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South Africans remember 100 years of destructive land act

Jacob Zuma says ANC-led government will not be able to meet their redistribution targets set in 1994The notorious 1913 Land Act destroyed communities, families, homes and livelihoods. One hundred years later, South Africans remember the Act that prohibited black people from owing, leasing or buying land in what was then called the Union of South Africa.

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AU on collision course with Sadc over Zimbabwe elections

Finance minister Tendai Biti has insisted that there is no money for the $130 million electionsThe African Union has dispatched a nine member advance team of election observers to Zimbabwe ahead of polls President Mugabe wants held by July 31.

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Lalao Ravalomanana: Madagascar's ex first lady, an undaunted presidential candidate

Lalao ravalomanana, former first lady of Madagascar, is a candidate in the pending presidential elections/Photo©RivaPressThe wife of the former president is one of the frontrunners in the 23 August elections, but her husband's role in the campaign remains ambiguous.

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Health gap narrows between developed and poor states

Medical personnel working with Medecin de Monde conduct HIV tests at Ouidah's hospital near Cotonou November 28, 2007/Photo©ReutersSignificant progress has been made in improving health in the poorest countries, narrowing the gap between nations with the best and worst health status in the past two decades, World Health Organisation (WHO) 2013 statistics indicate.

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Nelson Mandela: Well-wishes pour in

Nelson MandelaSouth Africans from across the racial divide continue to send messages of support to Nobel Laureate and the country's first president, Nelson Mandela, who is spending his 11th day in hospital.

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Cautious optimism for retailers amid Africa's growth prospects

Executive director of Shoprite, Christo Wiese/Photo©HETTY ZANTMAN/FINANCIAL MAIL/GALLO IMAGES/GETTY IMAGESWhile many say that Africa's time is now, Shoprite's executive director, Christo Wiese says that retail expansion across the continent will take time and effort.

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