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People jumping in front of cars to get injury payouts sparks a grim holiday warning in South Africa

Dec. 10, 2024 12:50 PM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A trend in South Africa of people jumping in front of slow-moving cars to get compensation payouts for injuries drew a warning Tuesday from the government’s national Road Accident Fund. In a statement, it said the phenomenon of people intentionally...

PGA Tour and LPGA Tour get together for mixed team. Europe stays in South Africa

Dec. 10, 2024 09:22 AM EST

PGA Tour and LPGA Tour GRANT THORNTON INVITATIONAL Site: Naples, Florida. Course: Tiburon GC (Gold). Yardage: 7,382 (men), 6,700 (women). Par: 72. Prize money: $4 million. Winner's share: $500,000 per player. Television:...

A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs

Dec. 08, 2024 04:15 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. Despite the hive of activity, there is silence around the park. Most people here are deaf and communicate using...

Julien Guerrier leads Nedbank Golf Challenge with defending champion Max Homa 2 strokes back

Dec. 06, 2024 11:45 AM EST

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Julien Guerrier took a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Friday, while defending champion Max Homa was two strokes back. Guerrier, who needed nine playoff holes in his 230th tournament to claim his first European...

Janusz Walus, killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, to be deported to Poland

Dec. 06, 2024 08:32 AM EST

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Janusz Walus, the convicted killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, will be deported to his home country of Poland after his parole came to an end this week, the government announced on Friday. Hani, who was the leader of the African National...

McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says

Dec. 05, 2024 13:57 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a yearslong scheme to bribe South African government officials, U.S. authorities said Thursday. ...

Why Trump and the Federal Reserve could clash in the coming years

Dec. 05, 2024 07:16 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households. But what if, as many economists expect, interest rates remain elevated, well above their...

Today in History: December 5, Nelson Mandela dies at 95

Dec. 05, 2024 00:11 AM EST

Today is Thursday, Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2024. There are 26 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s first Black president, died at age 95. Also on this date: ...

Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party

Dec. 03, 2024 17:39 PM EST

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast, and rejected as...

The G20 has 'shock absorbers' to deal with Trump's return as US president, South Africa says

Dec. 03, 2024 08:21 AM EST

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Group of 20 has sufficient “shock absorbers” to function effectively if the incoming Donald Trump administration promotes an America First policy at the expense of international cooperation, South Africa's leader said Tuesday as his country took over the...