Politics

Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to London. On Wednesday, Britain announced a new set of research collaborations as Ramaphosa toured the Crick Institute, the biggest biomedical research facility in Europe, and …

Prison authorities in South Africa have said they will challenge the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to return former President Jacob Zuma to prison. “Having carefully studied the judgement, Correctional Services is convinced that another court may arrive at a different conclusion,” the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) said in …

King Charles III of England received South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday 22 November. He was accompanied by his wife for the first visit of a head of state under the era of Charles III at the invitation of the new British sovereign. This …

Russia has engaged in “systemic war crimes” wherever it deployed troops in Ukraine, a senior US official charged on Monday, saying she was confident Russian officials would eventually be brought to justice. “We have mounting evidence that this aggression (the Russian invasion, editor’s note) was accompanied by systemic war crimes …

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to return to prison after upholding an earlier ruling that his medical parole had been unlawful, media reported. But it is not clear if he will spend any more time in jail. The 80-year-old was given a 15-month …

Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition party says irregularities took place in the country’s general elections on Sunday in which the world’s longest-ruling leader, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, sought to extend his 43-year rule. The Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS) said it would not recognize the results of “the fraudulent elections” and …

On November 11, the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL), advised supporters traveling to Qatar to use blank or disposable phones, as there are a few extra precautions to take to avoid being arrested. The World Cup is fast approaching and so is the surge of supporters. But for …

The electoral campaign for the presidential and legislative elections in Equatorial Guinea ends this Friday and it is now time for the elections scheduled for Sunday. More than 300,000 voters have been registered to take part in the Sunday elections. Opposition leaders Andrés Esono Ondo and Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu are …

A CNN report says Donald Trump’s daughter and husband Jared Kushner “would not campaign for him” as the former US president announced his candidacy for the upcoming US presidential elections. “I love my father very much. This time, I choose to prioritize my young children and the private life we …

Former US President Donald Trump has said he is against a second term for current President Joe Biden and officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. “This is not going to be my campaign, it’s going to be our campaign,” he said in a speech in the main …