As firefighting efforts have been scaled back in the South Peninsula, where multiple fires erupted in Tokai on Friday, 25 April, several areas within Table Mountain National Park are being deemed ‘successfully contained’. ‘The area along Boyes Drive into Kalk Bay, around Clovelly and along Ou Kaapse Weg into Noordhoek has been deemed safe,’ said City of […]

Nearly 200 households have been evacuated in the coastal city of Cape Town in South Africa after a raging fire began around the Table Mountains on Friday. “As a precautionary measure, Disaster Risk Management (DRM) assisted with evacuating 198 households from the Noordhoek Manor, including 48 frail care residents. The residents of Barnyard and Silwersteen […]

A solemn mass for the late Pope Francis was held on Wednesday at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together the faithful to honor the spiritual leader’s life and legacy. The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) led the tribute, extending condolences to the College of Cardinals and the global […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for Eastern and Southern Africa has reported over 178,000 cases of cholera in the region over the past 15 months, according to a statement from the organization. “More than 178,000 cholera cases have been confirmed in 16 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa between January 2024 and March 2025,” […]

The Stilfontein massacre, reminiscent of the Marikana massacre, has once again exposed the deadly means the South African government is willing to employ to protect private corporate and commercial interests. Artisanal Miners: Victims of a System of Exploitation Labeled “illegal miners” by the state, artisanal miners are marginalized individuals struggling for better living conditions. They […]

The South African government has vehemently denounced Israel’s decision to block the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip following the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa labeled this measure as a violation of international humanitarian law […]

A group of critically injured South African peacekeepers, wounded in the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, have been evacuated by the United Nations, the South African armed forces announced on Tuesday. The soldiers, who had been receiving treatment in a hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Goma, have now returned to South Africa. However, the […]

They praised the Russia-China cooperation as a stabilizing factor amid the ongoing turbulence of the global system. On Thursday, Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov (Russia) and Wang Yi (China) discussed their countries’ relations with the United States during a dialogue on the margins of the Group of Twenty (G20) ministerial summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. RELATED: […]

In a statement, The Hague Group expressed its deep sorrow for the loss of lives, livelihoods, communities, and cultural heritage resulting from what they described as “Israeli genocide.” Related: Egypt Leads Regional Initiative for Gaza Reconstruction and Political Stability in Palestine In a move that reinforces its commitment to international justice and human rights, Cuba […]

The grim reality of illegal gold mining in South Africa came to light this week as dozens of bodies were recovered from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, where hundreds of miners endured months of starvation and disease after a police crackdown cut off food supplies. At least 87 people have been confirmed dead, and more […]