International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane spoke to us about South Africa reaping economic rewards from its diplomacy.
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Kenyan investigators are questioning police and workers suspected of taking advantage of a fire at Nairobi’s main airport to steal cash and alcohol.
Forty-seven people have been arrested after a shop owner shot two men dead in Diepsloot on Sunday.
The image of burning tyres and looting shops appears to have been President Zuma’s main concern during his address at the New Age media briefing.
A security guard has said that police also looted shops during the violent protests in Zamdela.
The national plan entails spending a bit more than 10% of South Africa’s entire annual wealth and its gross domestic product.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa insists he has not used state funds to renovate his house, and hopes to "unmask those behind these … accusations".
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/ 5 February 2012
Police have arrested 43 people in Thabong for public violence and looting, which have been linked to unemployment protests and xenophobia.
The riots cannot be explained by criminality or deprivation alone. But they were unwise and failed to advance any cause.