Citrus Black Spot disease looks set to take a toll on South African farmers, who are being forced to add to their mounting export costs in order to comply with the regulations of the incredibly valuable yet increasingly strict European Union.

Allegations that Al-Qaeda conducted the kidnapping of a South African couple in Yemen have surfaced as officials say they are doing everything they can to release the pair.

Julius Malema is eager to create an alternative political platform made of “radical militants”

With the move to Terminal 2 next year, all 23 Star Alliance member airlines serving Heathrow, including SAA, and representing over 20% of the airports traffic, will for the first time ever operate from a single terminal.

Experts predict difficult times for the South African economy after the rand’s decline, and assess that Nelson Mandela’s poor health is not adding to the currency’s weakness, rather it is a mixture of national and international factors such as labour unrest.

As the world once again holds its breath for news of the revered statesman’s health, there have been calls to face up to the reality that Mandela is an old and frail man.

The lecture by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairman of the African Union Commission, will reflect on past achievements and challenges of the AU and look ahead to the next 50 years.

Helen Zille will talk on ‘Elections 2014: will it be South Africa’s turning point?’ on Wednesday 19 June.

Babalwa combines a flourishing career in the UK with a personal long-term project of spreading awareness of cancer in South Africa, where it is often sidelined by the magnitude of the HIV/Aids-TB pandemic. However, cancer kills, and Babalwa is determined to use her training as a therapeutic radiographer to educate women in particular about cancer affecting them.

Mandela took Alfred Xuma’s place on the ANC National Executive in March 1950. That month, the Defend Free Speech Convention was held in Johannesburg, bringing together African, Indian and communist activists to call an anti-apartheid general strike.

In July 1947, Nelson Mandela rushed Anton Lembede to hospital, where he died; he was succeeded as ANCYL president by the more moderate Peter Mda, who agreed to cooperate with communists and non-blacks, appointing Mandela ANCYL secretary.

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