April 24, 2023
South Africa: Trapped South Africans Embark On Precarious Rescue Mission From Sudan Conflict Zone
A 'multi-SA government department' effort has assisted 41 trapped South Africans to be bussed out of Sudan, said Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman. A further 29 South Africans are… Read more »
April 23, 2023
South Africa: 'Gold Mafia' Whistle-Blower Places Wanted Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Gupta, Zuma Circles
Dawood Ibrahim is one of India's most wanted terror suspects and is accused of working with the Taliban. An Al Jazeera exposé places him in this country during Jacob Zuma's… Read more »
April 19, 2023
South Africa: Refugee Families Camped Outside UNHCR Offices in Pretoria on Brink of Eviction
The refugees say they do not want to return to their homes in South Africa or to their countries of origin -- they want to be sent to a third country. Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: In Apparent Effort Not to Upset Putin's Russia, ANC Government Bans Arms Sales to Poland
The ANC's South Africa has bet firmly on a dark side of history in selecting its partner of choice in the Russification of its foreign and domestic policy. Its choice is not based… Read more »
February 15, 2023
South Africa: Smoke, Mirrors - Naval Exercise Mosi II Is a Potemkin Village
If the South Africans participating in Exercise Mosi II are impressed they would, I suspect, be falling for one of the oldest tricks in the book. Read more »
February 13, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Mayor Says 'Voetsek' to Docked Russian Frigate Admiral Gorshkov
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Russian warship not welcome in the Mother City: 'Cape Town will not be complicit in Russia's evil war.' Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group Leads Russia's African Front in Cold War With the West
As men are being slaughtered on all sides in a grinding war of attrition for the control of destroyed Ukrainian cities, the new Cold War between Russia and the West is being played… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Mozambique: Defence Officials Probe 'Despicable' Video of Soldiers Apparently Burning Insurgent Bodies
Defence officials are investigating a "despicable" video circulating on social media which seems to show regional soldiers, including at least one member of the South African… Read more »
August 15, 2012
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 »