The government of Botswana issued a travel advisory for South Africa on Tuesday because of violent protests that followed former president Jacob Zuma’s surrender to authorities and subsequent imprisonment. Zuma, long entangled by corruption inquiries and investigations, was sentenced last week to 15 months on contempt of court charges for…
Johannesburg was on the map as the world celebrated Batman Day, with lights throwing the “bat signal” onto prominent buildings in a host of cities around the globe. All told, there were 13 cities on six continents participating in the event, which comes on the third Saturday of September and…
Eskom customers in South Africa are enduring yet another round of load shedding this week. The beleaguered public utility, seeking a bailout for its massive debt and caught up in South Africa’s “state capture” corruption drama, started cutting power to customers again on a rotating basis. On Monday, Stage 4…
China’s President Xi Jinping delivered an address to the BRICS Business Forum on Wednesday that urged leaders to seize an unprecedented moment of global opportunity while warning against the rise of nationalism, a pattern seen in the United States and some European countries. “The next decade will see faster changes…
Johannesburg comes in at Number 13. Benha in Egypt is No. 17, Cape Town is at No. 89, while Lagos is No. 386. What they all have in common with 13,000 cities around the globe is that their ranks are part of a new study that looks at the carbon…
The president of the African Development Bank was in Johannesburg Tuesday to launch the Africa Investment Forum, calling for an aggressive approach to investment through a new African investment marketplace. “If Africa is to achieve a genuine, equitable, and sustainable economic transformation, it cannot be business as usual,” said Akinwumi…
Technology titan Microsoft has announced plans to deliver cloud computing services from two new data centers located in South Africa. Microsoft will deliver cloud services, including Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and Dynamics 365, from data centers located in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with availability expected to be online in 2018….
In South Africa, the suspect arrested this week in alleged assassination plots targeting nearly 20 people tied to the state capture corruption case is expected to appear in court on Friday. The 23-year-old African male will face conspiracy to commit murder and other charges, the South African Police Service said…
The South African Police Service says four people, including a police officer, have been taken in for questioning following last week’s heist at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Two of those people have been charged, while the others – including the officer – remain under investigation. “We have…
While many parts of southern Africa have welcomed some much-needed rain, the recent storms that have hit in and around Johannesburg are taking a toll. A tornado that touched down in Ennerdale, just to the southwest of the city, caused damage to about 50 houses Monday night. The severe storms…
Bostwana held firmly Monday to its decision to support an ivory trade ban, a move that stood in sharp contrast to that taken by the European Union and those of surprised neighboring African countries gathered at the CITES meeting in Johannesburg. “Although Botswana has previously supported limited trade, we recognize…
Burundi crisis, EU economic deal on the table at EAC summit The Heads of State summit of the East African Community (EAC) continued Thursday, with the arrival of Rwandan President Paul Kagame as he joined leaders of the EAC partner states meeting in Dar es Salaam. Summit participants are expected…
Black Like Me founder and Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Herman Mashaba, has been highly criticized for his comments on leadership. “It is interesting that you can expect poor people to be the leaders. That is looking for trouble, in any given situation,” Mashaba said during an interview with SABC…
One of Nelson Mandal’s grandsons has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl. Family members of the late former president Nelson Mandela were occupying the court gallery on Friday in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. Ndaba and Makaziwe Mandela were among those sitting in the front row of the court. The…