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South Africa: Mogotsi in court demanding release, Malema JSC fitness challenge filed, Ramaphosa-Trump high-stakes meeting set, Sibanyoni in court, xenophobic attacks condemned
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi tells lawyers to get him out, Helen Suzman Foundation challenges Julius Malema's fitness for the Judicial Service Commission, President Ramaphosa heads to a high-stakes White House meeting with President Trump, taxi boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni appears in court, and SA police condemn xenophobic attacks on Ghanaian nationals.
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South Africa: xenophobia crisis, Zuma trial date set, Western Cape storm, Ramaphosa impeachment push, CV falsification case
South Africa faces fresh xenophobia crisis as Ghana orders evacuation of 300 citizens President John Mahama of Ghana has approved the …
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130 Nigerians Request Repatriation From South Africa as Anti-Immigrant Protests Push Diaspora Communities to the Exit
At least 130 Nigerian citizens have formally requested repatriation from South Africa following the latest wave of anti-immigrant protests, …
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Ghana Moves to Evacuate 300 Citizens From South Africa as Ablakwa's Foreign Ministry Steps Into the Continental Anti-Immigrant Cycle
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has confirmed that the government will evacuate 300 Ghanaian citizens from South …
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Mahama's Big Day: Constitutional Review Decision, West Africa's First PET-CT, and 300 Ghanaians Coming Home from South Africa
President John Mahama is chairing a special Cabinet meeting today, May 14, to decide the government’s official position on the …
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Ramaphosa Calls Xenophobic Attacks the Work of 'Opportunists' — and the Rest of Africa Is Watching the Action, Not the Letter
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s open letter on Monday declared that “there is no place in South Africa for xenophobia, ethnic …
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Ghana evacuates 300 nationals from South Africa as xenophobic violence escalates; Foreign Minister Ablakwa pledges 'no Ghanaian abandoned'
President John Dramani Mahama has approved the evacuation of 300 Ghanaians from South Africa following a renewed wave of xenophobic attacks …
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South Africa xenophobic attacks target Ghanaian and other African nationals as SA police condemn violence and Pretoria faces continental pressure
South African police have condemned xenophobic attacks targeting Ghanaian nationals and other African residents amid a renewed wave of …
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Cape Chronicles: A Minister Says There Are 'No Xenophobic Attacks' as Continental Pressure Builds and the Constitutional Court Reopens an Impeachment Question
The Cape Chronicles for the week ending May 10: a presidency under continental pressure on xenophobia, a Constitutional Court reconsideration of an impeachment case, and the long shadow of a 30-year-old crisis returning.
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Naija Lookbook: AMVCA Night, Lagos Stewardship Reports, and a Continental Xenophobia Question Without a Continental Answer
The Naija Lookbook for the week ending May 10: a Saturday-night film and TV gala at Eko Hotel, Lagos commissioners preparing stewardship reports ahead of 2027, and a labour-led continental challenge to South African xenophobia.
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Ghana summons SA envoy as xenophobic confrontations escalate
Accra Almanac: Ghana summons South Africa's envoy as anti-migrant tensions escalate. Energy Summit boycott firms. US health deal rejected. BECE 2026 opens.
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Pretoria walks the line as anti-migrant pressure draws diplomatic pushback from across the continent
Cape Chronicles: Pretoria pushes back on viral xenophobia videos as diplomatic pressure intensifies. Ntshavheni affirms protest rights, warns against violence. Economy holds top continental spot.
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Farmgate returns to court as xenophobia warnings pressure Pretoria
South Africa's Constitutional Court revives the Farmgate impeachment process against President Ramaphosa as several African states warn citizens about xenophobic violence. Private sector grows at fastest pace in 44 months — but inflation and rand pressures cap the optimism.
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