
For years, South Africa’s apartheid government ignored the significance of a “golden rhino” figurine that provides undeniable proof of a sophisticated society existing before white men arrived. But since the end of racist rule in 1994, the stunning object —
by AFP19 Dec 2015, 1:29 AM PST0

Cape Town – More than 200 South African scholars pledged support for an academic boycott of Israel. In a declaration Tuesday, the scholars said they would not accept invitations to visit Israeli academic institutions and would not participate in conferences
by Breitbart Jerusalem17 Dec 2015, 1:52 AM PST0

The head of the royal household of the Zulus has landed in the centre of a political storm after he made favourable comments about the former white minority government of South Africa. King Goodwill Zwelithini spoke while visiting a cattle auction and
by Oliver Lane9 Dec 2015, 5:06 AM PST0

Last week’s Islamist terror attack on a hotel in Mali counted three Chinese railway executives among its 19 dead. On Thursday, China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, promised increased security cooperation with African nations in the wake of the attack.
by John Hayward26 Nov 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

The president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, on Sunday drew a direct link between the November 13 terror attacks in Paris and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, arguing that terrorism, wherever it occurs, can be traced back to the Middle East and the absence of peace.
by Breitbart News23 Nov 2015, 1:00 AM PST0

Speaking at a rally in South Africa, Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal promised there would be more stabbing attacks against Israeli civilians, describing the wave of terror attacks as the “Jerusalem intifada,” and comparing them to South Africa’s struggle against apartheid.
by John Hayward23 Oct 2015, 9:29 PM PST0

The dream of a new life in South Africa has turned into a nightmare for hundreds of Ethiopian migrants held in overcrowded Malawian jails despite having served their sentences for illegal entry. “This prison is hell on earth. We are
by AFP14 Oct 2015, 3:30 AM PST0

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa plans to leave the International Criminal Court, a deputy minister said on Sunday, as the government faces criticism for ignoring a court order to arrest Sudan’s president earlier this year. The International Criminal Court has “lost
by Reuters12 Oct 2015, 3:46 AM PST0

Pharrell Williams will be greeted by 40,000 anti-Israel extremists protesting his performance Monday night in Cape Town.
by Joel B. Pollak21 Sep 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

The discovery of an allegedly new human ancestor in South Africa has prompted anti-apartheid activists to condemn those quick to make racial jokes about Homo Naledi, using the new fossil to compare black people to apes.
by Frances Martel18 Sep 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

Alaskans, and millions who love Alaska, support changing the name of Mt. McKinley to Denali. And that is exactly why President Barack Obama’s unilateral decision to change the name is so wrong.
by Joel B. Pollak1 Sep 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

In the midst of tweeting commentary (and complaints) about President Barack Obama’s press conference on Wednesday, I received an unexpected reply from Helen Zille, one of the foremost opposition leaders in my native South Africa, and a family friend.
by Joel B. Pollak15 Jul 2015, 10:53 PM PST0

President Barack Obama reacted to Wednesday’s horrific massacre at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina by calling for gun control and criticizing the United States for the frequency of mass shooting events. “We don’t have all the facts, but we do know that, once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun,” Obama said, adding: “At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.”
by Joel B. Pollak18 Jun 2015, 10:48 AM PST0

Contents: EU’s new migrant quota system appears to be near collapse; France, Italy have bitter feud over migrants as quota system collapses; South Africa defies International Criminal Court, al-Bashir flies free
by John J. Xenakis16 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Darfur genocide overshadows women’s empowerment summit in South Africa; History of Darfur genocide; Rwanda versus Darfur versus Central African Republic civil wars; Everyone prepares for the worst, as Greece bailout talks collapse again
by John J. Xenakis15 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Less than a year into a five-year sentence for culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend, South African runner and double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been recommended for parole and may be released as soon as August, reports say.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jun 2015, 12:42 AM PST0

A vacationing safari-goer was mauled to death by a lioness at Gauteng Lion Park in Johannesberg, South Africa on Monday.
by Kelli Serio7 Jun 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

Former South African President F. W. de Klerk, who shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela for his role in steering South Africa from apartheid to democracy, has protested the way the current South African government is treating minority Afrikaners. In a speech at the Voortrekker Monument–an important Afrikaner symbol–De Klerk said that Afrikaners had been made to feel overly guilty for the past, and argued that apartheid had not been a “crime against humanity.”
by Joel B. Pollak3 Jun 2015, 11:34 AM PST0

JOHANNESBURG – A lion killed an American woman and injured a man driving through a private wildlife park in Johannesburg on Monday, a park official said.
by AP2 Jun 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

April saw a wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa after Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini reportedly said foreigners should go back to their own countries. Foreigners’ shops were looted and there were numerous brutal murders including the burning alive of
by Virginia Hale12 May 2015, 1:13 AM PST0

South African law enforcement has arrested 198 illegal immigrants in a raid in Johannesburg, following weeks of violent attacks on known foreigners and foreigner-owned small businesses by South African natives for unspecified “criminal activity.” The number of those arrested in one night is about 100 less than the total of those arrested for participating in riots and attacks that have taken the lives of seven and caused an international firestorm against the South African government.
by Frances Martel1 May 2015, 12:43 PM PST0

Nigeria’s jihadist group Boko Haram is in Zimbabwe and could soon reach South Africa, reports the U.K. based news outlet ZimEye, citing Zimbabwe’s national intelligence agency.
by Edwin Mora29 Apr 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

South African President Jacob Zuma has angered the heads of neighboring countries by suggesting that they have “contributed” to an eruption of violence in which South Africans have killed seven foreign nations and destroyed dozens of businesses after the Zulu King compared foreigners to “head lice.”
by Frances Martel28 Apr 2015, 11:05 AM PST0

The Nigerian Senate is contemplating bringing Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to the International Criminal Court for remarks in which he called immigrants to South Africa “ants” and “head lice,” remarks believed to have triggered a growing wave of xenophobic violence in that country.
by Frances Martel24 Apr 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

What would you do, if you needed to heat your house on a cold and snowy winter night – you flicked the switch on your electric heater – and nothing happened? What if, when power finally returned, you turned on
by Eric Worrall21 Apr 2015, 3:12 AM PST0