The DA has welcomed the latest announcement from IPID that the blue light bullies who were involved in assaulting unarmed civilians in early July were processed at Sandton Police Station on Sunday and will appear in Randburg Magistrate’s Court today. Independent Police Investigative Directorate spokesman Robbie Raburabu confirmed that the eight cops would be processed […]

Kenyans largely ignored a call by the opposition to boost anti-government protests on Thursday 20 July 2023, although isolated clashes flared in the capital between police and stone-throwing demonstrators. Police fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, an opposition stronghold, AFP journalists saw, but no violence was reported elsewhere in contrast to […]

Liberia’s election commission published Thursday 20 July 2023 a preliminary list of candidates for October’s legislative election, with women accounting for only 15 per cent of nominees despite efforts for a 30 per cent quota. Only 159 of the 1,030 people nominated to the West African country’s Senate and House of Representatives are women, the […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Kyiv’s counteroffensive, launched to push Russian troops back in the south and east of Ukraine, was failing despite military and financial support from Western countries. ALSO READ: BREAKING: Vladimir Putin will NOT attend BRICS Summit in SA “In any case, there are no results yet” of the counteroffensive, he […]

The government of South Africa has revealed that more nations have applied to become part of the BRICS bloc. Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s ambassador at large for Asia and BRICS, said this to the media ahead of the BRICS summit in August. ALSO READ: Namibian parliament approves anti-gay law despite court ruling Sooklal said that 22 […]

Twenty-two countries from around the globe have applied to join the BRICS bloc and more have shown interest, South Africa said Thursday, ahead of the five-nation group’s summit next month. ALSO READ: BREAKING: Vladimir Putin will NOT attend BRICS Summit in SA BRICS, a loosely-defined group which sees itself as a counterweight to Western economic domination, derives its […]

South Africa is on the path to reforming its law on whistleblowing to provide improved protection for individuals who expose corruption and illegal activity. The country’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a discussion document on the proposed reforms. This first step in reforming the country’s law on whistleblowers is to be welcomed. […]

Where is former president Jacob Zuma, and will he ever go to prison? WHERE IS FORMER PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA AND WILL HE EVER GO TO PRISON? This comes after reports he extended his stay in Moscow. ALSO READ: Jacob Zuma ‘ill’ and receiving medical attention in Russia Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi confirmed to the media on […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin decided against attending an upcoming BRICS summit in Johannesburg in person because he did not want to “jeopardise” the talks, a top South African diplomat said Thursday. ALSO READ: Mapaila: South Africa had no ‘capacity’ to arrest Putin Putin’s potential visit had posed a diplomatic and legal dilemma for South Africa ahead of the […]

The incumbent Secretary General of the South African Communist Party, Solly Mapaila, has said that the government did not have the capacity to arrest Russian president Putin. Mapaila was reacting to the statement that Foreign Minister Mr. Sergey Lavrov will represent Putin in the BRICS summit. “Russia is a big world country. Who can touch […]

About 50 Zimbabwean opposition activists clad in yellow T-shirts were knocking on doors and handing out election flyers in Harare when a dozen riot police arrived and told them to disperse. ALSO READ: Zimbabwe opposition launches election rallies after multiple bans For the campaigners, the intervention was one more sign of a strategy to wreck their […]

The United States called on Egypt Wednesday 19 July 2023 to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to three years in prison for “spreading false news”. “Concerned by 3-year sentence of Egyptian human rights defender Patrick Zaki,” the US State Department said on Twitter, urging the “immediate release of him […]

The Presidency has confirmed that President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will not attend the 15th Summit of BRICS – however, the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the Summit but the Russian Federation will be represented […]

Several West African leaders met Tuesday in Nigeria to discuss how to manage security at the end of a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali and push for a return to democracy after a series of coups. ALSO READ: Mali security deteriorates as jihadists commit murder, rape The UN Security Council last month voted to end a decade-old peacekeeping […]

Suspended public protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has hinted at a possible run for the presidency after her term expires in October. Advocate Mkhwebane said that she is still weighing options on which position to occupy that will continue to fight for the liberation of the oppressed. Speaking to the media, Mkhwebane said that she has a number […]

The Presidency has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS Summit in South Africa next month. This comes as the International Crime Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of arrest for Putin as he is accused of being responsible for the war crimes of unlawful deportation of children, and the unlawful […]

The African Union expressed “regret” on Tuesday over Russia’s decision to suspend the Black Sea Grain Initiative allowing safe passage for grain cargo ships from Ukrainian Black Sea ports. ALSO READ: Ukraine retakes territory around Bakhmut from Russian forces “I regret the suspension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative for which the African Union had been an […]

The Democratic Alliance has said that law would not rule if Russia claims that arresting their sitting President will be a declaration of war. President Ramaphosa’s affidavit that was made public stated that arresting Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war. Responding to Ramaphosa’s affidavit, the DA lawyer Elzanne Jonker said that complying with […]

The multiple concerns about the dismal state of South Africa – including a stagnant and failing economy, a seemingly incapable state, and massive corruption – have led to the questioning of the political and economic settlement made in 1994 to end apartheid. The settlement is strongly associated with Nelson Mandela, who oversaw its progress to […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled two statues of the late former President Nelson Mandela, one in Mthatha and the other in Qunu in the Eastern Cape, as part of Nelson Mandela Day celebrations. The two statues unveiled at Bhunga Building in Mthatha and Youth and Heritage Centre in Qunu, serve as a tribute to Nelson […]

18 July marks a special day on South African’s calendars: It’s a day that celebrates the Father of the Nation, Nelson Mandela, and all that he did for South Africa. If you’re looking for ways to celebrate, here are four commemorative spots to visit in Johannesburg this Mandela Day and beyond. MANDELA HOUSE ON VILAKAZI […]

In an ode to Mandela Day and it’s namesake, the late Nelson Mandela, President Cyril Ramaphosa has penned a letter and urging citizens to advocate for peace as the former statesman did. ALSO READ: Commemorative spots to visit in Johannesburg this Mandela month UN RECOGNISES MANDELA DAY In 2009 the United Nations declared Mandela’s birthday 18 July […]

Chadian leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has pardoned 110 more people sentenced to jail terms following deadly protests against the regime last October, according to a decree seen by AFP on Monday 17 July 2023. Demonstrations against the extension of Deby’s transitional rule broke out last October in the capital N’Djamena and several other towns. Deby […]

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. DID YOU KNOW | School calendar: When does the third school term end? He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Mandela […]

President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a bridge linking Moscow-annexed Crimea to Russia killed two civilians and left their child wounded. ALSO READ: WATCH: BRICS summit to be ‘physical’ amid Putin warrant [VIDEO] “Another terrorist attack was committed on the bridge last night,” Putin said in televised remarks. “Of course, […]