Sports

South Africa beats Italy 29-24 to reach first Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

Eric Jabulani September 1, 2025

South Africa South Africa stunned Italy 29-24 and reached the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in York on Sunday. The Springbok Women were joined in the last eight by defending champion New Zealand, France and Ireland. New Zealand dispatched Japan 62-19 and France

Politics

South Africa launches G20 taskforce to peruse inequality in global wealth

Andrew Mbeki August 29, 2025

South Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism — the first initiative of its kind for the G20. The six-member taskforce, chaired by Nobel Economics Prize laureate Joseph Stiglitz, is expected to present its findings to […]

News

Health emergency in South Africa’s Botswana

Andrew Mbeki August 26, 2025

South Africa A health emergency declared in South Africa’s Botswana as the country runs critically low on medicines and supplies. The shortages have left hospitals and clinics scrambling to treat illnesses ranging from hypertension to cancer and diabetes The health ministry blames the crisis on financial challenges. President Dumo Boko says rising procurement costs

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Refugee Camp: U.S. to prioritize White South Africans

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

USA Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said approximately 30,000 of those spots […]

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South Africa moves to fix poverty, inequality

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

South Africa South Africa has launched a sweeping national dialogue to confront the country’s biggest challenges, including poverty, inequality, corruption, and an unemployment rate above 30 percent. The two-day convention in Pretoria marks the start of what President Cyril Ramaphosa calls a soul-searching process involving civic groups, political parties, and ordinary

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South African court blocks oil firm offshore exploration

Andrew Mbeki August 15, 2025

South Africa A setback for French energy giant TotalEnergies after a South African court on Wednesday blocked its offshore oil exploration project off the Cape coast. The judge effectively annulled the environmental authorisations granted to the company and its joint venture partner, Shell, to exploit an offshore area of approximately 10,000 km². He found that […]

Sports

CHAN: South Africa 2-1 Guinea 

Eric Jabulani August 11, 2025

CAF South Africa breathed fresh life into their TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Guinea in Kampala on Monday. Goals from Neo Maema and Thabiso Kutumela secured Bafana Bafana’s first win of the tournament, lifting them off the foot of Group C ahead of the later clash […]

Sports

South African Mboko wins National Bank Open

Eric Jabulani August 8, 2025

South Africa Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. The 18-year-old Mboko — who will jump from 85th to 25th in the world — won her first WTA Tour title and joined Faye […]

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Man who killed two black women in South Africa walks home free

Andrew Mbeki August 8, 2025

South Africa South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on […]

Business

South Africa and Trump deepens talks on tariffs

Eric Jabulani August 7, 2025

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on August 6, 2025, focusing on bilateral trade issues and ongoing negotiations. Despite recent setbacks over high tariffs, both leaders committed to continuing discussions through their trade teams. The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S.