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And now Africa rises, to unite in prosperity
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- Kwame Nkrumah, envisioned an Africa united by necessity and if anything can get the continent's nations to work together, it's the prospect of wealth.
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The beginning of the decade of the ANC cadre
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Shabangu criticises trade unions for 'decimating each other'
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- Minister Susan Shabangu has spotlighted rivalry between NUM and Amcu, and instructed them to join hands against a common enemy: "monopoly capital".
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Defence confirms SA troops sent to countries around CAR
- Africa | Sapa
- Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has confirmed that South Africa had deployed troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic.
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Cosatu tells JMPD to 'go to hell' over charge
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- Cosatu has been asked to make an upfront payment of R200 000, says the Johannesburg Metro police despite the union's refusal.
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Chelsea Flower Show: SA exhibitors' blooming great success
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- Two events on two continents have inspired South African designers and landscape gardeners to make designs reflecting the diversity of local flora.
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Rights group 'up in arms' as Botswana plans to evict Bushmen
- Africa | AFP
- Botswana's government will next week remove hundreds of Bushmen from their land to make way for a wildlife park, claims an indigenous rights group.
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Dali Tambo has lunch with the Mugabes
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- A "People of the South" episode catches Robert Mugabe over lunch with his wife and children, talking of love, family, politics and Tony Blair.
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Controversy over government link in Independent Group deal
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- The government outfit vying for the Independent Group - South Africa's biggest newspaper group - has laughed off concerns it wants a state mouthpiece.
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Refugees 'sending wrong signal'
- Africa | Niren Tolsi
- Rwanda's high commissioner says fears of further persecution are misplaced: it is safe to return.
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Department says EC teachers paid
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- Eastern Cape teachers who planned to take the basic education department to court for non-payment have been paid, the department says.
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Warring Cosatu leaders head for showdown over Vavi
- National | Matuma Letsoalo
- An investigation into Cosatu's general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has brought tensions to a boil between leaders in the trade union federation.
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Zim: Reinvention of the opposition
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- The Movement for Democratic Change has adjusted policies in its election manifesto but is this enough to win against Zanu-PF later this year?
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Weekend 101: Guptagate heats up Parliament
- The Gupta saga comes to Parliament; isiZulu for all school children; and shock, horror from the BBC over poor whites in SA.
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- Snoop Lion has never been a threat to national security, but he does have a close bond with the police – just like the Guptas.
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