Identity crisis: South African Blacks risk isolation or retaliatory xenophobic attacks as Ghana petitions African Union
Attacks targeting African nationals undermine “the shared principles of African solidarity, brotherhood and continental unity to which all member states of the African Union are committed,” it added.
South African President Ramaphosa downplays withdrawal of invitation to G7 Summit in France
South Africa had been informed that the United States threatened to boycott the summit if South Africa were invited, Magwenya said, adding that South Africa would therefore not attend the meeting.
How President Museveni, who arrived in Uganda as Rwandan refugee de-politicised and stripped indigenous people of rights
Alongside the control of ideas, the Museveni regime has wielded land as a primary instrument of de-politicisation. The processes of dispossession and Bantustanisation have physically displaced indigenous communities from their ancestral grounds, fragmenting the geographic and spiritual basis of their political identity.
South Africa expulsion of Israeli diplomat elicits reciprocal action as relations between the nations sour further
Analysts say the mutual expulsions signal that relations have escalated into a direct diplomatic confrontation. Since South Africa downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel to liaison-office level in 2019, the two countries have maintained only limited political and diplomatic contact, making near-term rapprochement unlikely.
South Africa tourism booms as it records 10.48 million international arrivals in 2025
Last year, South Africa held the inaugural Tourism Infrastructure Investment Summit, introduced the G20 Tourism Hackathon and launched an artificial intelligence-powered travel assistant for North American travellers.
South Africa President Ramaphosa terms US boycott of G20 summit inconsequential and ‘their loss’
The US president has for months targeted South Africa’s Black-led government for criticism over that and a range of other issues, including its decision to accuse US ally Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in an ongoing and highly contentious case at the United Nations’ top court.
ODM MPs from Lake Victoria Basin resolve to support Kenya’s President Ruto beyond 2027 elections
Speaking after a Central Management Committee meeting, ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna dismissed claims of disunity and insisted that the party would uphold the late Raila Odinga’s vision of a unified and peaceful nation.
South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’ on poverty and inequality and other issues
Some high-profile foundations have pulled out of this week’s opening convention, citing rushed timelines and logistical issues, but they have said they will participate in the rest of the program.
State capture: Role of South African Black police and ministers in crime questions ruling ANC’s credibility to confront lawlessness
In early July 2025, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, the commissioner of police in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, made some startling claims. He called a press conference and, wearing camouflage uniform, he implicated the minister of police, Senzo Mchunu, together with the deputy national commissioner for crime detection, in a scheme to close down investigations into political assassinations in the province.
