South Africa: ANC NEC reschedules special meeting to Friday

01 december 2022 - 18:05:12
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) is now scheduled to [...] Full text...

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South African comedian Trevor Noah steps down from comedy show

30 september 2022 - 13:24:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African comedy legend Trevor Noah is departing "The Daily Show" after seven years. The [...] Full text...

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Botswana former president contemplates joining opposition

06 may 2019 - 19:09:18
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Ian Khama Seretse Khama, Botswana’s former president who stepped down in April 2018, is contemplating joining [...] Full text...

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South African President Zuma refuses to step down

14 february 2018 - 16:49:54
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma has refused to step down, saying the National Executive Committee [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa slams state capture, corruption in South Africa

13 january 2018 - 16:35:57
East London, South Africa (PANA) – African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday promised tough action against those [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition EFF canvases for asylum for Mugabe

18 november 2017 - 12:23:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on the government to grant Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Amnesty International says press freedom threatened in Southern Africa

03 may 2017 - 15:36:24
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Persistent attacks against journalists and media owners are threatening press freedom and the growth of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA awards 2017-2018 media rights for sub-Saharan Africa

30 march 2017 - 13:07:18
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Following an open tender process for 42 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, FIFA has granted media rights [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Mobile network operator continues to support artiste in Botswana

13 march 2017 - 09:06:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s most successful musician, Vee Mampeezy, has inked a deal with the country’s mobile operator, Orange [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Parliament hears of turmoil at South African state broadcaster

14 december 2016 - 17:39:11
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The turmoil at South Africa’s national broadcaster reached new highs on Wednesday when Parliament [...] Full text...

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South Africa: National broadcaster backs down over fired journalists

28 july 2016 - 13:49:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF) on Thursday hailed the public broadcaster’s decision to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: National broadcaster forced to drop protest ban

20 july 2016 - 11:59:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday granted an order interdicting South Africa’s national [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Suspended SABC journalists win media awards

10 july 2016 - 14:40:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In another humiliating blow for South Africa’s national broadcaster, South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Global media bodies slam SABC interference

03 july 2016 - 13:02:23
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Journalists protest against SABC

01 july 2016 - 08:36:43
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Hundreds of journalists on Friday began protesting outside the offices of South Africa’s national [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Deep divisions over resignation of SABC CEO

28 june 2016 - 13:56:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The fallout following Monday’s shock resignation of the acting CEO of South Africa’s national [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SABC rocked by CEO's resignation

27 june 2016 - 15:10:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s national broadcaster has been rocked by the sudden resignation of its acting [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Public broadcaster to play 90% South African music

11 may 2016 - 18:03:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s public broadcaster on Wednesday announced that it will play 90% local music [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tensions high as al-Bashir attends AU Summit

14 june 2015 - 09:03:28
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The African Union Summit, which is underway in Sandton, has been overshadowed by the arrival [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Brazen muggers caught on camera

11 march 2015 - 09:11:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two brazen criminals are on the run after they mugged a reporter who was [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma angered by journalist's "defamatory" column

31 december 2014 - 12:49:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Office of the South African Presidency on Wednesday said it is alarmed by [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Chairperson of national broadcaster forced to resign

17 december 2014 - 15:36:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Wednesday resigned following a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Oliseh, Tshabalala to compere 2013 Glo-CAF Awards ceremony Thursday

09 january 2014 - 02:43:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ex-Nigerian national football team captain, Sunday Oliseh, and South African Television Icon, Carol Tshabalala, will compere [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Media industry salutes fallen TV presenter

08 january 2014 - 09:47:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes have continued to pour in for popular television news anchor, Alice Chavunduka, who [...] Full text...

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SA Sports Minister blasts 'arrogant, petty' FIFA

19 november 2013 - 12:55:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has hit out at FIFA’s “arrogance and pettiness” after the [...] Full text...

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Tsvangirai slams SADC over Zim polls

20 august 2013 - 11:12:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's main opposition candidate in the 31 July presidential election, Morgan Tsvangirai, has sharply criticised the [...] Full text...

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President Zuma challenges SABC to tell the story of SA, Africa

02 august 2013 - 13:05:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched its 24-hour news channel, with President Jacob [...] Full text...

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SA to protest to CAF over club's maltreatment in DRC

07 may 2013 - 11:24:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Football Association (SAFA) said Tuesday it would protest to the Confederation [...] Full text...

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ANC slammed over Mandela footage

30 april 2013 - 11:20:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has been heavily criticised after the South [...] Full text...

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Durban to host African Football Forum

08 october 2012 - 16:20:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Soccerex, a body that brings together football experts from all over the world, has said that [...] Full text...

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How Dlamini-Zuma won AU Commission Chair vote

15 july 2012 - 21:21:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Right from the first round of voting by African leaders on Sunday, South Africa's Minister [...] Full text...

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AU Commission chair slams SA media “lies”

11 july 2012 - 09:26:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - African Union (AU) Commission chair Jean Ping has denied a report by South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Growing split within South Africa's ruling party

24 february 2012 - 10:38:09
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has slammed the youth wing of its [...] Full text...

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ANC: Bin Laden's death should stress importance of peaceful conflict resolution

02 may 2011 - 20:30:07
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Monday that the death of [...] Full text...

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Malawi's Mutharika's book dreams big for Africa (News Feature)

01 february 2011 - 18:25:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - On 29 January, 2011, Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika launched his sixth book, titled "The [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Journey of Zakumi. the mascot, almost at an end

09 july 2010 - 20:17:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- When the final whistle sounds at the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Ex-England Star, Paul Ince, explains Africa's flop

25 june 2010 - 17:52:00
Pretoria- South Africa (PANA) -- When the World Cup began in South Africa on 11 June, there were a total [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Another 'Hand of God' goal rocks World Cup

21 june 2010 - 14:01:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Controversy is trailing Brazil's second goal, scored by Luis Fabiano in the 3-1 defeat of [...] Full text...

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Harassment, threats against journalists increase in South Africa

13 april 2010 - 08:19:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Press freedom is becoming a matter of concern i n South Africa ahead of [...] Full text...

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Expose on fraudster wins 2009 prestigious award in SA

28 march 2010 - 16:08:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The prestigious 2009 Taco Kuiper Award for Inve stigative Journalism was this weekend won [...] Full text...

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