Johannesburg, March 21, 2010 - A half century ago, police officers massacred 69 black South Africans in the township of Sharpeville, where protesters had burned the passbooks that the white-led apartheid government required them to carry at all times.
ANTANANARIVO, March 21, 2010 - The president of Madagascar has rowed back on concessions made to political rivals in power-sharing talks last year, after the African Union imposed sanctions on the Indian Ocean island.
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March 19, 2010 - UNESCO and Rhodes University have teamed up to roll out an online discussion that will culminate in researching, developing and disseminating a possible syllabus on reporting Africa, based on the UNESCO Model Curricula for Journalism Education.
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Abuja, March 19, 2010 - Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan will nominate a new ministerial team by early next week, and is likely to reappoint around half the cabinet he has just sacked, presidency sources said on Thursday.
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Cape Town, March 19, 2010 - South African President Jacob Zuma escaped a vote of no-confidence the opposition tried to bring on Thursday because they said his sexual behaviour and lack of accountability showed "dangerously flawed judgment".
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Addis Ababa, March 17, 2010 - The African Union is to impose sanctions on Wednesday on Madagascar's de facto authorities for defying the bloc's call to implement accords to end a year-long political crisis....
Cape Town, March 17, 2010 - South Africa is spending more than $2 million (1.3 million pounds) a year to support polygamist President Jacob Zuma's wives and children, almost double the budget from a year ago, a minister said on Tuesday....
Cape Town, March 16, 2010 - South Africa is to fast-track a comprehensive new law against human trafficking before the start of the soccer World Cup, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday.
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Johannesburg, March 16, 2010 - President Jacob Zuma said he would "never defy" his organisation should branches nominate him for a second term as ANC president, Business Day reported on Tuesday....
Johannesburg, March 15, 2010 – The Equality Court on Monday found ANC Youth League president Julius Malema guilty of hate speech and harassment and ordered him to give a public apology within two weeks and pay R 50 000 to a centre for abused women within a month....