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On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa.”They’re all different,” the 55-year-old farmer said of the assorted blooms from the diverse Proteaceae family that has more …

S.Africa’s iconic protea flower relocates as climate warmsThu, 19 Jun 2025 05:40:35 GMT Read More »

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said the massive, joyous welcome his team received when returning home on Wednesday from their World Test Championship final triumph was a sign of how special the achievement was.Bavuma and his team-mates were greeted by several thousand supporters when they landed in Johannesburg following a five-wicket win over Australia in the …

South Africa captain Bavuma hails special Test triumphWed, 18 Jun 2025 18:23:10 GMT Read More »

Britain has refused to grant an entry visa to a radical leftist South African politician at the centre of false US claims that whites in South Africa are facing persecution, a local media report said Wednesday.The UK visa office said the presence of Julius Malema in Britain “would not be conducive to the public good”, …

UK denies visa to radical S.African politicianWed, 18 Jun 2025 18:09:18 GMT Read More »

Nigeria has taken delivery from the Netherlands of 119 pieces of priceless “Benin Bronze” artefacts looted more than 120 years ago, the country’s museum commission and the Dutch embassy said Wednesday.It is the latest return of artefacts to Africa, as pressure mounts on Western governments and institutions to hand back the spoils of colonial oppression.”On …

Netherlands returns over 100 Benin Bronzes looted from NigeriaWed, 18 Jun 2025 15:07:10 GMT Read More »

Several thousand supporters were at the main airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday to welcome home World Test Championship winners South Africa.Temba Bavuma captained the Proteas to a five-wicket triumph over long-time rivals Australia at Lord’s last Saturday to end a 27-year major trophy drought.He and coach Shukri Conrad were the first to greet cheering supporters, …

South Africans welcome home Test champions the ProteasWed, 18 Jun 2025 09:59:49 GMT Read More »

Cameroon is counting down to a presidential election with key questions over the health of 92-year-old veteran leader Paul Biya, separatist violence in its English-speaking regions and ethnic tensions all unresolved.With less than four months until the first ballot is cast, any prospective challenger will have to soon announce their tilt at taking over the …

Leader’s health, separatist violence loom over Cameroon voteWed, 18 Jun 2025 05:53:55 GMT Read More »

Security forces and hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs clashed with protesters in Kenya on Tuesday, with a police officer’s shooting of an unarmed bystander triggering widespread anger.Tensions were already high in the east African country as it marks a year since massive Gen Z-led protests over the economy, and fresh demonstrations have …

Anger over Kenya police shooting as protesters clash with ‘goons’Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:08:49 GMT Read More »

Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday that they were seeking to put a 92-year-old former diplomat on trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.Etienne Davignon is the only one still alive among 10 Belgians who were accused of complicity in the murder of the independence icon in a 2011 lawsuit filed by Lumumba’s children.If …

Belgium seeks to try ex-official over 1961 killing of Congo leaderTue, 17 Jun 2025 14:58:09 GMT Read More »

Security forces and hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs clashed with protesters in Kenya on Tuesday, leaving at least nine injured, as they demonstrated against the killing of a man in police custody.AFP journalists saw a police officer shoot a bystander at close range in the head, with video of the incident triggering …

Nine hurt as Kenya police, motorbike ‘goons’ clash with protestersTue, 17 Jun 2025 14:25:08 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of men armed with whips and clubs attacked protesters in Kenya on Tuesday as they demonstrated against the recent killing of a man in police custody, AFP journalists saw.Tensions have risen as the east African country approaches the first anniversary of massive Gen Z-led protests sparked by tax rises, which the government has been …

Motorbike-riding ‘goons’ attack Kenya protestersTue, 17 Jun 2025 12:13:21 GMT Read More »