In a speech to Cuban government officials, South African President Jacob Zuma praised the communist dictator Fidel Castro as someone who embraced the values of “internationalism, liberty, equality and justice.”
Contents: Spain blocks Russia fleet refueling stop over planned bombing in Aleppo Syria; The Gambia follows Burundi and S. Africa in leaving the International Criminal Court
Contents: South Africa’s withdrawal throws future of International Criminal Court into doubt; Is the ICC racially biased against Africans?; The fallacy of prosecuting war crimes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (pictured), who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes
Israel awakens Wednesday to the sad news that Shimon Peres, a pioneer and president, passed away at the age of 93 after a recent stroke.
The United Nations Department of Public Information held a media seminar in Pretoria, South Africa earlier this month on peace in the Middle East. The stated goal of the three-day seminar was to bring together “politicians, academics and other experts exploring new ways to narrate the complex and evolving story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
Contents: Arab League in chaos as it fails to address Arab existential threats; ASEAN in chaos as it fails to address South China Sea threats; France’s François Hollande declares war on ISIS after terror attack kills priest; Turkey fears that Gulen will flee the United States
South African twins arrested over the weekend were planning attacks on the U.S. Embassy in the capital Pretoria as well as on buildings owned by Jews, police said on Monday.
A Labour councillor has said he will report a former Yorkshire mayor to the police for liking “racist” tweets. George McManus said tweets sent and ‘liked’ by Heather Venter would “cause racial and religious hatred” and that they were “designed
The outspoken South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier has called for an apology for the massive human deaths at the hands of the U.S. abortion industry, and in particular the disproportionate number of black babies that have been aborted, which he
The iconic Jesus Dome of Durban, South Africa, was completely engulfed in flames Tuesday night, leaving a skeleton of the once-towering Christian Centre. The faithful congregated in prayer around the fire last night, singing hymns and vowing to rebuild.
Former California governor and Terminator tough-guy Arnold Schwarzenegger got more than he bargained for on a recent South African safari when an elephant that his group was observing circled the vehicle they were touring in and charged after them.
Contents: Austria deeply split between far-right and left-liberal candidates; Austria’s election part of a world-wide move to the right with deep polarization
TEL AVIV – South African rap duo, Die Antwoord, is being pressured by the boycott Israel movement to cancel its upcoming concert in Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported.
A video game created by students at Champlain College in 2010 is now being played around the world to teach children about healthy attitudes towards girls and women.
South African President Jacob Zuma suffered a rebuke from that country’s Constitutional Court this week, which ruled that he must pay back a portion of the funds spent by the government for upgrades to his personal residence.
The Jerusalem Post reports: The South African government is pushing to deepen its ties with Israel, in spite of persistent calls by its citizens to sever ties with the Jewish state. At the heart of a new warm breeze from Pretoria
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, the outspoken Archbishop of Durban, South Africa, is blasting the Jesuit-run Georgetown University for inviting Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards to address its faculty and students next month.
A Colombian businessman has fully recovered from the Zika virus after doctors diagnosed him in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Students at the University of Cape Town in South Africa ransacked university buildings Tuesday and set fire to paintings depicting white people, according to local news.
A South African mayor has defended her controversial policy of offering university scholarships to female students if they can prove their virginity and keep it for the duration of the study period. The mayor of the uThukela municipality, Dudu Mazibuko,
A South African mayor defended his decision to award scholarship based on virginity as a way to reduce AIDs and unwanted pregnancies.
Dashcam footage captured a South African police officer getting shot in the back at point-blank range and get right back to performing his job. The video shows officer Nizaam Alexander conducting a routine traffic stop when he is approached from behind
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 —
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Pharrell Williams will be greeted by 40,000 anti-Israel extremists protesting his performance Monday night in Cape Town.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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
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
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.
A vacationing safari-goer was mauled to death by a lioness at Gauteng Lion Park in Johannesberg, South Africa on Monday.
