By AFP Putin and Ramaphosa met in St. Petersburg last month during a peace mission by African presidents (Evgeny Biatov) Arresting Vladimir Putin would amount to a declaration of war on Russia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote in court papers released on Tuesday as the country wrangles over hosting […]
By AFP An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 10 people near South Africa’s capital of Pretoria, health authorities said Sunday, urging the public to be “extra vigilant”. The Department of Health in Pretoria’s Gauteng province said 95 people visited a local hospital since Monday showing cholera symptoms, including diarrhoea, […]
By AFP South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court, as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said Tuesday, citing a communication error from the ruling ANC party. Hours earlier, Ramaphosa had said his African National Congress (ANC) had decided to withdraw South Africa from […]
By Nation Africa South Africa was on Monday bracing for a power showdown between authorities determined to stop feared widespread looting and destruction, and protesters adhering to the call by militant opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), to force a ‘national shutdown’. Similar protests over unfulfilled political and economic […]
By AFP Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police said Monday. The birthday celebrant was among those gunned down in the mass shooting in the southern port city of Gqeberha, […]
