Tag: South Africa

South Africa-Mozambique: Probe in video showing soldiers burning corpses

January 11, 2023

The South African military (SANDF) intervening in Mozambique against jihadists said Tuesday it is investigating the involvement of its soldiers after a video widely shared ... Read More

Interpol arrests wanted Mozambican kidnapping master in South Africa

January 10, 2023

Police in South Africa has announced the arrest of wanted 50-year-old Mozambican suspected to be the mastermind of a lucrative kidnapping ring for ransom. Esmael ... Read More

South Africa: Death toll of tanker explosion climbs to to 15

December 26, 2022

South Africa's authorities Sunday said the death toll of a tanker explosion near Johannesburg climbed to 15. A truck containing 60,000 liters of LPG gas ... Read More

Phala Phala Farmgate: backed by ANC, S.Africa’s president makes legal bid in face of impeachment

December 6, 2022

While ordinary South Africans are not surprised by corruption allegations implicating Cyril Ramaphosa, who is not the country's first president or leader of the ruling ... Read More

Phala Phala scandal: Ramaphosa’s political future uncertain, emergency meeting of the ANC

December 3, 2022

The political future of the South African president has become uncertain as he has an impeachment case to answer and as the ruling party must ... Read More

South Africa resilient to China’s efforts to influence media — Freedom House study

December 2, 2022

South Africa’s free press has been largely successful at resisting efforts by the Chinese government to influence its content, a recent study by the US-based ... Read More

World AIDS Day: Zimbabwe, S.Africa claim some success in fight against HIV

December 1, 2022

After Zimbabwe last month became the first African country to approve the use of the injectable HIV prevention drug known as cabotegravir or CAB-LA, many ... Read More

Over 7,000 murdered in three months: whooping rise in crime rate is ‘worrying’ S.Africa

November 25, 2022

South Africa has seen more than 7,000 people murdered over three months and the latest quarterly crime statistics show a whooping rise in murder, rape ... Read More

The African Union should join the G20 leaders group

November 16, 2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union (AU) to be made a permanent member of the G20, a group of 20 ... Read More

First aid finally reaches Ethiopia’s Tigray region since cease-fire

November 16, 2022

A convoy carrying medical supplies arrived Tuesday (15 November) in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, the first shipment of international aid to reach the ... Read More