[South Africa]
Al Jazeera: “Ramaphosa said his plan could unlock more than one trillion rand ($60bn) in investment over the next four years and create more than 800,000 jobs.”
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President Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President unveils $60bn plan to boost Economy
Jerusalema dance craze brings hope from Africa to the world
[Jerusalema]
Guardian: “The simple dance routine to the 2019 hit Jerusalema by Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode has provided an uplifting soundtrack for difficult times.”
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Black Lives Matter Shines Light on Police Brutality in Africa
[Police Brutality\Africa]
Campbell: “Police use of excessive force is an old song in Africa, and reform is difficult. Police forces tend to have been established by the former colonial powers, and they are national—a gendarmerie—rather than local”
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South Africa’s President: We Should Use COVID-19 To Strengthen Economic Inclusion
[South Africa\COVID-19]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations should be “enhanced” as part of a push to build a more inclusive economy in the wake of the country’s coronavirus crisis.
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SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT MEMBERS PROTEST PRESENCE OF F.W. DE KLERK DURING STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
[South Africa\FW De Klerk]
The EFF demanded FW De Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid-era president, be ejected from Parliament, accusing him of being “unrepentant.”
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SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA TRAVELS TO BRAZIL FOR 11TH BRICS SUMMIT
[Africa News\South Africa]
BRICS is an association of five major emerging countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – which together represent about 42% of the global population, 23% of GDP, 30% of the territory and 18% of the global trade.
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