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 »

South Africa: South Africans on Gaza Flotilla 'In Good Health', Release Under Way - Govt

Procedures for ensuring the safe return of the six South Africans detained by Israel after taking part in the Gaza flotilla are 'advancing steadily,' says Dirco. Read more »

South Africa: History Will Judge Israel 'Very Harshly' for the Atrocities Committed in Gaza - Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned that Israel has 'completely ignored' the rulings of the International Court of Justice, but the atrocities 'will and must' come to an… Read more »

South Africa: US's Kimmel Muzzled While SA's White Right Goes Full Prefect in Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder

Spurred on by an attempted US right-wing crackdown on Saying Bad Things About Charlie Kirk, South Africa's self-proclaimed head boy, Ernst Roets, is warning local chatterboxes that… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Shuttle Diplomacy Between Kyiv and Moscow Is At Ukraine's Direction, Says Dirco DG

Dirco director-general Zane Dangor, fresh from a visit to Ukraine, says Pretoria is being guided by Ukraine in its ongoing role of providing shuttle diplomacy between the warring… Read more »

Mali: Russia's Wagner Mercenary Group Has Failed in Mali, Says the Sentry

A major investigation has found that the mercenary 'private security' company has failed to accomplish its mission of defeating jihadists and separatists in the West African… Read more »

South Africa: Suspected Hitman of State Prosecutor Makes Court Appearance Amid Tight Security

Heavily armed police kept a watchful eye over court proceedings as a man suspected of murdering state prosecutor Tracy Brown made a brief court appearance on Monday. Read more »

South Africa: The National Dialogue At Least Has Us Debating Whether a Debate Is Needed

If the hope is that somehow the National Dialogue will persuade the government to do that which has been known for decades and in which there has only been failure, then it is… Read more »

South Africa: Ministers Slam SANDF Chief for His Remarks About Solidarity With Iran

The ministries of International Relations and Cooperation and of Defence have dissociated the government from SANDF chief Rudzani Maphwanya's remarks expressing solidarity with… Read more »

South Africa: Three Months Later, Trump's Afrikaner 'Refugees' Knuckle Down to Hard Reality in U.S.

Three months after the first group of Afrikaner 'refugees' left for the US, many have gone to ground. A handful are speaking openly about their new lives. Read more »

South Africa: Two Appear in Court After 30 Illegal Firearms Seized En Route to Cape Town

Two suspects arrested with unlicensed 9mm firearms have been charged with multiple counts, including possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of drugs (khat),… Read more »

South Africa: Rise Mzansi Has Lost Millions Over Its Israel Stance, Says Songezo Zibi

Taking a principled position on the situation in Gaza can be costly -- as one South African political party has discovered. Read more »

South Africa: How Refugee Comics Empower Displaced Voices Amid Global Crisis of Migration

Comic books and graphic novels written by refugees counter the one-dimensional version found in most visual media. Read more »