The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95

Nujoma was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2025

Namibian Independence Leader Sam Nujoma Dies Aged 95

Namibia's founding father Sam Nujoma, who led his country's fight for independence from South Africa, died Saturday aged 95, the presidency announced.

International Business Times · Feb 9, 2025

Sam Nujoma: Namibia's Liberator, Founding Father

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

International Business Times · Feb 9, 2025

Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners

US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Trump signs order prioritizing US ‘resettlement’ of white South Africans over ‘discrimination’

Trump also shut down all South African aid, much of which is used to battle AIDS and HIV

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025

Trump freezes aid to South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law

Trump’s executive order comes after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country would not be ‘bullied.’

Al Jazeera · Feb 8, 2025

The Latest: The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more troops to the southern border

The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said Friday

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025

In a 1st, ancient proteins reveal sex of human relative from 3.5 million years ago

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

LiveScience · Feb 7, 2025

The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy

Here’s how the story of the Taung Child is usually told:

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2025

South Africa 'will not be bullied,' Ramaphosa says after Trump attack

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday evening in his annual state of the nation address that his country "will not be bullied," days after US President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2025