South Africa: The Chilling Case of Nokuthula Simelane - - Justice Delayed By Political Interference

The Khampepe Commission into TRC prosecution delays has heard how investigator Andrew Leask linked security police to the 1983 kidnapping and prolonged, violent torture of student… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Lured to Fight for Russia in Ukraine Are On Their Way Home

Most of the 17 South Africans who were trapped on the front line in Ukraine are out of the war zone. They were allegedly recruited by the MK party. Read more »

South Africa: Bombing Aftermath - Worcester's Apology Was Real - - Our Reconciliation Isn't

Thirty years after a bombing intended to kill black people, South Africa still struggles to decide who must carry the cost of reconciliation. Read more »

South Africa: Gangs Are a Symptom of a Disease the Army Is Unqualified to Treat

Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible to ignore, the state reaches for the same blunt… Read more »

South Africa: Joy in Eastern Cape As Ramaphosa Extends SANDF Deployment

The army will be deployed to fight gangsterism in the Western Cape and illegal mining in Gauteng within 10 days, said acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia. He also added a new… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa's Decision to Deploy the SANDF Is Deeply Flawed. Here's Why

President Ramaphosa's deployment of the SANDF against gangsterism overlooks critical issues, revealing the military's struggle against neglect and underfunding while failing to… Read more »

South Africa: State of the Nation in the Shadow of the Water Tanker

A year after bold promises, Cyril Ramaphosa's weak spots are clear: taps and safety. The rest of the Cabinet tells a better story. Read more »

South Africa: The Toll of Gun Violence - What I See At the Coalface

The grandmother who died from a gunshot wound that she did not sustain. The medics who quit working in a war zone that they never signed up for. The ripple effect and loss of gun… Read more »

South Africa: SA-Israel Spat - Tit-for-Tat Envoy Expulsions Rooted in Much Bigger 'Ideological War' Over Gaza

South Africa's expulsion of the Israeli chargé d'affaires and Israel's reciprocal response emphasise a collapse in relations. These 'persona non grata' declarations are… Read more »

South Africa: SANDF's Apparent Impunity Demands Immediate Action From Ramaphosa

Members of the SANDF appear to believe they are above the law, which raises questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has proper control of our armed forces. Read more »

Africa: Why Africa's Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First

Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system,… Read more »

Africa: Broken Promises, Shattered Hopes - - the Plight of African Climate Migrants Seeking Work in 'Wealthier' SA

Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country. Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Should Fire Motshekga and All of SANDF Top Brass for Iran Fiasco, Say Experts

Military experts urge President Ramaphosa to dismiss Defence Minister Motshekga and SANDF leaders for failing to enforce his order to withdraw Iranian warships during joint… Read more »

South Africa: Motshekga Orders Inquiry Into Why Ramaphosa's Orders to Withdraw Iranian Warships From Exercise Weren't Obeyed

Defence minister said the president's orders were 'clearly communicated to all parties'. Read more »

South Africa: US Embassy in Pretoria Criticises Iran's Participation in Naval Drill Off Simon's Town

The US embassy has condemned the South African military for allegedly defying presidential orders by allowing Iran to join naval exercises in False Bay. Labelling Iran a 'state… Read more »

South Africa: SANDF Apparently Defied Presidential Orders to Remove Iran From a Joint Naval Exercise

Three Iranian navy ships remain in False Bay -- and one participated in exercise Will for Peace, according to the SANDF. Read more »

South Africa: Iran Pulls Out of Joint Naval Exercise Amid Political Tensions

Iran has three warships waiting in False Bay, but they will not join South Africa, China, Russia and the UAE in the naval exercise Will for Peace. Read more »

South Africa: Bekkersdal Mass Shooting - Motive Unknown After 9 Killed, Municipality Urges Army Deployment

Fewer than three weeks after a mass shooting at a tavern in Gauteng, another attack in the province, this time in Bekkersdal, has left nine people dead. Read more »

South Africa: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla Resigns As an MP After Allegedly Duping Party Members to Fight for Russia

uMkhonto Wesizwe party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has resigned from Parliament after criminal charges were laid against her for allegedly duping party supporters to fight for Russia… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Opposition Crisis Is a Mirror of Power Misunderstood and Purpose Misplaced

Africa's democratic future will not be secured by louder protests or donor-funded theatrics; it will be built by opposition movements that master the mechanics of power. The… Read more »

South Africa: El Fasher Descends Into Chaos With UN Reporting Mass Killings and Unprecedented Human Rights Violations

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation called upon 'all external actors and countries involved in this crisis to adhere to international law'. Read more »

South Africa: UN Special Rapporteur Says Israel's Gaza Genocide Fuelled By Western Support

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, says the US sanctions on her have been 'utterly impairing'. Read more »

Tanzania: Tensions Rise in Zanzibar With Polls Expected to Be Fiercely Contested

Tanzania's mainland election is a done deal, but the ACT-Wazalendo opposition is giving the ruling CCM a real fight in Zanzibar. Read more »

South Africa: Midddle East Crisis - - 'Activists Are the Antibodies of a Healthy Society,' Says UN's Francesca Albanese

On the eve of giving the 2025 Nelson Mandela annual lecture, an interview with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian… Read more »

Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions

The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »