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ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — The situation for foreigners in South Africa is deteriorating, Nigeria's foreign minister said Monday, as anti-immigrant mobs h...
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  Several thousands more foreign nationals clamoured to leave South Africa Friday, many of them gathered near the Zi...
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DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) -- Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals aft...
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Eustaquio's stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match o...
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South Africa stun South Korea to make World Cup history
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Xenophobic violence in South Africa fuels World Cup backlash across continent
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Anti-migrant violence in South Africa has led to some citizens of other African countries using the World Cup to show their displeasure with the devel...
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Anti-migrant violence leaves even South Africans living in fear
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Mexico beat South Africa to kick off World Cup
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) —Mexico ignited their World Cup party with a dominant 2-0 victory over nine-man South Africa on Thursday as the biggest ever...
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World Cup kicks off with co-hosts Mexico taking early advantage
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The World Cup kicked off on Thursday as co-hosts Mexico took an early lead against South Africa in front of 80,000 fans in...
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Nigeria, following Ghana, warns South Africa over xenophobic attacks
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ABIJA, Nigeria (AFP) —Nigeria's government has summoned South Africa's top diplomat in Abuja over attacks on foreigners in the country, the foreign mi...
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Trinidad police seize $6.3 million worth of ganja
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Sunday said it seized more than TT$6.3 million worth of marijuana that ...
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South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) —  The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South...
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West Indies ‘tick boxes’ in shortened T20 against South Africa
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West Indies under-19 through to Super Six
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‘We were like saviours’: Jimmy Cliff’s historic performance in Apartheid era South Africa
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Observer Online presents the second story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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G20 grapples with splintering world order
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South Africa beat Rwanda to qualify for 2026 World Cup
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South Africa court jails seven Chinese nationals for human trafficking
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)-A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Mala...
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South Africa, Caricom summit to be held in Addis Ababa
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LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP)—South Africa inflicted a humiliating seven-wicket defeat upon England in the first one-day international in Leeds on Tuesd...
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