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Now playing Next South Africa South Africa says BRICS summit next month will be in-person Although it is not clear if Vladimir Putin plans to attend the BRICS summit in South Africa next month, Pretoria says it will be in person despite an international arrest warrant for the Russian leader. 10/07/2023
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Now playing Next Green News Could South Africa’s energy ‘disaster’ speed up its solar rollout? President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to "a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months." 13/02/2023
Now playing Next no comment South Africans demand an end to power cuts People in South Africa marched to protest power cuts that can leave them without electricity for 12 hours a day. The marchers demanded "power for the people". 25/01/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Delegates arrives to conference as Ramaphosa seeks re-election Despite being embroiled in a scandal, Ramaphosa looks set to be re-elected by the delegates of the ANC party. 16/12/2022
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Now playing Next no comment South Africa’s public service unions demand higher salaries South Africa’s public service unions called for a one-day strike, demanding higher wages amidst high inflation. 23/11/2022
Now playing Next Green News Shell banned from oil exploration on South Africa’s Wild Coast In 2021, the South African government granted petroleum giant Shell exploration rights off the nation’s eastern coast. On Thursday, these rights were revoked. 02/09/2022