention as filed by the government of South Africa.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Accountant Jailed 50years For £23m Theft
A former accountant at a healthcare company in Gauteng province, South Africa has been handed a 50-year prison sentence for embezzling £23 million over a 13-year period.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Student Spared Jail After Spending £50k From Overpaid Grant
A student who was mistakenly given £850,000 instead of her usual £85 monthly university food grant and blew £50,000 of it in under three months has been spared jail.
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SOUTH AFRICA: ‘’Nelson Mandela did the same thing as Hamas’’ – Julius Malema
The leader of a South African opposition party, Julius Malema has said Hamas should “shoot to kill”, adding that Nelson Mandela “did the same thing”.
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