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South Africa’s governing ANC promises ‘better life’ at manifesto launch

South Africa’s governing ANC promises ‘better life’ at manifesto launch

SOUTH Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa said that his party, the African National Congress (ANC), would build on the successes of the last three decades and work to resolve the country's challenges of high unemployment, crime and poverty should it win decisively at the polls. Ramaphosa outlined his party's six priority areas at its election manifesto launch in Durban, a coastal city in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. Recent polls suggest the ANC is at risk of losing its parliamentary majority in the May 29 election for the first time since Nelson Mandela led the country through its first democratic elections at…
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Ball, Dream, New Life: How soccer freestyling revolutionized a life

Ball, Dream, New Life: How soccer freestyling revolutionized a life

IN the dark alleys of Greyville and the rough neighbourhoods of Eldorado Park, Newclare, and Westbury, Patel Zain’s early life was ensnared in a web of violence, drug abuse, and crime. As he explained in an interview with bird story agency, his rough childhood experiences had a strong influence on the choices that led to his involvement in drug trafficking and crime. But a drug-related conviction in 2009 threatened to define his future. “The conviction was my lowest but being a strong-willed person, I knew I had a chance of turning my life around,” he explained. After serving his prison…
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Grandmothers combat looting, crime in SA

Grandmothers combat looting, crime in SA

KIM HARRISBERG AS looters ran through the streets of Johannesburg, South African grandmother Evelyne turned off her lights, stood by her window and carefully lifted her curtain, surveying the chaos as gunshots and screams filled the night air. The 72-year-old was guarding her property, but she was also gathering information to share with her neighbourhood watch team, made up of a few male patrollers and about a dozen grandmothers in the inner city's Bertrams neighbourhood. "I was scared to go outside, but I heard that there were gunshots coming from a nearby shop and groups of men running through the…
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