Jacob Zuma Declares War on ANC: South African Political Crisis

2023-12-16 21:44:07 War is declared between former South African President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC). During a press conference, Jacob Zuma attacked the ruling party and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing it of being in the hands of “white capitalism” and saying he did not recognize his political family. He … Read more

South Africa’s Obligation to Arrest the Head of the Kremlin: Implications and Challenges

2023-07-19 03:25:41 With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès While the South African president still refuses to speak clearly on the subject, documents made public by the courts have spoken for him. As a signatory to the Rome Statute, South Africa would be in the obligation to arrest the head of the Kremlin if he … Read more

Russian-South African Trade Talks and the Future of Food Security: Insights from Cyril Ramaphosa and Vladimir Putin

2023-07-15 21:33:59 With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin reminded his South African interlocutor that Russian requests to remove obstacles to its own exports of fertilizers and food products have so far not been respected. These exchanges take place after Statements by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganwho claimed on … Read more

South Africa to host Brics summit despite Vladimir Putin arrest warrant

2023-07-09 17:42:23 South Africa confirmed on Sunday that it will organize the next Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in August, where Vladimir Putin is invited. As a member of the ICC, South Africa is theoretically supposed to arrest the Russian president, targeted by an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, … Read more

What to remember from the African news of the week of June 19

2023-06-23 14:15:07 Published on: 06/23/2023 – 16:15 After the massacre attributed to jihadists which killed at least 42 people last week in a high school in Uganda, 20 suspected “collaborators” of the ADF rebels have been arrested, police announced on Monday June 19. The victims, mostly students, were attacked with machetes, shot or burned alive. … Read more

Putin-African Delegation Talks: Grain Agreement and Prisoner Exchanges in Focus

2023-06-17 05:23:00 8 h 35 : The grain agreement and prisoner exchanges on the menu of discussions between Putin and the African delegation After the rejection on Friday by Volodymyr Zelensky of negotiations with Russia, little concrete progress is expected during the meeting between Vladimir Putin and the African delegation, which is continuing its mediation … Read more

South Africa declares national disaster due to prolonged blackout | Life

Workers inspect power lines in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On February 9, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of national disaster due to the power-off nationwide and highlights that the lack of electricity poses an existential threat to the economy and social fabric. In his annual national message addressed to Parliament at … Read more

Death of Frene Ginwala, speaker of South Africa’s first democratically elected assembly

Published on : 14/01/2023 – 06:44 In South Africa, the generation that brought down apartheid is slowly dying out. This Friday, January 13, it is Frene Ginwala who died. This militant of the African National Congress (ANC) was the president of the first democratically elected National Assembly in 1994, after the end of the segregationist … Read more