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Jan 8, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Mo Allie |Naomi Rainey
This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Cape Town’s port is essential to South Africa’s agricultural sector — with around 55% of fresh produce and as much as 80% of fruit being exported from the dock. As crops are perishable, delays can mean a loss of quality and value. But farmers and other import and export businesses have faced backlogs and inefficiency in recent years.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
marketplace.org | Mo Allie |Naomi Rainey
Cape Town is ranked as the world's worst-performing port. So what is needed to turn its fortunes around?
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
news24.com | Mo Allie
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
marketplace.org | Mo Allie
This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. The number of gamers in Africa has doubled over the last five years, according to the Dutch research company . It predicts Africa’s gaming industry will generate more than $1 billion this year for the first time ever. Much of the growth, which is being led by Nigeria and South Africa, is down to the continent’s young population, increased internet access and cheaper smartphones.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Mo Allie
Holders South Africa are currently taking part in the 2023 Rugby World Cup in FranceSouth Africa's flag will fly proudly at Sunday's highly anticipated Rugby World Cup quarter-final between hosts France and the Springboks as well as at the Cricket World Cup in India, following representations by the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sports (Saids) to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Gloria Aradi |Mo Allie |Daniel Gallan
Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty ImagesAll MPs from Zimbabwe's main opposition party have been suspended for six parliament sittings and will not receive salaries for the nexttwo months. Speaker Jacob Mudenda made the call after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) held protests in parliament, saying 15 of its MPs had been tricked into losing their seats. On Monday, a man pretending to be the CCC's secretary general wrote a letter to Speaker claiming the 15 MPs were no longer party members.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Mo Allie |Daniel Gallan |Nobuhle Simelane
Posted at 14:55 9 Oct14:55 9 Oct Oscar Pistorius, seen here in court in 2014, has now served more than half his sentence, a South African court has ruledImage caption: Oscar Pistorius, seen here in court in 2014, has now served more than half his sentence, a South African court has ruled South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has served more than half his sentence for the 2013 murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, which means he is technically...
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia |Gloria Aradi |Mo Allie
Hanan Neji said she was pleased with her performanceImage caption: Hanan Neji said she was pleased with her performanceThe top student in this year’s national examsin Ethiopia has said she is "very pleased". Hanan Neji may have excelled, but overall the national performance was one of the worst the country has ever seen. Many Ethiopians have been expressing their shock over the massfailure rate after only 3.2% of students passed in the Grade 12 university entrance exams this year.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Mo Allie
South Africa, who are currently defending their Rugby World Cup title in France, could have to play without their national flag if Wada impose sanctions on the countryThe South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (Saids) intends to lodge an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the threat of sanctions following the country's failure to update its anti-doping legislation.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Azeezat Olaoluwa |Wedaeli Chibelushi |Mo Allie
Posted at 16:21 6 Oct16:21 6 OctPascaline Bongo, seen here in 2008, was the chief of staff for her father, Omar BongoImage caption: Pascaline Bongo, seen here in 2008, was the chief of staff for her father, Omar BongoPascalineBongo, the sister of Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo, will reportedly face trialin France in January 2024, on suspicion of corruption.
