An online auction of rhino horn is set to open Monday, after a court in South Africa approved the site which has outraged conservationists. South African authorities had refused to issue a permit in a move to ban the three-day auction, which they feared would undermine a global ban on[…]
Parliament’s International Relations Committee (IRC) says the findings of the International Crimes Court, against South Africa is justification for the country to withdraw from the ICC as a matter of urgency. In a statement, committee chairperson Siphosezwe Masango says South Africa acted in the best interests of Africa by not[…]
War crimes judges will on Friday hear why South Africa failed to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir during a 2015 visit, as they mull whether to report the country to the United Nations for possible action. South Africa’s lawyers will defend the decision not to detain Bashir – wanted for[…]
Justice Minister Michael Masutha will on Wednesday morning brief the Portfolio Committee on International Relations on the court ruling on South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes as South Africa starts the process to revoke its intention to withdraw from the ICC. The United Nations (UN)[…]
It was a cataclysmic loss among many during World War I. On the foggy early morning of February 21, 1917, in the channel between Britain and France, a British steamship accidentally rammed the smaller SS Mendi, sinking the vessel in about 20 minutes and killing more than 600 southern African[…]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described relations between South Africa and Cuba as solidarity in practice. He was speaking after meeting his Cuban counterpart Salvador Valdes Mesa in Pretoria on Wednesday night. The two leaders discussed ways of strengthening political, economic and trade relations between the two countries. Vice President[…]
South Africa remains on high alert following the recent outbreak of highly infectious typhoid in neighbouring Zimbabwe. But the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says this is only a precautionary measure because the chance of an outbreak in our country is slim. Kerrigan McCarthy, head of outbreak response at[…]
There were hundreds of people at OR Tambo International on Tuesday to welcome back Team South Africa from the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. The team won 17 medals in total – 7 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze – to finish in 22nd place on the overall table. While that[…]
People living in communities in mining towns across the country say the government has failed to protect them and is instead allowing mining companies to run the country. “The mining company and the local municipality make empty promises to the people,” Kleinbooi Mahlangu told News24 on Wednesday. “They tell the[…]
Zanele Situ has won South Africa’s eighth medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio. She won a bronze medal in the javelin, F54 category, with a personal best throw of 17.9 metres, a personal best distance. Situ carried the flag at the opening ceremony, and she is taking part in[…]
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