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BYD to nearly triple South Africa dealers’ network by next year | REUTERS
Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD plans to nearly triple its dealership network in South Africa by next year as it looks to grow its market share…
South African businesses on edge as VAT hike looms | Reuters
An upcoming value-added tax hike is worrying small-scale business owners in South Africa, where the economy already faces several headwinds including power supply issues, political…
South African white separatists want Trump’s help to become state | REUTERS
The residents of Orania — a group of white Afrikaners with a population of 3,000 — want US President Donald Trump to help them become…
South Africa’s openly gay imam shot dead in ambush | REUTERS
Muhsin Hendricks, said to be the world’s first openly gay imam and who ran a mosque in Cape Town for marginalized Muslims, was shot dead…
Congo rebels seize airport, president seeks foreign support | REUTERS
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the region’s second biggest city,…
South African party accuses Afrikaner organization of treason | REUTERS
South Africa’s MK party filed a criminal complaint of treason against a group lobbying for the white Afrikaner minority after Donald Trump cut aid to…
White South Africans turn down Trump’s offer | REUTERS
President Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates. #News #SouthAfrica #USA #Trump #Reuters…
South Africa police accused of ‘state sponsored massacre’ at mine | REUTERS
South African rescuers ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine near the town of Stilfontein. At least 78 people died…
Drone captures waves as #Beryl nears Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic and Haiti were expecting tropical storm conditions on Tuesday (July 2), according to an advisory from the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC),…
Hurricane Beryl inundates eastern Caribbean | REUTERS
Hurricane Beryl battered eastern Caribbean islands on Monday (July 1) and Tuesday (July 2), setting the tone for what the World Meteorological Organization calls a…
