Desmond Tutu’s daughter has been forced to give up her duties as a priest in South Africa’s Anglican church after she married a woman, she told AFP on Tuesday. Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu-van Furth can no longer preside at holy communion, weddings, baptisms or funerals after handing in her licence because the church does not […]
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South Africa’s finance minister walks a tightrope on Wednesday as he presents a budget watched closely by ratings agencies that are on the verge of downgrading the country’s debt to junk status, AFP report. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank predict South Africa’s growth this year will slide to less than one percent […]
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the country imported 6.2bn litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, last year to remain one of Africa’s highest petrol importers. The imports were made through the Offshore Processing Arrangements (OPA), a system whereby NNPC allocates more than 200,000 barrels of crude oil […]
Read More SOUTH Africa raised its benchmark interest rate by an aggressive half a percentage point to 6.75 percent Thursday to counter rising inflation, despite fears that the country could be heading into recession. AFP report Economic woes have piled up in recent months for South Africa, with the International Monetary Fund slashing its latest growth forecast […]
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A South African king who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela has begun a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo reported to prison after his legal attempts to overturn his conviction failed. The case against King Dalindyebo was related to a dispute he had with some of his […]
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