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South Africa’s Richest 3,500 Own More Than The Bottom 32 Million
AFRICANGLOBE - When people call South Africa the most unequal country in the world, they're talking about income. Now, we have a clear picture of how unequally the country's wealth is distributed.
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters Promise Radical Reforms
AFRICANGLOBE - "White people will no longer eat alone, we are coming to sit on the dinner table and if you are refusing us on a dinner table we are going to destroy that dinner table. No one is going to eat until all of us in South Africa eat from the same dinner table. That’s what we are fighting for.”
Great News: EFF Growing As ANC And DA Decline – Report
AFRICANGLOBE - South Africa's Institute for Race Relations (IRR) has released its Criterion Report, a quarterly market research survey on voter preferences. Nationally the poll does not paint a happy picture for the African National Congress (ANC), who by the survey’s estimation are at risk of losing their majority and dipping below the 50% mark for the first time since South Africa’s transition towards democracy.
South Africa In The Seventies
AFRICANGLOBE - A look at events and personalities that took place in Southern Africa during the 1970's; Mozambique, Rhodesia & South Africa.
Did South Africa’s Apartheid Govt Deliberately Infected Africans With HIV?
AFRICANGLOBE - “Black people have got no rights, they need medical treatment. There’s a white ‘philanthropist’ coming in and saying, ‘You know, I’ll open up these clinics and I’ll treat you.’ And meantime [he is] actually the wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
‘White Privilege’ Tweet Sparks Debate In South Africa
AFRICANGLOBE - South African TV host Janez Vermeiren says white people should stop using the phrase "back in the good old days" saying it insults those who suffered under apartheid. "It's pretty simple. No matter how bad things are in the country at the moment, it's better than Apartheid. Clearly a lot of white people don't understand this. Probably the same ones that don't understand privilege," he tweeted.
When Given Land Black Farmers Do Better Than White Farmers In...
AFRICANGLOBE - South Africa's National Council of Provinces chairperson Thandi Modise believes that white supremacist group AfriForum’s decision to privately prosecute her for animal cruelty is to advance the narrative of the failure of Black farmers. The white supremacist lobby group and the SPCA announced on Thursday it would pursue the case.
The Rise Of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters
AFRICANGLOBE - In the past year, the Economic Freedom Fighters has grown in ambition and maturity. It has encroached on the ANC’s traditional base — South Africa’s poor Black majority. Because of that fierce loyalty, the ruling ANC has been forced to pay attention to the party’s calls for land redistribution without compensation.
South Africa: White Farmers Sentenced For Murdering Black Teen
AFRICANGLOBE - A South African court has handed lengthy jail sentences to two white farmers who murdered a Black teenager they suspected of stealing sunflowers in a remote farming community. Pieter Doorewaard, 28, and Philip Schutte, 35, were found guilty of killing 15-year-old Matlhomola Mosweu in April 2017 after claiming they caught him taking a plant from a farm in the area.
South Africa Makes Significant Oil Discovery
AFRICANGLOBE - Total, a French oil and gas giant says it has made a significant gas condensate discovery after drilling its Brulpadda prospects on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, offshore South Africa.
South Africa Goes Big At Middle East Defense Expo
AFRICANGLOBE - South African companies have a big presence at the Middle East’s largest defence show, IDEX, which opened on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. There are about 30 South African companies at the show, with about 25 on the South African stand – Paramount, Milkor, Etion Create, and S-Plane have their own stands.
South Africa Wants Illegal Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Lifted
AFRICANGLOBE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says lifting illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe is the best way for the world to ease the crisis gripping the country.
Alarm As ANC Risk Losing Power In South Africa
AFRICANGLOBE - The ANC has made a startling admission, conceding that it is at risk of losing power in the next general election even with President Cyril Ramaphosa as the face of the campaign. This assessment is contained in a document that was presented at a national elections workshop in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, two months ago but that has been kept under wraps until now. The ANC internal document says the party might still not get a majority of more than 50%, and rates the likelihood that it will have to enter a coalition to remain in power as "high". It says the ANC might even have to go into opposition.
South Africa Emerging As A Player In The Global UAV Market
AFRICANGLOBE - South Africa is well on its way to entering exclusive defence industry terrain through Milkor. The company’s unmistakeable dominance at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition in 2018 has fuelled successful new research and development initiatives.
South Africans To Vote In National Elections On May 8th
AFRICANGLOBE - South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed May 8th as the date for the 2019 presidential elections. He made the announcement during his 2019 State of the Nation Address before Parliament on Thursday.
South Africa´s Double Standards Send Confusing Signals
AFRICANGLOBE - South Africans are the strangest people one can come across on the African continent. Most of them think they are better than Africans from other parts of the continent. For example, they call their fellow African brothers and sisters “Grigambas” and “Makwerekwere.” They never refer to Europeans and Asians by these derogatory names. Instead of coming together and fighting their common enemy, Africans in South Africa are torn asunder by rivalries and greed. They behave like mongrels that have a bone thrown in their midst.
