South Africa to Hold Naval Drill With Russia and China Amid Ukraine War
The 10-day naval exercises are a show of diplomatic independence for South Africa, which is part of an alliance with Brazil, Russia, India and China — known as BRICS.
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Apartheid protesters’ convictions quashed in London after 51 years
Trio convicted of public order offences in 1972 but their protest had been infiltrated by an undercover officerThe criminal convictions of three anti-racism campaigners have been overturned after it was disclosed that senior Scotland Yard managers told…
Ramaphosa cancels Davos trip amid South Africa energy crisis
Africa’s most industrialised economy being hit by daily power cuts as anger grows among opposition and publicCyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland as South Africa grapples with an unprecedented energy crisis …
Retired teacher arrested in South Africa after BBC show on school abuse claims
David Price, who taught at Ashdown House in East Sussex and in Cape Town, is due in court next monthA retired teacher has been arrested in South Africa after a BBC radio programme about alleged paedophilia in British schools prompted more individuals t…
‘A search for ourselves’: shipwreck becomes focus of slavery debate
Vessel that sank with more than 200 transported people onboard is being used to humanise the story of slaveryIn 2015, a delegation from the Smithsonian Institution travelled to Mozambique to inform the Makua people of a singular and long-overdue discov…