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'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer

Nov. 21, 2024 13:06 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer at a Manhattan hospital, his death was little noted. Cole, one of the most important chroniclers of apartheid-era South Africa, was by then mostly forgotten and penniless. Banned...

South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface

Nov. 15, 2024 14:05 PM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signaled the government was taking a more conciliatory...

Why post-election violence in Mozambique is a concern for Southern Africa

Nov. 13, 2024 13:00 PM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A deepening political and social crisis in Mozambique will top the agenda of a regional summit this week called after the result of Oct. 9 elections led to weeks of violent protests and prompted the losing candidate to dispute the outcome. At least 30 people are...

Mauritius opposition wins country's election by a landslide

Nov. 12, 2024 02:27 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius' opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country's parliament in a major rejection of the current government. According to results released at various constituencies across the country throughout...

Mauritius holds an election with the ruling party seeking a new term

Nov. 10, 2024 07:48 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — People in Mauritius voted Sunday for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth in one of Africa's most stable democracies. Jugnauth's government has faced criticism recently after it...

The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election

Nov. 08, 2024 12:54 PM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election Sunday, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of Africa's success stories. Mauritius, which sits about 2,000 kilometers...

South Africa closes its border again with Mozambique, where post-election violence worsens

Nov. 07, 2024 09:27 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa closed its border with Mozambique shortly after opening it on Thursday as post-election violence in the neighboring country escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and the police. Authorities also warned South Africans to postpone...

Spats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa's unity government

Oct. 29, 2024 11:13 AM EDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's unity government has been rocked by a spat between its main political parties, the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance, over a deal to grant visa-free access for Ukrainians holding diplomatic, official and services passports. The...

South Africa submits its main legal claim to the top UN court which accuses Israel of genocide

Oct. 28, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court on Monday, the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The document, which...

Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally

Oct. 28, 2024 07:28 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. “That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an...