‘Into the mouth of Trump hell’: South African President Ramaphosa calls meeting with Donald Trump ‘good’

[ad_1] South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa with US counterpart Donald Trump (AP Photo) The atmosphere in South Africa was tense ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump, worrying that its leader might face public humiliation similar to what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy experienced. Even a local newspaper captured the mood with […]

Prince Harry-linked charity African Parks admits to human rights abuses in Congo

[ad_1] African Parks, a non-profit organisation that manages protected areas in Africa, has admitted to human rights abuses under its watch in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo, reported New York Post. The charity, which had Prince Harry as its president until 2023 and still counts him as a board member, […]

South African party launches legal challenge to new labour equity laws

[ad_1] Workers advertise their skills looking for work outside a hardware store in a Johannesburg suburb (Image: AP) JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s second biggest political party launched a legal challenge Tuesday against a new labour law aimed at boosting the hiring of Black people and other groups in some industries, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and […]

South African police rescue 44 Ethiopians from suspected traffickers

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) JOHANNESBURG: South African police said Thursday they had rescued 44 Ethiopian nationals, 17 of them minors, who were being held against their will in an upscale neighbourhood of Johannesburg.The incident is the latest in a string of human-trafficking cases in Africa’s most industrialised nation, a magnet for undocumented migrants from across […]

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 […]

Despite US tariffs pause, southern African economies under threat | World News

[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG: Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which provided duty-free access to the US market for some African products — had enabled certain […]

South African lawmaker accused of pushing legal changes to benefit Elon Musk’s Starlink

[ad_1] South Africa’s communications minister Solly Malatsi is under fire for proposing changes to local equity laws that critics say would favour foreign tech giants such as Elon Musk’s Starlink.Khusela Sangoni Diko, chairperson of the portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies, said the minister is “seeking to erode hard-won transformation goals.”“It appears these proposed […]

Harry African Charity Sentebale: Who is Sophie Chandauka, an African lawyer, accusing Prince Harry of ‘harassment and bullying’?

[ad_1] Sentebale chairperson Sophie Chandauka said she was asked to defend Meghan Markle from negative publicity. A Zimbabwean corporate finance lawyer, Sophie Chandauka, who heads the African charity that was co-founded by Prince Harry, has accused the royal of “harassment and bullying at scale” after Prince Harry and others involved in the charity quit this […]

Prince Harry resigns from African charity he founded in mother Diana’s memory

[ad_1] Prince Harry, the Duke of Essex, and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso have resigned as patrons of Sentebale, a charity they co-founded in Lesotho, due to internal disputes over fundraising strategies. Trustees resigned in protest against the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, who emphasized ‘fairness and integrity’ in her actions. UK’s Prince Harry, the Duke of Essex, […]

JD Vance Vs Elon Musk: Did JD Vance slam Elon Musk and his South African origin in viral leaked audio?

[ad_1] A purported audio of JD Vance slamming Elon Musk is going viral though it has been busted as a fake one. A purported audio of Vice President JD Vance apparently slamming Elon Musk is going viral in what the Republicans call the latest attempt to create a wedge in the Donald Trump administration. The […]