JULIUS MALEMA SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON AND FINED R60,000

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A South African court has sentenced Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to five years of direct imprisonment.

Malema received a five-year prison sentence and another two-year sentence that was ordered to run concurrently with the five years.

NO PLANS TO IMPORT BEES FROM SOUTH AFRICA

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform says there are no plans to import any bees into the country from South Africa.

ITHETE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO RAMAPHOSA

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Namibia's High Commissioner to South Africa, Nangula Ithete, has presented her letters of credence to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ithete was one of the 20 foreign envoys who handed their letters of credence from heads of mission-designate.

The ceremony was held in Pretoria.

Regional police chiefs conclude Kasane meeting

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The 3-day consultative meeting of police chiefs from the six member countries—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—concluded yesterday in Kasane, Botswana.

Mantashe urges African unity in EU negotiations

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South African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe called on the 54 African nations to 'speak with one voice' when negotiating with the European Union, noting that continental unity is not merely a slogan but a 'strategic imperative'.