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Guptas used former Prez Zuma against people of S Africa: Probe panel

The latest reports of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture says that the Gupta brothers had used former president Jacob Zuma not only against the people of South Africa but also to install...

Zuma resigns, Ramaphosa elected South Africa's new president

Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday promised to work very hard not to disappoint the people of South Africa after he was elected unopposed as the country's new president, hours after scandal-hit Jacob...

SA: Convicted Indian-origin businessman defiant

Indian-origin businessman Schabir Shaik, convicted for bribing Deputy President Jacob Zuma, has said he is prepared to face imprisonment."Our family relationship with Jacob Zuma goes back to the...

Sandy beaches of Goa welcome world leaders for BRICS summit

A summit of the world’s top five emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- begins on Saturday in Goa. The leaders of these five countries have gathered in...

South Africa's Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai

Indian-origin fugitive businessmen Rajesh and Atul Gupta, who were among South Africa's most wanted suspects in a corruption case that led to the removal of president Jacob Zuma from office, have...

S Africa to create 500,000 jobs this year: Prez

Announcing measures to tackle the impact of the global recession in his country, South African President Jacob Zuma pledged on Wednesday to create 500,000 jobs by the end of this year. Zuma, in his...

Security tightened for BRICS summit in Delhi

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the capital for the BRICS Summit to be attended by top leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Around 2,000 police personnel and...

Will the BRICS Summit live up to the hype?

The world is watching how the chiefs of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa known as BRICS take the step together to impact the world economy.The theme of the Summit is "BRICS...

India supportive of Bharti-MTN deal

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not yet firmed up any bilateral or pull-aside meetings with South African President Jacob Zuma during the two-day G-20 Summit at Pittsburgh, but officials...

South Africa set to join BRIC

South Africa is all set to join the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) group soon, with China extending an invitation to that country for the next summit-level meeting scheduled in April-May in...

Sacked CSA chief Majola takes bosses, government to court

Suspended Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola is taking his bosses as well as president Jacob Zuma and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula to court in an attempt to get his position back. Majola has...

Togo team to return from Africa Cup: Adebayor

Togo's national team will return home and not compete in Africa's biggest soccer tournament, captain Emmanuel Adebayor said on Sunday, after gunmen killed a squad coach and press officer in an...

Grand finish to IPL 2

A glittering closing ceremony, with dash of glitz and glamour, drew curtains on the second edition of the Indian Premier League razzmatazz in Johannesburg, on Sunday night. Soon after the Adam...

Robben Island reminds of liberating power of WC

A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked up there by the apartheid regime....

Largest African crowd to honour Tendulkar, Ntini

South African president Jacob Zuma and a host of Bollywood stars, led by Shahrukh Khan, will be joined by the biggest crowd ever at a cricket match on the African continent to honour iconic batsman...

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