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Johannesburg, South Africa Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Johannesburg, South Africa.

Results 1 - 20 of 13,469 in Johannesburg, South Africa

  1. Refugees left stranded outside LindelaRead the original story

    30 min ago | Mail & Guardian

    The Mogale city municipality was on Friday trying to arrange accommodation for hundreds of xenophobia refugees milling around outside the Lindela repatriation centre on the West Rand, who said they had nowhere ...

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  2. Democracy must be built on truthRead the original story

    43 min ago | New Zimbabwe

    ZANU PF and the two MDC formations have signed the MoU to mark the transition from "talks about talks" to substantive dialogue.

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    Related Topix: Harare, Zimbabwe, World News, Zimbabwe, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa, Africa

  3. Zimbabwe talks go well though many Zimbabweans feel betrayed and some violence continuesRead the original story

    59 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa : Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's rival political parties were proceeding well Friday, a South African official said, although violence continued and hundreds of opposition ...

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    Related Topix: Gauteng, South Africa, World News, South Africa, Movement for Democratic Change (Zimbabwe), Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Africa, US Politics, US News

  4. Third of SA dreams of joining exodusRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Independent Online

    Read the full story on the Daily Dispatch Online More fed-up black South Africans want to emigrate to escape the crime and economic pressure on jobs in South Africa.

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    Related Topix: Gauteng, South Africa, World News, South Africa, Africa, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa

  5. Ferguson dismisses idea of 2012 teamRead the original story

    1 hr ago | International Herald Tribune

    JOHANNESBURG : Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday the idea of a British soccer team playing at the 2012 London Olympics was a non-starter. Ferguson had been named as the ideal coach for a ...

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  6. Watchdog slams refugee removalRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Daily News

    By Deon de Lange and SAPA Amnesty International has slammed the government for "forcibly" removing more than 700 refugees and asylum-seekers from the Glenanda displacement camp near Johannesburg this week.

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  7. Stocks fall, rand stages comebackRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Business Report

    South African stocks dropped on Friday as a cocktail of weaker banking, financial and resource stocks weighed, while the rand clawed back most of the ground lost against the dollar the previous day.

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    Related Topix: Gauteng, South Africa, World News, South Africa, Housing, Financial Markets

  8. US strengthening Zimbabwe sanctionsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | North County Times

    ... President Nicolas Sarkozy, who holds the rotating EU presidency. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tucat, Pool) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe says the United States is in the process of strengthening sanctions against individual ...

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    Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, Gauteng, South Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy

  9. U.S. strengthening sanctions against Zimbabweans blamed for political violenceRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa : The United States is in the process of strengthening sanctions against individual Zimbabweans blamed for deadly electoral violence, the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe said Friday.

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  10. Metro cop up for car theftRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Independent Online

    A Johannesburg metro police officer has been arrested for allegedly being part of a vehicle theft syndicate, a spokesperson said on Friday.

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  11. Xenophobia: 'Reintegration conditions good'Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | Independent Online

    The Gauteng provincial government believes favourable conditions exist for the reintegration of people displaced by xenophobic violence, according to a report in Gauteng News on Friday.

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  12. 'SA's quiet diplomacy in Zim not right'Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Star

    Half of adults living in South Africa's metropolitan areas do not feel that "quiet diplomacy" was the correct way to handle the crisis in Zimbabwe, according to a survey released on Friday.

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  13. Wellness International Network, Ltd.: Wellness International Network Dedicated to PreventionRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Market Wire

    ... and its South African affiliate, Wellness International Network S.A. (Pty) Limited, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Founded in 1992 by Ralph Oats and his wife, Cathy, WIN operates in many countries throughout North America, Europe and Africa, ...

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  14. South Africa: Mbeki Forges New Ties with EuropeRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    South African Institute of International Affairs ANALYSIS 25 July 2008 Romy Chevallier Johannesburg South Africa, the only African state to date to have signed a "strategic partnership agreement" with the ...

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    Related Topix: France, Aquitaine, France, Bordeaux, France, World News, Gauteng, South Africa, South Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy, Africa

  15. South Africa: Made in Khayelitsha, Sold in New YorkRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

    Inter Press Service 25 July 2008 Stephanie Nieuwoudt Cape Town Entering the Monkeybiz shop, one is confronted with hundreds of brightly coloured beaded animals, dolls, place mats and pictures.

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  16. Heyneke Meyer's Leicester lure Springbok Derick Hougaard to the Guinness PremiershipRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Telegraph.co.uk

    South Africans dominated the news this weekend, with Leicester announcing the signing of Blue Bulls fly-half Derick Hougaard the day after the Springboks recorded a historic win in New Zealand.

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  17. Free website to help spot the speed trapsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Motoring.co.za

    HOT SPOTS: This is Njection.com's page for Johannesburg; the orange and red dots show the locations of speed traps and red-light cameras respectively, as supplied by local users.

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  18. Gay community slams Qwelane's 'shocking' articleRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

    Cape Town's gay community will on Friday protest outside Media 24's offices in reaction to a "shocking homophobic article" written in the Sunday Sun , Cape Town Pride said.

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  19. Gauteng says reintegration going swimminglyRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

    The Gauteng provincial government believes favourable conditions exist for the reintegration of people displaced by xenophobic violence, according to a report in the Gauteng News on Friday.

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  20. 'ATM bombing' cop's case withdrawnRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Pretoria News

    The case against one of the two police officers arrested in connection with an ATM blast in the Vaal Rand has been temporarily withdrawn, Johannesburg police said on Friday.

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