July 23, 2025
South Africa: SA Government Officially Withdraws Recognition of Taiwan's Office in Pretoria
Taiwan has rejected the move and threatened to retaliate, saying that Pretoria had bowed to pressure from Beijing. Read more »
South Africa: U.S. House of Reps Committee Passes First Round of Anti-South Africa Bill
The Bill calls for a review of US-SA relations and for sanctions against the South African government and ANC leaders. Read more »
July 17, 2025
Africa: Africa Needs a Voice On Information Integrity and Media Freedom At G20 Summit
South Africa's G20 presidency shouldn't drop the baton passed by Brazil on this crucial issue that underpins good governance. Read more »
July 15, 2025
South Africa: Presidency Condemns DA's 'Latest Effort to Embarrass' Special Envoy Mcebisi Jonas
Ramaphosa's spokesperson said, 'The DA is trying cheaply but dangerously to exploit a critical engagement between South Africa and the United States to protest President… Read more »
July 13, 2025
South Africa: Trump Tariffs Threaten Thousands of Eastern Cape Manufacturing Jobs - - but Mitigating Action Can Be Taken
Thousands of direct and indirect jobs in manufacturing in the Eastern Cape are at risk from the impacts of the new US tariffs. What can be done to mitigate against this? Read more »
July 01, 2025
South Africa: I Grew Up 'Coloured' in Apartheid SA - Now I Cry for My Beloved Country, the US
When I arrived as a graduate student in New York in 1983, the city and the country were in the middle of a vibrant anti-apartheid campaign. I never dreamt that 40 years later I… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Mozambique: Death in Mozambique After US Funding Cuts - A Health System Crumbles
After the abrupt termination of American aid, the health system in central Mozambique descended into chaos. Read more »
June 16, 2025
Southern Africa: Southern African Countries Removed From UN 'Hunger Hotspot' List As Harvests Improve
For southern Africa at least, this is a welcome development which will blunt the twin blades of hunger and food inflation while lifting growth in economies that rely heavily on… Read more »
January 22, 2016
Congo-Kinshasa: The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Ghosts of History and the Policing of Remembrance
January 17 marked the 55th anniversary of the US- and Belgian-orchestrated assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Democratic… Read more »
