Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
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China, Russia, Iran Hold ‘BRICS PLUS’ Naval Drills In South Africa
China, Russia, and Iran have commenced a week-long joint naval exercise in South Africa’s waters, branded as a BRICS Plus operation aimed at bolstering maritime security and economic activities at sea. The drills, named Exercise WILL FOR PEACE 2026, kicked off on Saturday in Simon’s Town Harbour near Cape Town, drawing immediate protests from locals opposed to the Russian naval presence.South
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
South Africa Arrests Workers Processing U.S. Refugee Applications
Seven Kenyans were detained for working in the country illegally, officials said. The arrests came amid rising tensions after the United States prioritized white Afrikaners seeking asylum.
South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine
Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontlineSouth Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were…
Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor
Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according t…
Who Should Be Allowed a Medically Assisted Death?
More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible.
False claims Afrikaners are persecuted threaten South Africa’s sovereignty, says president
Cyril Ramaphosa says theories, promoted by Donald Trump, ‘conveniently align with wider notions of white supremacy’White supremacist ideology and false claims that South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is being racially persecuted pose a threat to the coun…
12 People Killed in Mass Shooting at Illegal Tavern in South Africa
The police said they were searching for three assailants who opened fire, shooting 25 people. A 3-year-old boy was among the dead, while 13 survivors were being treated in the hospital.