Category: Africa

Thu 08 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA agrees not to interfere in the US refugee programme for Afrikaners: “We may not agree with the classification of certain South Africans as facing possible genocide, but their right to move to a destination of their choice is guaranteed and the government […]

Wed 07 January 2026:  Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury: It is not clear whether the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will continue beyond March 2027. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said government departments are discussing linking the support for working-age adults to skills development […]

Tue 06 January 2026: Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera won a third term in office, according to provisional results Monday from the National Electoral Authority. Touadera got 76.15% of the vote in last month’s elections, the results showed. He was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 with 53.16% of the vote in […]

Tue 06 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA heading for deep trouble: South Africa’s consistent United Nations voting alignment with China, Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and other US adversaries also attracted Washington’s unfavourable attention. Given Bozell’s right-wing pedigree, coupled with the conservative stance of the Trump administration, and the ANC-led coalition […]

Mon 05 January 2026:  Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ GNU divided over US military action in Venezuela: On the other hand, the leader of the Freedom Front Plus (FF+), Dr Corné Mulder, whose party is party of the GNU, posted to social media platform X that this strong condemnation from DIRCO and […]

Sat 03 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ White people hate BEE: Mantashe shared his views on black economic empowerment during a discussion on Newzroom Africa about the mining sector. He said that under the Apartheid government, black people were seen as instruments in mining rather than as employees. “We were […]

Fri 02 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA will host joint naval exercise with BRICS-Plus: Democratic Alliance defence spokesperson Chris Hattingh said hosting this joint naval exercise with Iran and Russia “makes it increasingly difficult for the government to maintain that South Africa is genuinely pursuing a policy of non-alignment”. […]

Thu 01 January 2026: Following statements made by the president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, that Somaliland had accepted certain conditions in exchange for Israel’s recognition, Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X that the republic firmly rejects the “false claims”. These claims include an agreement for resettlement of Palestinians to its territory, the […]

Thu 01 January 2026:  Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA’s R241 million military agreement with China: The plan is to establish and upgrade a Mobilisation and Demobilisation Centre. This includes infrastructure enhancements and the storage of military equipment. Chinese technicians and engineers are directly involved in the planning and execution of the […]