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Nelson Mandela’s colourful shirts, belongings up for auction

NEW YORK: The family of late South African president Nelson Mandela is selling the anti-apartheid leader’s personal belongings to help … More

Auction, Guernsey's, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, South Africa

S. African animator fuses cartoon and reality with satellite debut

Johannesburg (Reuters) : Self-taught South African 3D animator Lwazi Msipha created something for both adults and children, in line with … More

Animation, Cartoon, My Cartoon Friend, South Africa

YACOOB ABBA OMAR: ANC risks emulating Malaysian governing in losing absolute majority

Indlulamithi 2030 Scenarios Project forecasts party will be forced to form a coalition government in 2024 The parallel between politics … More

ANC, Barisan Nasional (BN), South Africa, UMNO

Cape Malay: a South African Muslim identity borne out of colonialism

Surviving slavery, colonialism and apartheid, this mixed-heritage Islamic community established a unique culture in South Africa. On the day of … More

Cape Town, Colonial, Diaspora, Heritage, Malay, Muslim, South Africa

S.Africa’s ‘crazy’ mountain farmers cash in on truffle bet

CERES, South Africa (AFP) : Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as … More

Agriculture, Mushrooms, South Africa, Truffle

Indian Ocean ballet: South Africa’s breathtaking ‘sardine run’

Dolphins gracefully pop in and out of the water, peppering the infinite-looking Indian Ocean, sharks rise from the depths while … More

Fisheries, Indian Ocean, Marine, Sardines, South Africa

Trash scavengers who help keep cities clean plea for vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) : The scavengers wait patiently for a dump truck to tip the trash on the summit of … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, India, Kenya, Mexico, Scavengers, South Africa, Vaccine, Zimbabwe

Death of a Zulu king: ‘He is planted, not buried’

Goodwill Zwelithini, the 72-year-old king of the Zulu nation in South Africa, was laid to rest at a private ceremony … More

Nongoma, South Africa, Zulu King, Zwelithni

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine ‘works well against most Covid cases’

The Oxford vaccine will prevent people becoming seriously ill or dying from Covid and there is “no reason for alarm” about a South African variant, the British … More

Covid-19 Vaccine, Oxford-AstraZeneca, South Africa, United Kingdom

South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home

JOHANNESBURG (AP) : The coffin-maker knew death too well. The boxes were stacked in his echoing workshop like the prows … More

coffin-maker, Coronavirus, Covid19, Pandemic, South Africa

Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa’s bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic?  As … More

Coronavirus, Covid19, Enigma, Hygiene, Life, Nutrition, Pandemic, Poverty, Research, South Africa

‘Whoever takes over has big boots to fill’ – Cape Malay Choir Board president succumbs to Covid-19

Shafick April, 82, served as president of the Cape Malay Choir Board for over 30 years. He recently had a … More

Cape Malay, Coronavirus, Covid19, Legend, Shafick April, South Africa

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  • RM100 mil privilege for Najib forces opposition to reconsider ties with govt November 19, 2021
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