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Four people are killed and two injured in a mass shooting in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
2022-07-16

Ace Magashule, a top official of the African National Congress, is expected to face 21 charges of corruption in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
2020-11-13

The world’s second-largest diamond of gem quality, Karowe AK6, is found in the Karowe mine located north of the Botswanan capital Gaborone by the Lucara Diamond Corp. The 1,111-carat diamond is second only to the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond (Star of Africa) found in South Africa in 1905.
2015-11-20

Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is hospitalised with a lung infection.
2013-03-28

South Africa exhumes the bodies of two people whose deaths may be tied to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of Nelson Mandela.
2013-03-12

Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption.
2012-09-21

The return of former Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana, in exile in South Africa, is blocked by the government on the island. Tear gas is fired to disperse supporters at the international airport.
2011-02-19

South Africa criticises a life sentence passed against former Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana, as it would "not help" the country's political situation.
2010-09-3

Two Dutch women appear in a South African court over an alleged "ambush marketing" stunt after more than 30 people were ejected from the Johannesburg stadium on Monday during the match between Denmark and the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2010-06-16

The Alaotra grebe, a grebe endemic to Madagascar, is declared extinct 25 years after its last reported sighting.
2010-05-26