Tafi Mhaka: Malema “Kill the Boer” chant is a cry for change
On May 25, Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), closed his campaign rally at...
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Trump ‘white farmers’ image falsely depicts Congo victims
The evidence of alleged mass extermination of white South African farmers presented by President Donald Trump in a White House...
Tafi Mhaka: What Cyril Ramaphosa should have said to Trump
On May 21, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stunned the world by announcing that his government had officially granted refugee...
Children trafficked and abused in South African illegal mines
A child trafficking and sexual abuse crisis is unfolding in South Africa's illegal mines as children are systematically exploited by...
South African FM denies accusations of a white genocide
South Africa's foreign minister Ronald Lamola has denied the claims by the United States that a genocide of white Afrikaners...
South African president criticises white refugees fleeing to US
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticized a group of 59 white South Africans who recently arrived in the United...
South Africa withdraws peacekeepers from eastern Congo
South African armed forces officials have confirmed that they have begun the process of withdrawing peacekeepers from eastern Congo, which...
South Africa to reopen apartheid-era crime inquiries
South Africa have revealed on April 30th the reopening of investigations into several apartheid-era crimes, including the 1985 killings of...
Mohamed Adow: Trump’s push on fossil-fuels in Africa must be rejected
President Donald Trump’s administration has recently taken to urging African leaders to burn more planet-heating fossil fuels, and in particular...
South Africa’s unity government faces rift over national budget
South Africa's fragile unity government faced new turmoil on April 2nd as the Democratic Alliance voted against the national budget,...
Haitham El-Zobaidi: Algeria and South Africa are allergic to progressive politics
Two particular African countries stand out by continuing to dwell on issues of colonialism and racism while the world is...
Ramaphosa rejects claims of white persecution in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently stated on March 24th that the claims of white people being persecuted in South...
Rubio declares South African ambassador ‘persona non grata’
On March 14th, US Senator Marco Rubio declared South Africa’s ambassador to the US “persona non grata,” a move that...
South African budget rejected for first time since 1994
Divisions in the South African coalition government have thrown new budget plans into doubt after months of delay. BBC News...
South Africa’s budgets sparks controversy over VAT hike
On March 12th, weeks after the expected budget announcement deadline, South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana finally delivered it—but not...
