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Scientists in South Africa discover a cure for the deadliest strain of tuberculosis
August 15, 2019November 17, 2020

Scientists in South Africa discover a cure for the deadliest strain of tuberculosis

The new drug regimen tested has shown a 90% success rate against a deadly plague, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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South African parliament approves national minimum wage bill
May 30, 2018November 17, 2020

South African parliament approves national minimum wage bill

South Africa’s parliament passed a national minimum wage bill by an overwhelming majority to tackle strikes and wage inequality.

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The South African Federation of Trade Unions presses ahead with nationwide protest over ‘poverty-level’ minimum wage
April 23, 2018November 17, 2020

The South African Federation of Trade Unions presses ahead with nationwide protest over ‘poverty-level’ minimum wage

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will go ahead with its planned nationwide mass mobilisation of workers to protest against the proposed “poverty-level” national minimum wage of R20 an hour and amendments to labour laws

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South African cabinet approves $1.43 an hour national minimum wage
November 3, 2017November 17, 2020

South African cabinet approves $1.43 an hour national minimum wage

Credit ratings agencies have said a minimum wage could help stabilise the labour market and reduce the number of costly strikes in Africa’s most industrialised economy.

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Google to create 10 million African jobs by 2022
August 7, 2017November 17, 2020

Google to create 10 million African jobs by 2022

Google is continuing in its aim to create 10 million African jobs in the next five years by training 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

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South Africa adopts a new constitution, abolishing apartheid
August 10, 1994November 4, 2020

South Africa adopts a new constitution, abolishing apartheid

Elections that year led to a coalition government with a nonwhite majority, marking the official end of the apartheid system.

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Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, is inaugurated
May 10, 1994November 11, 2020

Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, is inaugurated

In his inaugural address, Mandela, who spent 27 years of his life as a political prisoner of the South African government, declared that œthe time for the healing of the wounds has come.

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The United Democratic Front emerges in South Africa
March 22, 1983November 11, 2020

The United Democratic Front emerges in South Africa

The United Democratic Front was a major anti-apartheid organisation of the 1980s. The non-racial coalition of about 400 civic, church, students’, workers’ and other organisations was formed to fight the new Tricameral Parliament.

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Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony unite to form the Union of South Africa
May 31, 1910November 11, 2020

Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony unite to form the Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa is the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It included the territories that were formerly a part of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

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The Kingdom of Mapungubwe thrives in modern-day South Africa
March 18, 1100November 11, 2020

The Kingdom of Mapungubwe thrives in modern-day South Africa

The Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c.1075–1220) was a medieval state in South Africa located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, south of Great Zimbabwe.

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