The International Criminal Court based in The Hague has warned that violent killings and related human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo may meet criteria that fall within its legal mission. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, a native of The Gambia, expressed concern over developments in DR Congo, particularly in…
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For more than 100 years, anthropologists and other scientists have studied the San people who live in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, with pockets in Angola, Lesotho, Zambia and other southern nations. Now, those scientists who want to study their culture, heritage and genes will need to abide by a code…
The outcry over South African President Jacob Zuma’s decision to replace Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and reorder his cabinet – a move shrouded in midnight secrecy – has been amplified by its juxtaposition with the death of longtime African National Congress leader Ahmed Kathrada. Zuma’s decision to replace Gordhan…
South African human rights activist, author and anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada has died. The 87-year-old Kathrada, a longtime leader of the African National Congress (ANC), died Tuesday morning at Donald Gordon Hospital in Johannesburg, according to a statement released by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation. He died after a short illness…
The Geeks on a Plane Africa tour heads for Johannesburg and Cape Town this week, after successful meetings with tech entrepreneurs and startups in Ghana and Nigeria. Beginning Tuesday in Johannesburg, they’ll be visiting the Braamonfontein Cluster tech hub and the Sw7 tech accelerator. More than 20 participants also will…
South African President Jacob Zuma welcomed participants to the United Nations World Water Day summit in Durban on Wednesday, to begin a three-day conference on global water resources. The meeting served as launch for the 2017 World Water Development Report, with its emphasis on waste water resources and their recapture….
Now it’s the South Africans living near the Mozambique border who want the government to build a wall. Sandile Sibiya, a spokesman for the African National Congress Youth League in the northeast region, told News 24 this week that residents want a huge wall to prevent the cross-border crime they…
The SKA is an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope, one that listens to space signals with a sensitivity that’s 100 times greater than any current radio telescope on earth. The project in South Africa just got another big financial boost of USD$5.8 million (R75 million) from…
Tuberculosis maintained its rank as the leading cause of death in South Africa in 2015, even as the number of deaths attributable to noncommunicable diseases – notably, diabetes – continued to rise. That’s according to the just-released statistical report issued by the government’s Statistics South Africa agency. Tuberculosis was the…
Kenyans have joined the list of foreigners living in South Africa who feel they may be targets of angry and xenophobic protesters, and are avoiding the danger of violent protests and street riots. The Kenyan government is monitoring the situation on behalf of its citizens, the Daily Nation reports. Monica…
African nations need to work a little harder to attract Chinese tourists, according to the travel experts at Skift. A new piece for their Gateway series looks at how more than 120 million Chinese tourists are looking for new holiday destinations beyond Europe, but beyond the safari adventure, they’re not…
Six people have died following a methane gas leak at a South African naval base in the port city of Durban. The bodies of the victims, all men, were discovered in a sewage system at the Salisbury Island facility, where contract workers had been working in the partially flooded pit….
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who remains in London, and United States President Donald Trump shared a telephone conversation Monday afternoon. Femi Adesina, special adviser to Buhari, confirmed the call in a statement issued in Abuja. Adesina said Buhari congratulated Trump on his election and his progress in building his administration. The…
Morocco’s readmission to the African Union (AU) was a welcome development to many – including Western Sahara itself — but it’s already become a controversial point among some member states, including South Africa and Kenya. “Morocco is not returning to the African Union through the back door, but by the…
The Gender Pre-Summit of the African Union (AU) began Tuesday in Addis Ababa, with the presentation of awards to five distinguished female scientists from across the continent whose research contributions in water management, medicine and more were honored. The meetings ahead of the summit, chaired by Dr. Jean Kalilani of…