Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Wednesday, February 11, 2015, marked the 25-year anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, an event that was celebrated around the world and which led to the liberation of South Africa following decades of Apartheid … Read More
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Pretoria has officially announced that travellers from Zambia no longer require to produce proof of Yellow Fever vaccination when entering South Africa following the World Health Organisation’s listing of Zambia among low-risk countries. Zambia’s High Commissioner … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Press Association (SAPA) announced that it would close down in March after nearly 70 years of uninterrupted service. This follows months of speculation with founding members pulling out of the entity. … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Tuesday commemorated the Day of Reconciliation by reflecting on two of the most important historical events that shaped the country. In apartheid South Africa, December 16 marked the 1838 anniversary … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans marked on Friday the first anniversary of the death of world statesman, Nelson Mandela, with an outpouring of public support. Mandela died on 5 December, 2013, at the age of 95. … Read More
Oscar Pistorius Judge Thokozile Masipa sentenced “blade runner” Oscar Pistorius to five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. “The following is what I consider is a sentence that is fair and just both … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a dramatic development in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legal challenge against the estate of Nelson Mandela, her defence is claiming that her divorce from the former world statesman was fraudulently obtained. Court documents which have … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A group of 14 Nobel Peace Laureates called on Monday on President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was once again blocked by Pretoria. … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Lesotho’s Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled over the weekend, remains in South Africa despite a Pretoria-brokered agreement between feuding parties that paved the way for his return. Thabane, whose Maseru home was surrounded … Read More
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Greenpeace on Thursday launched its anti-coal project that puts a human face on coal and challenges South Africans to question the source of the country’s energy. Over 90% of South Africa’s electricity is generated from … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Black families who were removed from their land during the Apartheid era in South Africa can now seek redress in terms of a claims process which was reopened this week for those who failed to … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – With less than three weeks before a global television audience witnesses the start of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, perhaps the most sensational murder trial since that of former American sports star O.J. Simpson … Read More
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is undefeated as a professional, arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a week-long visit which will see him promoting the sport in the country. It will be … Read More
