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Category: South Africa

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
Capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
Currency: South African rand
Population: 57.78 million (2018) World Bank

Numsa cuts political ties with ANC

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(Photo: file, Sapa) Johannesburg – Numsa, South Africa’s biggest union, will not support the ruling ANC in elections next year, its general secretary, Irvin Jim said on Friday, in a blow to President Jacob Zuma, whose political support with the working class is fast eroding. The salvo from the 330 000-member National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is also another sign… Read More

Why Nelson Mandela never forgave ex-wife, Winnie

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Nelson Mandela passed away Thursday night. John Carlin in his new book ‘Knowing Mandela,’ reveals why he never forgave the former wife who has visited his bedside. TWO weeks before Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in February 1990 I went to see his wife, Winnie, at her home in Diepkloof Extension, the posh neighbourhood of Soweto where the handful of... Read More

The Rwanda People’s Party Mourns President Nelson Mandela, a Global Peace Icon

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On 05th of December 2013, the world heard with sadness news that South Africa, and Africa as a whole, lost its greatest son, President Nelson Mandela. President Mandela will always be a giant icon for peace, unity and reconciliation. He helped drag South Africa from the shackles of racist apartheid and pushed it onto a path of peace and reconciliation.… Read More

Nelson Mandela, South African Icon of Peaceful Resistance, Is Dead

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JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday, the government announced, leaving the nation without its moral center at a time of growing dissatisfaction with the country’s leaders.   Mr. Mandela spent 27 years in prison after being convicted of treason by the white minority government,… Read More

South Africa Supreme Court orders police to investigate Zimbabwe torture case

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SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL ORDERS SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY COMMITTED IN ZIMBABWE  Johannesburg, 27 November – In a landmark decision for local and international justice, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal today ordered the South African Police Service (SAPS) to investigate high level Zimbabwean officials accused of committing crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe.  Read More

South Africa must support ICC and fight against impunity, says SALC

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SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ICC AND THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY, SAYS SALC   JOHANNESBURG, October 7 – With tension mounting between the African Union and the International Criminal Court (ICC), South Africa must publicly confirm its support for the ICC and the fight against impunity for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity, said the Southern Africa Litigation... Read More

War criminals can’t hide behind confidentiality clause in refugee law says SA Constitutional Court

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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Constitutional Court ruled today in Mail and Guardian Media Limited and others v Chipu NO and others that provisions contained in the Refugee Act providing for absolute confidentiality in the context of refugee applications are unconstitutional and invalid being an unreasonable limitation on the right to freedom of expression. In reaching this finding, the court placed reliance on... Read More