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South Africa

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Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa
Capitals Cape Town
Pretoria
Bloemfontein
Dialing code +27
Currency South African rand
Population56. 72 million (2017)
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About South Africa


South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
Dec 3,2023 8:41 pm

...By Fergal KeaneBBC NewsThirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to a country experiencing increasing political violence in a key region to see what happened to the hopes and promises of a better nation...

BBC Sound of 2024: Tyla, Last Dinner Party and Kenya Grace tipped for success

BBC Sound of 2024: Tyla, Last Dinner Party and Kenya Grace tipped for success
Dec 3,2023 7:21 pm

... South Africa s Tyla also makes the cut, hot on the heels of her hit single Water; as does Nigeria s Ayra Starr...

Israel-Gaza war: The Red Cross's delicate role in hostage crises

Israel-Gaza war: The Red Cross's delicate role in hostage crises
Nov 27,2023 12:11 pm

... Global hotspotsDuring Nelson Mandela s long imprisonment in apartheid South Africa, the ICRC visited him regularly on Robben Island...

Argentina election: Javier Milei's radical proposals face test of reality

Argentina election: Javier Milei's radical proposals face test of reality
Nov 26,2023 11:41 am

... Mr Milei s predecessor, outgoing left-wing President Alberto Fernández, had carefully nurtured ties with Beijing and had welcomed an invitation to join Brics, the China-led group which also comprises Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa...

Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole

Oscar Pistorius to be freed on parole
Nov 24,2023 6:41 am

... Pistorius, now 37, was sentenced by a South African court in 2016 to serve 13 years in prison...

Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety'

Climate change: Rise in Google searches around ‘anxiety'
Nov 21,2023 9:11 pm

... Countries in the Global South - such as Chile, the Philippines and South Africa - represented smaller shares of search queries...

Obama, Clooney and Gates: 'We can end child marriage in a generation'

Obama, Clooney and Gates: 'We can end child marriage in a generation'
Nov 20,2023 10:51 pm

... " The three women spoke exclusively to BBC 100 Women during a visit to Malawi and South Africa...

Hannes Strydom: Ex-South Africa rugby star dies in car crash

Hannes Strydom: Ex-South Africa rugby star dies in car crash
Nov 20,2023 7:31 am

...By Gem O ReillyBBC NewsSouth Africa s former rugby star Hannes Strydom has died in a car accident at the age of 58...

Ukraine round-up: Russia hits railways as US pledges extra weapons

Nov 17,2023 3:21 am

Russia hit railway infrastructure across Ukraine on Monday with the aim of disrupting foreign weapons supplies, while the US declared it would provide more weapons despite Moscow's objections.

At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in Russian strikes in the Vinnytsia region, according to Ukrainian officials.

The railways are also used by civilians moving between cities or attempting to flee conflict zones. Last month some 50 civilians - Many of them trying to evacuate to safer locations - were killed by a Russian

Elsewhere on Monday, plans for a humanitarian corridor To Let civilians leave The Siege at the steelworks in Mariupol failed to come together.

Moscow said there would be a ceasefire around The Plant in the early afternoon but Ukraine 's deputy Prime Minister said No Agreement had been reached and that Russia was acting unilaterally.

US wants Russia 'weakened'

so it no longer posed a threat to other nations.

He was speaking in Poland A Day after he and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

The US announced an additional $713m (£559m) of military aid to the Ukrainian government and 15 other allied European governments.

The Bbc 's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale says Mr Austin's words highlight America's growing involvement in The War in Ukraine .

Russia's ambassador in Washington said Moscow had sent a diplomatic note demanding an end to the US supply of weapons to Ukraine .

Escaping a Russian detention camp

The city of Mariupol is now almost under full Russian control, and civilians who want to escape often find themselves in " filtration camps" where they remain before being evacuated.

, and of what happens to people suspected by Russian authorities of having links to the Ukrainian military or government.

" It was like a true concentration camp, " 49-year-old Oleksandr said. He was speaking to The Bbc after escaping Russian-controlled territory and travelling to Lviv in Western Ukraine .

Holding the Front Line in Donbas - for eight years

Ukrainian forces have been holding The Line against Russian-backed separatists in Donbas since 2014 but what was sporadic fighting has now turned into a full-blown war.

" It's become much harder, " " We have bomb attacks, rocket attacks Every Day , all The Time , every hour. "

After its retreat from Kyiv three weeks ago, Russia has refocused its military efforts in Eastern Ukraine with its goal of taking the whole of the Donbas region.

Do sporting sanctions work?

Last week the Wimbledon tennis championship announced that Russian and Belarusian players would be barred from taking part in The Tournament .

It is the latest in a long list of sporting events and governing bodies to impose restrictions on Russian teams or individuals, regardless of whether or not they have links to The Russian government.

But how likely is it that sanctions like this could influence Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine ?

considers the history of sporting sanctions, particularly how they helped to end apartheid in his homeland South Africa .

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Source of news: bbc.com

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