Cape Town cops thwart armed heist of cigarette truck... but then looters finish the job

What Were South African Apartheid Era Identity Numbers?

The South African Identity Number of the 1970s and 80s enshrined the Apartheid era ideal of racial registration. It was brought in to effect by the 1950 Population Registration Act which identified four different racial groups: White, Coloured, Bantu (Black) and others. Over the next two decades

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Toyota's James Colon Received Honorary Doctorate Degree From Grambling State University

Grambling State University (GSU) awarded James Colon, vice president of African American Business Strategy at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., an honorary doctorate degree at its 2014 Spring Commencement ceremony, Friday, May 9. It is the most prestigious degree the historically black university

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Kenya: Take Five With Billy Black

He describes himself as "a 26-year-old boy from Migori living in Nairobi, who just finished his degree in sound engineering at the School of Audio Engineering in Cape

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Source: allAfrica.com

South Africa cases pass 10,000; concerns grow over Cape Town hotspot

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa (as of Monday May 11) surpassed 10,000, including 194 fatalities, according to Health Minister Zwelini

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Diana Ross

Diana Ross is an American singer and actress, who is one of the most successful recording artists with record sales exceeding 100 million copies. She was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She began singing in high school and formed a band with her friends Mary Wilson, Florence

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Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown

While protecting him from the coronavirus, it would normally also put him in danger in Manenberg, one of a number of violent and poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of Cape Town known as the Cape

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South Africa: With Enough Support, People Can Grow Their Own Food

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how impoverished people and the working class suffer when food prices rise and jobs disappear, prompting a renewed interest in working the

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Jamaica on Virtuoso's top 10 destinations for affluent travellers

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaica is among the top 10 destinations that well-heeled travellers are now booking for their holidays, according to a Virtuoso survey published in CNBC 's Personal Finance section earlier this

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Algiers Motel Incident (1967)

The Algiers Motel Incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, two days after the Detroit Race Riot began. The incident started when Army National Guardsman Ted Thomas reported hearing gunshots at the Algiers Motel Annex. Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and other National

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Southern African Independence Explained By Country

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Brooklyn Nets Spencer Dinwiddie asks for fan donations to pick next team

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie launches GoFundMe page to let fans pick next team to sign

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James Brown profile - History of Soul - Oldies music

James Joseph Brown, Jr., May 3, 1933, Barnwell, SC; d. December 25, 2006, Atlanta, GA

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South Africa: The Continued Threat of Coal Mining At the Mapungubwe World Heritage Site

The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003, is caught in this

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A Timeline of Suge Knight's Criminal History

Once upon a time, Suge Marion Knight was the king of the west coast. He ran the studio and the streets. His friends ranged from famous rap stars to gang lords. Those days are

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Marcus Garvey, "The Negro Moses"

Did Garvey, in his espousal of the repatriation of blacks to Africa, forsake the rights of African Americans in

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Source: Online Exhibitions | The New York Public Library

Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report

There is over 200 million undernourished people in the African continent, and with the novel coronavirus sweeping countries, the urgency to address their food and health systems increases as undernourished people have weak immune systems leaving them vulnerable and exposed to

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Herman Charles Bosman

Herman Charles Bosman , (born Feb. 5, 1905, Kuils River, near Cape Town, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died Oct. 14, 1951, Edendale, S.Af.), South African writer who is noted for his short stories depicting rural Afrikaner character and

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Nadine Gordimer - Birthday

Nadine Gordimer , (born November 20, 1923, Springs, Transvaal [now in Gauteng], South Africa—died July 13, 2014, Johannesburg), South African novelist and short-story writer whose major theme was exile and alienation.

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Helios Towers to acquire 65 high sites in South Africa

Independent tower operator Helios Towers said on Friday that one of its South African subsidiaries, HTSA Towers — a joint venture with Vulatel — has agreed to buy 65 wireless telecommunications sites from Eagle Towers

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Paul Kruger

Kruger’s parents were respectable farmers of Dutch descent on the northern outskirts of the British Cape Colony. He had little formal education but was able to express himself clearly in writing. Of more importance was the religious instruction he received from his parents according to the strict

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Olive Schreiner

Olive Schreiner , in full Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner, pseudonym Ralph Iron (born March 24, 1855, Wittebergen, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died Dec. 11, 1920, Cape Town, S.Af.), writer who produced the first great South African novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883). She had

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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

Benedict Wallet Vilakazi , (born Jan. 6, 1906, Groutville, Natal [now in South Africa]—died Oct. 26, 1947, Johannesburg, S.Af.), Zulu poet, novelist, and educator who devoted his career to the teaching and study of the Zulu language and

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Inspirational Nelson Mandela Quotes

We are not anti-white, we are against white supremacy … we have condemned racialism no matter by whom it is

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South africa

Current government officials

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The Mo'ne Davis brand

Mo’ne Davis is on fire. Not her baseball pitch, but her

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Pretoria, South Africa (1855- )

Pretoria, home to the Union Buildings where the office of the President is located, is one of three capital cities in South Africa. The others are Cape Town and Bloemfontein. The city was first called Pretoriusdorp after Voortrekker (Afrikaans for “pioneer”) leader Andries

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South Africa (Geography and History)

Population: 49,052,489 (July 2009

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Change

Assertive, foresighted and progressive political leadership among Black elected officials has been wanton in the past, and now, Black folks must decide who to elect as we’re faced with some of the gravest challenges of our

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South Africa: Charges Dropped Against Ex-Girlfriend of Wife Killer Jason Rohde

Jolene Alterskye faced charges of crimen injuria for comments she made about the

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Did Obama Change Military Funeral Protocol? - Urban Legends

Online rumor alleges that U.S. military funeral protocol has been changed such that when the folded flag is presented to relatives of the deceased, its now done on behalf of the Secretary of Defense instead of on behalf of the

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