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• South Africa is a breath of fresh air compared to Britain March 29, 2026 10:19 am The Spectator Australia You only realise how depressing it has become to live in Keir Starmer’s Britain when you land in Cape Town towards the end of an interminable northern winter. Your mood immediately lifts – and it’s not only because of the warm ocean air or the diamond sky …
• South African Activists Demand Mass Deportations March 28, 2026 2:54 am Breitbart A South African civic group called March and March held a rally in the city of Durban on Wednesday to call for tougher immigration laws and stronger border controls. The group was particularly critical of migrants from Nigeria, disparaging them as …
• UK Museums Hold Over 260,000 Human Remains, Report Finds March 27, 2026 7:21 pm Hyperallergic Museums and institutions in the United Kingdom hold more than 263,000 items of human remains, including bones and complete skeletons, according to a recent investigation. Following a public records inquiry, the Guardian found that 241 UK museums held …
• South Africans protest against Nigerians, Pakistanis, others for taking their jobs and fueling crime March 26, 2026 6:22 pm Pulse Anti-immigrant protests erupt in South Africa as demonstrators target Nigerians and others over jobs, crime, and economic hardship. Fresh anti-immigrant protests have erupted in South Africa, with demonstrators openly targeting nationals from Nigeria, …
• SA’s debt burdens the poor most March 26, 2026 4:44 pm The Citizen (South Africa) Billions spent on debt interest are limiting the state's ability to fund essential services. Think about a nurse at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. She starts her shift before dawn, tends a ward that is too full and earns a salary that has not kept …
• South Africans launch fresh attack on Nigerians, others March 26, 2026 1:54 pm Blueprint Newspapers Limited Police in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters demonstrating against Nigerians and other foreign nationals. The protest, organised by groups including political parties and the vigilante …
• SAPS clashes with anti-immigrant protesters in Durban March 26, 2026 12:37 pm The South African South African police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters in Durban. The country has been repeatedly swept by waves of anti‑foreigner sentiment, often erupting into violent – and sometimes deadly …
• Police Fire Teargas As South Africans Protest Against Undocumented Nigerians, Other Foreigners March 26, 2026 11:27 am Information Nigeria South African police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters in the coastal city of Durban. The country has been repeatedly swept by waves of anti‑foreigner sentiment, often erupting into violent — …
• Photos: Tension In South-Africa As Police Clash With Protesters Against Nigerians, Other Foreigners March 26, 2026 10:46 am Naija News Police in South Africa on Wednesday fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters who took to the streets in the coastal city of Durban. The demonstration is the latest in a series of protests driven by growing anti- …
• Breaking: Again, South Africans take action against Nigerians, others, in their country March 26, 2026 12:37 am Legit News South African police dispersed hundreds of protesters in Durban using rubber bullets and teargas as anti-foreigner demonstrations escalated ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba defended the protest and criticised the government over rising number of undocumented …
• PICTORIAL: South Africans protest against Nigerians, other foreigners  March 26, 2026 12:11 am Punch South African police fired rubber bullets and teargas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding tougher action against foreigners in the coastal city of Durban. The protesters, including members of political parties and the xenophobic …
• South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Protests Single Out Nigerians As Political Parties Join Deportation Calls – Independent Newspaper Nigeria March 25, 2026 10:32 pm Ghana MMA 83 Nigerians living in South Africa faced a renewed and explicit threat on Wednesday as thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Durban, demanding the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals and singling out Nigerian migrants among …
• South Africans Protest Against Nigerians, Other Foreigners March 25, 2026 9:55 pm CKN Nigeria Members of Operation Dududla join members of March and March Movement during a national campaign protest in Durban on March 25, 2026. The group calls for stronger action against illegal immigration and the deportation of undocumented foreign nationals. The …
• South Africa police clash with anti-immigrant protesters March 25, 2026 6:32 pm Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota South African police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters in the coastal city of Durban. The country has been repeatedly swept by waves of anti‑foreigner sentiment, often erupting into violent -- …
• Upemba National Park staff recount assault that left seven dead March 24, 2026 6:15 pm Mongabay On March 3, a group of militants attacked the headquarters of Upemba National Park in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack left seven people dead and caused severe damage to facilities at the headquarters. A group claiming responsibility …
• Cat Matlala allegedly delivered dollar couches to Phala Phala farm, says ex-cellmate March 24, 2026 9:42 am Briefly Attempted murder accused and suspected cartel boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matala has been linked to the Phala Phala saga KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi shared a letter Matlala’s ex- cellmate wrote The letter contains details of …
• Rejoice Ngwenya’s comparative lens on Zimbabwe’s constitutional amendments March 24, 2026 12:11 am Nehanda Radio Rejoice Ngwenya is not merely a commentator on Zimbabwe’s constitutional debates; he is a seasoned economist, political analyst, and policy thinker whose liberal democratic convictions have been forged through decades of engagement with governance …
• Dear Youth, don’t let the fight against drug abuse blind you to the deeper destruction of your future by those in power March 23, 2026 8:53 pm The Zimbabwean Tendai Ruben Mbofana ​The landscape of our nation is currently haunted by a specter that is as visible as it is terrifying.  If you value my social justice advocacy and writing, please consider a financial contribution to keep it going. Contact me on …
• Cat Matlala allegedly delivered dollar couches to Phala Phala farm: ex-cell mate March 23, 2026 9:45 am Briefly Attempted murder accused and suspected cartel boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matala has been linked to the Phala Phala saga KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi shared a letter Matlala’s ex- cellmate wrote The letter contains details of …
• New oppressor walks together with the poor March 23, 2026 4:49 am The Citizen (South Africa) The march changed no policy, delivered no service, and held no one accountable. On Saturday, the ANC took to the streets of Joburg, Durban, Cape Town and East London. This was under the banner of the “People’s March: In Defence of Our Sovereignty and …
• Anticipatory asset declaration: The system that files corruption before it happens, By Lanre Ogundipe March 22, 2026 6:12 pm Premium Times As the 2027 elections approach, the implications are stark. If the current system remains unchanged, the country risks another cycle in which officials enter office with pre-cleared justifications for future wealth. The law is clear. The failure is not …
• Health Minister vows to recover R2 billion lost in Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal March 22, 2026 9:19 am Briefly Health Minister Motsoaledi vowed to recover funds lost in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal Authorities aim to seize assets linked to the R2 billion looting by businessman Hangwani Maumela A former whistleblower's report sparked the ongoing …
• The rumble in the Jungle that keeps rumbling, By Phillip van Niekerk March 22, 2026 12:36 am Premium Times Donald Trump meets with Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, December 4, 2025, at the Oval Office. Source: United States Government. Tshisekedi’s dilemma was stark. His army could not stop M23. Regional diplomacy had failed. The UN peacekeeping mission — one …
• Exclusive Interview: “Diplomacy with Iran Was Doomed from the Start” March 20, 2026 12:11 pm Sri Lanka Guardian Dr Melody Sucharewicz is a former spokesperson and strategic advisor for the Israeli government, with extensive experience in public diplomacy and communications in conflict situations. Born in Germany, she moved to Israel, where she has worked on security …
• Who Built France? March 20, 2026 10:36 am The New York Review of Books It is a real-life story reminiscent of “The Man Who Would Be King” (1888), Rudyard Kipling’s tale of two ne’er-do-well soldiers of the Raj, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, who set out to conquer the realm of Kafiristan. In 1656 the French soldier …
• John Feffer: The Case For Global Climate Reparation March 19, 2026 7:23 pm YubaNet - California Originally published in Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. To combat climate change, the entire world has to make the transition away from fossil fuels. If a major emitter like the United States or India doesn’t substantially reduce its emissions, it will doom the …
• Trump’s National Security Strategy Is a Blueprint for White Nationalism March 19, 2026 4:50 pm The Nation March 19, 2026 Trump’s foreign policy reasoning mirrors the crackpot logic of a runaway authoritarian. Ad Policy US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits down for an interview with Bloomberg Television during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany …
• ‘Courage as currency’ for whistleblowers and journalists March 19, 2026 2:56 pm Grocott's Mail By Ragel Maritz News24 investigative journalist Jeff Wicks, the keynote speaker at the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies Academic Assembly, highlighted the courage of South African whistleblowers which, he said, is the vital element …
• The Case for Global Climate Reparations March 19, 2026 7:47 am Foreign Policy In Focus Originally published in Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. To combat climate change, the entire world has to make the transition away from fossil fuels. If a major emitter like the United States or India doesn’t substantially reduce its emissions, it will doom the …
• Letters | Buthelezi statue March 18, 2026 3:57 am Witness The suggestion by MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi that a statue to honour the legacy of Mangosuthu Buthelezi to South Africa’s liberation history is yet another alarming attempt to rewrite history (Weekend Witness, March 14 and March 16). Ample written evidence …
• Opinion | The proletarian vanguard March 17, 2026 11:17 am Witness The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles, and modern South Africa is no exception. While the bourgeoisie and their lackeys in the tenderpreneurial class seek to hollow out the state for private accumulation, the true …
• SA water mismanagement threatens business continuity, warns BLSA March 16, 2026 1:01 pm Business Day Share current article via EmailShare current article via FacebookShare current article via TwitterShare current article via LinkedIn The water challenges blighting South Africa’s economic engines of Johannesburg and Durban are due to sheer mismanagement …
• The White Nationalism at the Heart of Trump’s Foreign Policy March 15, 2026 10:40 am Inkstick Media Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States has now become an engine for the promulgation of white nationalism. Not since the 1930s has such an ideology, which exalts those ethnic groups it codes as “white,” while denigrating all others, underpinned …
• The many faces of Rutendo Matinyarare March 15, 2026 6:10 am Zimbabwe Independent The mention of Rutendo Benson Matinyarare’s name evokes emotions. His admirers praise him as a courageous and patriotic Zimbabwean who devoted his energy and resources to fighting sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West with verve and vigour. They point …
• Christians Endure Persecution, Death, and Destruction in the DRC March 14, 2026 12:54 pm International Christian Concern Christians are being attacked, murdered, and abducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) every week, and the violence appears to be worse than ever. Between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, the Institute for International Religious Freedom …
• Clifton Crais exposes the Dark Origins of Modernity — Guns, Empire and the ‘Mortecene’ March 14, 2026 4:45 am The Indian Express The making of the modern world was accompanied by extraordinary violence, exploitation and environmental devastation. But what if modern history is darker still: so dark that it requires a new name? Clifton Crais proposes the “Mortecene”, the Killing Age, …
• Chasing the World’s Seven Poles of Inaccessibility March 14, 2026 2:48 am Explorersweb At a dinner party at Everest Base Camp in 2018, British traveler and entrepreneur Chris Brown first heard about the Seven Summits challenge. The idea intrigued him, but the familiar images of traffic jams high on Everest quickly dulled the appeal. Still …
• Ramaphosa supports EFF as he ‘declares war’ on outsourcing March 13, 2026 4:03 am Sunday Times Share current article via EmailShare current article via FacebookShare current article via TwitterShare current article via LinkedIn President Cyril Ramaphosa has thrown his weight behind the EFF’s bid to stop all state organs from issuing tenders to …
• Riot Acts March 13, 2026 3:35 am Legion Magazine The bar in Calgary’s Riverside Hotel after soldiers and civilians ransacked it in February 1916, mistakenly believing the business was owned by Germans. [W.J. Oliver/University of Calgary/CU198005] Private Gottfried Kraft pitched a rock through …
• The Kurds and the Syrian revolutionary process: The new regime, Arab chauvinism and the struggle ahead March 13, 2026 3:34 am LINKS First published at Tempest. After a major military confrontation between the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) and the Kurdish led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the two forces agreed to a ceasefire on January 20, 2025. Days later, they struck an …
• Trump's White Nationalism Will Only Lead to Division, Poverty, and Mass Violence March 12, 2026 10:35 pm Common Dreams Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States has now become an engine for the promulgation of white nationalism. Not since the 1930s has such an ideology, which exalts those ethnic groups it codes as “white,” while denigrating all others, underpinned …
• Former military interpreter: Africa’s Russophilia often driven by anti-colonial sentiment March 12, 2026 3:59 pm Ukrainian Week In February 2026, CNN released an investigation into Russian agents recruiting mercenaries in Africa, sparking responses from governments across the continent, including Botswana, Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya. Local media detailed how citizens were …
• “The Horror! The Horror!” March 12, 2026 10:17 am TomDispatch Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States has now become an engine for the promulgation of White nationalism. Not since the 1930s has such an ideology, which exalts those ethnic groups it codes as “White,” while denigrating all others, underpinned …
• Motsoaledi suspends health department DG over alleged R1m tender fraud March 11, 2026 7:29 pm Briefly Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has placed three senior officials in the Department of Health on precautionary suspension over fraud and theft charges totalling more than R1 million The suspended officials, including Director-General Sandile Buthelezi, …
• GOOD and BAD side of South African National Lottery March 11, 2026 6:57 pm The South African South African National Lottery punters might take a jackpot flutter twice a week. And that’s typically the sum of their involvement. However, did you know the state entity posted a record-breaking year with total sales of R7.28 billion (FY ending in 2025 …
• South Africa deploys troops in streets to tackle crime March 11, 2026 6:06 pm Lithgow Mercury South Africa has deployed the army several times in recent years to help with outbursts of crime and disorder, including in 2021, when riots and looting in two provinces sparked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma and frustrations over COVID …
• South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime March 11, 2026 4:20 pm Sudbury.com JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual …
• The Global African Implications of US-Israel Aggression towards Iran March 11, 2026 12:13 pm Black Agenda Report A soldier aiming a gun at a target, accompanied by a reminder that actions have consequences. Image Credits: Lee Je-seok/Redesigned by Cephas Global Africa must oppose military aggression. Global Africans must stand with the Iranians and prepare to …
• South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime March 11, 2026 11:35 am WTOP - Maryland JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help… JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight …
• Langa residents caught on video looting truck full of alcohol March 11, 2026 5:23 am Briefly A video showing people looting a truck full of alcohol in Langa, Cape Town, has gone viral after being posted on X The authenticity of the footage has not been confirmed, and details about the incident remain scarce The clip has sparked nationwide debate …
• A pre-election bonanza for Nepal? March 11, 2026 3:12 am The Pioneer A month before the March national elections in Nepal, even as the nation grappled with several political and economic crises, there was a spot of good news. Global tourists, who arrived by air in February 2026, exceeded the pre-pandemic levels for the …
• The Scourge of Child Abductions in Jonglei State, South Sudan March 10, 2026 4:02 am PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd The Scourge of Child Abductions in Jonglei State, South Sudan: A Direct Assault on the Future of Communities Child abductions and slave trade are things of the past Opening Statement “The scourge of child abductions in Jonglei State is not just a crime …
• Joseph Kony: How Ugandan war criminal and his soldiers have evaded capture and endured for decades March 8, 2026 10:15 pm TV47 Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and four of his commanders. The LRA emerged nearly 40 years ago. Between 1987 and …
• Lekota remembered as a man of principle March 6, 2026 6:28 am The Citizen (South Africa) In the 1990s, when the recently unbanned ANC was negotiating the future of South Africa, one of its spokespeople, Mosiuoa Patrick “Terror” Lekota, was, for a politician, honest. And he would have no truck with pomposity. So, he’s probably guffawing …
• Sudan Nashra: RSF launches drone campaign in Kordofan, Blue Nile, forces mass displacement | Clashes return to South Kordofan’s Dalang | Armed by RSF for Sudan battles, militias kill at least 169 in South Sudan, sources say | Rizeigat head leaves for… March 5, 2026 12:16 pm Mada Masr Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. The Rapid Support Forces launched drone campaigns in Kordofan and Blue Nile State this week, marked by successive, intensive rounds of strikes that largely targeted homes and public facilities, stopping short …
• Calls for suspension after Health DG, two other officials arrested in R1m fraud case March 3, 2026 6:39 pm IOL The arrest of National Department of Health (NDoH) Director-General Dr Sandile Buthelezi and two senior officials has sparked sharp criticism from opposition parties, who say the developments expose deep-rooted corruption and threaten public confidence in …
• The fish and the water – How today’s freedom fighters still need the people’s support March 3, 2026 5:14 pm The Zimbabwean Tendai Ruben Mbofana ​For Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle to succeed, particularly during the decisive and grueling phase of the 1970s, there was one essential component that outweighed even the most sophisticated weaponry.  If you value my social justice …
• The Kurds and the Syrian revolutionary process March 3, 2026 12:01 pm Tempest Joseph Daher writes about the evolution of Kurdish politics after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. The article provides both a rich account of the current popular struggles of resistance against the new Syrian government and a critical survey of the …
• Finance minister’s “Good News Budget” torpedoed by rampant ANC corruption! March 3, 2026 9:36 am Joy! Opinion piece by Errol Naidoo Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivered what many analysts defined as a “good news budget.” Significantly, however, the R28,8 billion surplus collected by SARS and the scrapping of R20 billion in tax-increases are …
• The Banyamulenge deserve to be heard as mass killing continues in eastern DRC March 2, 2026 5:39 pm Christian Daily International Banyamulenge ladies from the Community of Minembwe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) protesting against incessant drone attacks and bombing raids that are killing their people en masse. Rev. Prosper (Supplied) The clouds were weeping when the …
• SA expats in Dubai gripped by ‘anxiety and hopelessness’   March 2, 2026 5:15 pm Polokwane Review & Polokwane Observer Two weeks ago, Makida Kumalo flew from South Africa to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with only three suitcases, eager to expand her Airbnb management company. She never imagined she would be thrust into the chaos of air strikes.   The United States and …
• The Struggle for Peace Amidst Ongoing Conflict and Humanitarian Disaster March 1, 2026 1:28 pm IOL Tamara Ryzhenkova As of 2025, South Sudan is the youngest and, according to certain data, the poorest country in the world. South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, following a referendum held in 2005. It was initially expected that the move …
• Joseph Kony: how a Ugandan war criminal and his soldiers have evaded capture and endured for decades March 1, 2026 5:07 am The Conversation Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and four of his commanders. The LRA emerged nearly 40 years ago. Between 1987 and …
• LETTERS | DA’s new messiah would be like Zille, except black February 28, 2026 11:04 pm Sunday Times Share current article via EmailShare current article via FacebookShare current article via TwitterShare current article via LinkedIn To survive, the DA must find a person who is strong, charismatic, educated and black. Such is the observation of Lufuno …
• The SA Government wanted to reduce unemployment to 6%, but it increased to 33% – Newsday February 28, 2026 6:07 am Ghana MMA The South African Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 planned to reduce unemployment from 24.9% to 6%. However, it increased to over 30%. The government published its National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 in 2012, providing a roadmap for the …
• KZN jobs not looking sweet! February 28, 2026 4:38 am IOL KWAZULU-NATAL has endured the Covid-19 pandemic, which shuttered businesses and severed supply chains. Then multiple destructive storms battered infrastructure and destroyed assets. At the same time, the civil unrest of July 2021 translated to a week of …
• Sudan Nashra: Idris in Cairo as part of Egyptian-Turkish-Saudi coordination to prop up Sudanese military, Egyptian official says | RSF seizes Musa Hilal stronghold, stoking tribal tensions | RSF attacks North Darfur border town, engages Chadian forces… February 27, 2026 9:23 pm Mada Masr Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. A week of heavy clashes in North Darfur has strained the region’s tribal landscape, threatening deeper rifts even as cross-border tribal networks move toward closer coordination to confront the violence. …
• Budget 2026: The comfortable half-truth of stability February 27, 2026 6:55 pm Sunday Independent Nyaniso Qwesha|Published 1 hour ago 5min SOUTH Africans tuned in to Budget 2026 not for fireworks, but for reassurance. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered exactly that. A calm doctor’s note declaring the patient stable. Debt peaks at 78.9% of GDP …
• eNCA News Bite - 27 February 2026 February 27, 2026 4:11 pm eNCA It’s Friday, 27 February 2026, and this is News Bite, your fast, reliable update on South Africa and the world, with Marcelle Gordon. The safety of sanitary products is under the spotlight after a University of the Free State study found harmful substances …
• Africa must not function as Russia’s tool for aggression February 27, 2026 9:46 am The Standard For four years, Russia has been conducting a war of conquest against Ukraine. It is a war that became Ukraine’s endless tragedy and Russia’s endless humiliation. What was planned in 2022 as a three-day operation to take Kyiv and a 15-day blitzkrieg to …
• South African community health worker delivers baby during historic flood disaster February 27, 2026 9:34 am Greenpeace International A version of this article was originally published by Daily Maverick Earth on 8 February 2026.  Birthing babies can become way more complicated in extreme weather, as can managing everyday healthcare and medical emergencies. But such pressures will only …
• Thousands of South African jobs at risk, and SANDF kicked off Iran naval exercise probe – Newsday February 27, 2026 6:48 am Ghana MMA Today, 27 February, the rand is trading at R15.90 to the dollar, stronger than R15.91 at the close of business on Thursday.  Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe will return to the Ekapa mine in Kimberley today, where five miners are …
• Africa, don’t let Russia use you February 27, 2026 2:52 am Mail & Guardian Futility: Sixty kilometres — that is the progress President Vladimir Putin’s Russia has made in Donbas since early 2023. Every centimetre of it is soaked in human blood. Photo: Dimitro Sevastopol On the fourth anniversary of his full-scale invasion of …