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S.Africa delays much-criticised state secrets bill

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) delayed presenting to parliament a widely criticised state-secrecy bill that makes the jailing of whistleblowers legal, lawmakers said on Monday.

S.Africa's Zuma asks for new probe of arms deal

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma gives a statement after meeting with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya residence in Tripoli April 10, 2011.
South African President Jacob Zuma will appoint a commission to investigate a multi-billion dollar arms deal, his office said on Thursday, in a new probe into corruption allegations against several companies and top officials including Zuma himself.

New S.Africa wrestles with its old struggle songs

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One of the most powerful weapons in a South African politician's arsenal may be silenced after a court ruled this week that songs once used to rally support against apartheid could be considered hate speech in the country's new democracy.
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S.Africa's Malema found guilty of hate speech

South Africa's firebrand ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema was found guilty on Monday of hate speech for singing an apartheid-era song that called for the killing of white farmers.
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South Africa's Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivers the 2010 budget speech at parliament in Cape Town

S.Africa throws Swaziland $370 mln lifeline

South Africa has agreed to a 2.5 billion rand bailout for Swaziland to help it through a budget crunch that had prompted unprecedented protests against Africa's last absolute monarch, officials said on Wednesday.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma gives a statement after meeting with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya residence in Tripoli April 10, 2011.

S.Africa may reopen arms deal probe, pressuring Zuma

South African police may reopen a corruption probe into a multi-billion dollar arms deal involving several companies and high profile officials including President Jacob Zuma to see if charges can be instituted a decade after the transaction.
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In Africa, Hillary Clinton Tells Leaders to Abandon Qaddafi

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged African leaders to halt their support for besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lest they find themselves on the wrong side of history in a speech at the African Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Clinton to discuss Libya with allies next week

United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton will attend an international meeting next week to talk about the situation in Libya, as NATO seeks to accelerate the campaign to end his rule.

Libyan opposition turns down AU peace proposal

Libyan rebels in Benghazi has rejected a peace proposal put forth by a delegation of African Union (AU) who visited them after they conferred with Moammar Gaddafi, who earlier endorsed the plan.

Zuma of South Africa leads peace delegation to Libya

A delegation of African leaders, headed by South African President Jacob Zuma, are on their way to Libya in an attempt to mediate the crisis in that war-torn country, according to the South African foreign ministry.

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