UPDATE | Death toll in South Africa unrest rises to 117
Johannesburg – Unrest in South Africa has claimed 117 lives, the government said on Thursday, a sharp rise over... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Inequalities and infighting: The background to South Africa’s crisis
Johannesburg – South Africa is facing its most serious crisis since white-minority rule ended in 1994. Violence and looting... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
‘We won’t back down’: Ethnic militia rush to Tigray border
Adi Arkay – When war broke out last year in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Solomon Alabachew acted fast, grabbing... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Algeria frees over 100 for taking part in protests
Algiers – Algerian President Abdemadjid Tebboune on Wednesday ordered the release of 101 detainees held for calling for or taking... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh’s ally sentenced to death for murder
Banjul – A Gambian court sentenced an ally of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh to death on Wednesday for his role in... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
Jailed Jacob Zuma ‘would have called for calm’ if he had means, minister says
Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s legal team, is on Thursday expected to visit him at... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
SA government seeks to deploy 25 000 troops to crush #Zuma unrest
Johannesburg – The South African government on Wednesday sought to deploy at least 25 000 troops to curb the... Read more
15 Jul, 2021
#Zuma violence ‘has brought great shame’, SA’s Zulu king says
Johannesburg – The king of South Africa’s Zulu community, the country’s largest ethnic group, on Wednesday appealed for an end... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
Mozambican lorries looted, set ablaze in SA #Zuma unrest
Cape Town – Mozambican lorries have been looted and set ablaze in the ongoing unrest in South Africa, an... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
In a looted SA mall, a man lies dead as the poor pick over scraps
Vosloorus – “There’s a body over there,” said the fireman. The back of a ravaged shopping mall in a... Read more
14 Jul, 2021
