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African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — African nations that faced some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump ...
New Species of Pygmy Gecko Discovered in Northern Cape
A NEW species of Pygmy Gecko (Goggia: Gekkonidae) has been discovered by a team of four researchers in the Northern Cape. South Africa's newest reptile is the Gravel Pygmy Gecko (Goggia sabula sp. nov ...
Environmentalists raise alarms over fossil fuel development along the Southern Cape
As Earth Month unfolds, South Africa faces a critical environmental challenge with rising concerns over fossil fuel ...
Trump tariffs threaten 35,000 jobs, entire towns in South Africa’s citrus sector, farmers group says
A farmers group says the new 30% tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa by the Trump administration will threaten 35,000 ...
South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference
Holding the G20 presidency this year, South Africa is well positioned to push for new ways to boost agricultural productivity ...
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Africa: Strong Only On Paper? Fact-Checking Angie Motshekga's Claim About South Africa's Military Might
The Global Firepower website did rank South Africa's military third in Africa ... In March 2025, the Southern African Development Community said it would start gradually pulling troops out of ...
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Friday's weather: Disruptive rain, floods in Western Cape; partly cloudy, cool to warm across SA
Expect an assortment of weather conditions across South Africa ... Disruptive rainfall is expected over the southern parts of the West Coast District, northern parts of the West Coast, City of Cape ...
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Bleak future for Karoo succulents as desert expands in South Africa
This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches over a gravelly Richtersveld moonscape, a desert that straddles the South African and Namibian border along the ...
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Africa’s ‘sleeping’ language, |xam, has been written in stone at Oxford University
A statement “remembering and honouring the labour and suffering of those who worked to create this wealth” has been translated into the southern ... to return to South Africa to look after ...
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Oil and gas exploration and infrastructure in South Africa
Regarding oil and gas exploration and infrastructure in South Africa, Paul Eardley-Taylor ... while delivering a global overview of the sector at the Southern Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Cape ...
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Why isn’t AFRICOM in Africa? Here’s a look at the command’s history and its uncertain future
STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs ... adding that a similar merger should be made between U.S. Southern and Northern commands. Stavridis has shifted ...
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The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret
In the latest Africa Youth Survey, conducted by a South African charity in 2024 ... GDP per person is the highest in west Africa except for tiny Cape Verde. What is sparking the boom?