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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (377+ words) JOHANNESBURG'At least 41 young males have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. South Africa's Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa on Tuesday blamed negligence on…...
South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
1+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) JOHANNESBURG'A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday. The man is suspected of being…...
Gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
1+ week, 2+ day ago (394+ words) BEKKERSDAL, South Africa'Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in…...
South African authorities raid a U.S. processing center for white migrants and Washington protests
1+ week, 6+ day ago (567+ words) JOHANNESBURG'South African immigration authorities raided a United States migrants processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders, South Africa's Home Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, as the U.S. called the action "unacceptable." Tuesday's raid…...
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children
3+ week, 3+ day ago (463+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa'A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple assailants in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, including three children, police said. Thirteen other people were wounded and being treated at…...
A South African radio presenter is arrested on suspicion of recruiting fighters for Russia
4+ week, 1+ day ago (428+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa'A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Nonkululeko Mantula, 39, was arrested alongside four men after a tip off, South African police…...
Trump says he's barring South Africa from next year's G20 summit near Miami
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (450+ words) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.President Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment…...
Daughter of ex-South African leader Zuma is accused of luring men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (450+ words) JOHANNESBURG'South African police say they are investigating allegations that former President Jacob Zuma "s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla lured 17 men who are now trapped in Russia into fighting in that country's war with Ukraine without their consent. According to police spokesperson…...
As G-20 summit in South Africa ends, U.S. absence looms large
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (767+ words) JOHANNESBURG'The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States the next country to lead the bloc after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's richest…...
The Crowd: Kerus Global philanthropists celebrate its work in South Africa
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (423+ words) The idyllic location of Newport's Lighthouse Caf, set right on the sand of the Balboa Peninsula bayfront, welcomed the Sunday afternoon crowd for a brunch benefiting the life-saving work of Kerus Global Education. The international nonprofit finds its mission in…...