‘What the hell…’: What Donald Trump said when he found out Zelenskyy was in South Africa

[ad_1] Trump’s ‘What the hell…’ moment on Zelenskyy and Ramaphosa’s South Africa meeting Despite accusing South Africa of “white genocide,” US President Donald Trump struck a more casual tone during his meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House. In a candid moment, Trump revealed he had tried to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy […]

Is ‘white genocide’ real in South Africa? Unpacking Donald Trump’s Oval Office claim

[ad_1] Meeting between the presidents of South Africa and USA A meeting between US President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House has reignited a heated and controversial debate: Is there a “white genocide” happening in South Africa?Trump is backed by Elon Musk who was born in South Africa and […]

At Least 8 Dead After Shooting in South Africa

[ad_1] Eight people in one small house in a South African township were found shot dead, the police said on Saturday, the latest such mass shooting in a country battling a wave of gun violence and gang turf wars. Six men and two women, ages 22 to 40, were found “lying in a pool of […]

‘When you run away you are a coward’: South Africa President Ramaphosa slams Afrikaners as Trump grants them US refuge – video

[ad_1] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Soth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a group of white Afrikaners who arrived in the United States as refugees, calling them “cowards” for fleeing the country. Speaking on Monday, Ramaphosa said those leaving were turning their backs on efforts […]

Elon Musk’s strong reaction to South Africa calling Afrikaners ‘cowards’

[ad_1] Elon Musk who is from South Africa accused the government of genocide of white farmers. Elon Muskhas strongly reacted to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa calling the Afrikaners who sought asylum in the United States ‘cowards’. The Donald Trump administration has shut its doors to all illegal immigrants forcing them out of the country, […]

Why are white refugees from South Africa coming to the US?

[ad_1] A group of 59 white South Africans, mainly Afrikaners, arrived in the United States this week under a refugee resettlement initiative led by President Donald Trump. The programme, introduced earlier this year, has fast-tracked applications from members of this white minority group, with Trump claiming they are victims of racially motivated violence and “genocide” […]

How hard are USAID cuts hitting Africa?

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) For the inhabitants of remote South African villages, getting access to medication is a challenge. HIV patients like 19-year-old Nozuko Majola must travel more than an hour to get the vital antiretroviral medication they need.But it wasn’t always like this.“We used to get the drugs delivered to our homes, but since […]

WFP warns of record hunger levels in west and central Africa | World News

[ad_1] DAKAR: The UN World Food Programme sounded the alarm on Friday over escalating hunger in west and central Africa as needs reach “record levels”.More than 36 million people are struggling to meet their food needs, a number that could rise to 52 million people during the lean season between harvests this summer, the agency […]

South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel-held eastern Congo

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) CAPE TOWN: The South African armed forces said Thursday they had begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo. The South African National Defense Force said the troops began moving out earlier this week and would travel through neighboring Rwanda to Tanzania and fly home from there. Peacekeeping troops from […]

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

[ad_1] Mr. Mudimbe was unapologetic. “To the question ‘what is Africa?’ or ‘how to define African cultures?’ one today cannot but refer to a body of knowledge in which Africa has been subsumed by Western disciplines such as anthropology, history, theology or whatever other scientific discourse,” he told Callaloo. “And this is the level on […]