Why is South Africa’s army chief under fire for backing Iran? General Rudzani Maphwanya’s comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump. Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025
Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”. The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023
US lawmakers ask Biden Administration to punish South Africa for alleged support for Russia A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden Administration to punish South Africa for what they call its support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist, she was a guiding light The immediate public reaction to the death of Gloria Bosman from a short respiratory illness on 14 March 2023 was shocked disbelief. The multiple award-winning South African jazz vocalist, composer and teacher was only 50. The Conversation · Mar 19, 2023
South African rapper AKA's murder video went viral - it shouldn't have In the days after the killing of rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbe, known as AKA, and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motoane, the murders kept playing out on social media. Again and again, leaked CCTV footage of the two being gunned down was viewed and shared – some 490,000 times in the… The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023
India vs South Africa, 1st T20I: Indian pacers will pose a big challenge, says Temba Bavuma THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: When Temba Bavuma was named captain of the South African side in 2021, he became the first-ever black African player to lead the Proteas. However, the skipper surprisingly didn't have any takers when the auctions for the newly-introduced South African T20 league took place last week. The Times of India · Sep 28, 2022
South Africa to unveil solutions to power crisis within days The South African government will within days announce new ways to address the country's worst power crisis yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday. Reuters · Jul 15, 2022
South African media dish out brutal ratings as flop gets 2/10 and Wales player is handed 3.5 The Springboks had been expected to coast to victory in Pretoria, but Wayne Pivac's men gave them a hurry-up Wales Online · Jul 3, 2022
Wales aren't actually as rubbish as everyone thinks right now The South African media don't rate Wayne Pivac's side and few others seem to disagree at the moment Wales Online · Jun 10, 2022