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South African mother, two accomplices sentenced to life for trafficking six-year-old daughter
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 29, 2025

Raquel Smith and her boyfriend, Jacquen Appolis, alongside their friend Stevano van Rhyn, were each handed life sentences for their involvement in the...

Thabo Mbeki urges African unity ahead of G20 Summit in South Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 26, 2025

The former South African president also warned against repeating past mistakes, like not following through on the 2010–2011 Africa Action Plan, adding...

Fact Check: Trump's South Africa 'white genocide' claim proven false
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

The image showing graves was taken from a Reuters report about women killed in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in February this year...

Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa
Reuters  |  May 23, 2025

The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot following deadly battles with M23 rebels.

Trump confronts South African President Ramaphosa with conspiracy claims
XINHUA  |  May 22, 2025

Ramaphosa, who arrived in Washington in hopes of improving trade terms and easing bilateral tensions, rejected Trump's assertions during the meeting.

South Africa's Ramaphosa faces Trump with deals on offer and golfers in tow
Reuters  |  May 21, 2025

Attacking South Africa's land reform law aimed at redressing the injustices of apartheid and its genocide court case against Israel, Trump has cancell...

Under attack by Trump, South Africa's Ramaphosa responds with trade deal offer
Reuters  |  May 21, 2025

Trump has cancelled aid to South Africa, expelled its ambassador and offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims...

Ramaphosa lands in Washington to repair South Africa-US ties
Mwangi Maina  |  May 20, 2025

Ramaphosa seeks to mend frayed relations with the Trump administration and promote investment opportunities for South African industries, including po...

South Africa's Ramaphosa aims to mend US ties with Musk business push
Reuters  |  May 19, 2025

The two heads of state are scheduled to meet on Wednesday. And South African officials have been preparing a trade proposal to present to Trump to res...

Rwanda’s medical cannabis project at 83 per cent completion, government says
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 15, 2025

Rwanda legalised the use of cannabis for medical purposes in 2021, but recreational use of the drug remains prohibited.

Ramaphosa slams White South African asylum seekers as ‘cowards’
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 15, 2025

According to Ramaphosa, the asylum seekers were uncomfortable with ongoing efforts to address apartheid-era injustices in South Africa, calling their...

Exclusive: HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts, data shows
Reuters  |  May 14, 2025

The counsellors who used to do rapid diagnostic HIV tests are also gone, and pregnant women are no longer being put on preventative HIV drugs (PrEP) b...

First white South Africans to arrive under US refugee plan as soon as next week
Reuters  |  May 10, 2025

The group would participate in a press conference at the airport and then board flights to their US destinations, the sources said.

Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  May 05, 2025

Kigali signed an agreement with Britain in 2022 to take in thousands of asylum seekers from the UK before the deal was scrapped last year by the then...

President Ramaphosa sets up inquiry into delayed apartheid-era prosecutions
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 01, 2025

President Ramaphosa’s announcement follows a lawsuit by 25 survivors and families of apartheid victims, who accused successive governments of failing...

South Africa overtakes Kenya as top venture capital investment destination – Report
Alfred Onyango  |  May 02, 2025

Covering the first three months of this year, the update by the African market intelligence firm Stears places Kenya in position two, having attracted...

South Africa welcomes Tanzania’s lifting of agricultural import ban
Amina Wako  |  Apr 27, 2025

Tanzania’s Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, had announced earlier this week a suspension on the import of agricultural produce from South Afri...

Tanzania lifts Ban on Malawi, South Africa agricultural imports after diplomatic truce
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 26, 2025

This latest move marks a de-escalation of tensions after what had initially appeared to be a brewing trade row among the SADC partners.

Frosty relations begin to melt as Ramaphosa, Trump hold first call
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 24, 2025

The relationship between Washington and Pretoria has frayed significantly since Trump resumed office in January.

Tanzania hits back at Malawi, South Africa with trade ban on agricultural products
Amina Wako  |  Apr 24, 2025

The trade measures include a complete ban on both the export and import of agricultural commodities between Tanzania and the two countries. In Malawi’...

South Africa condemns Israel's bombing of hospitals in Gaza
XINHUA  |  Apr 18, 2025

It said the attack on the hospital forced the evacuation of dozens of wounded people and left Gaza critically short of emergency care.

Tanzania threatens trade ban on Malawi and South Africa over continued import restrictions
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 17, 2025

All three countries — Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa — are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), raising concerns about gr...

South Africa finally has a masterplan for a renewable energy industry: What it says
The Conversation  |  Apr 15, 2025

The masterplan has been drawn up so that it aligns with South Africa’s existing national target of adding 3–5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity e...

South Africa appoints special envoy to the U.S. amid strained relations under Trump
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 14, 2025

Jonas' new posting comes at a time when Pretoria and Washington have been drifting diplomatically, especially under Trump's renewed "America First" fo...

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference
The Conversation  |  Apr 11, 2025

G20 members account for 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade, and two-thirds of the world’s population.

South Africa’s coalition government is crumbling: Why collapse would carry heavy cost
The Conversation  |  Apr 12, 2025

South Africans have long been accustomed to viewing the world of politics, governance and bureaucracy through the lens of a top-down “strong” state –...

Trump slaps 10% tariffs on Kenyan goods in new "economic independence" blitz
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 03, 2025

The move was part of a dramatic trade policy overhaul he dubbed "Liberation Day," announced in a fiery address from the White House Rose Garden on Wed...

Experts, policymakers call for reforms to support Africa's priorities under South Africa's G20 presidency
XINHUA  |  Mar 30, 2025

Experts and policymakers at the meeting provided actionable recommendations on how the AU and the continent can leverage South Africa's G20 presidency...

What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system
The Conversation  |  Mar 23, 2025

In separating people by race, apartheid created so-called independent self-governing states known as Bantustans or homelands for African people and th...

South Africa says envoy expulsion 'regrettable' but ties with US remain strong
Amina Wako  |  Mar 15, 2025

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced on Friday that Rasool was "no longer welcome," accusing him of being a "race-baiting politician" cri...

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