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Explainer: Third time lucky? South Africa needs to plug $4.1 billion budget hole
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana returns to parliament on May 21 for a third try at passing South Africa's budget, after ...
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Africa’s oldest surviving Catholic church is under threat
But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, ...
South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa's national HIV program ...
US shifting Africa strategy to 'trade, not aid', envoy says
U.S. envoys in Africa will be rated on commercial deals struck, not aid spent, a senior State Department official said, ...
An Afrikaner Farming Family Trades South Africa for Alabama
Errol Langton and eight members of his family were among the first group of white South Africans to arrive in the United ...
Trump Senior Africa Adviser Discussed Peace Plan With Rwanda, Congo Leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Thursday he spoke with the presidents of ...
South Africa’s Land Bank in Talks to Raise as Much as $1 Billion
A state-owned South African bank that finances farmers is in talks with funders to raise as much as $1 billion as it recovers ...
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How Africa should adapt to climate change
Africa is getting the short end of the stick as climate change is tightening its grip on the continent, although it has ...
South Africa Does Not Plan to Replace US HIV Funds Yet, Minister Says
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any ...