Sep 17 South African police official testifies on criminal syndicate infiltration in government By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press A top police official in South Africa has testitified on his claims the police and justice system has been infiltrated by criminal syndicates. Continue reading
Aug 24 Vulnerable South Africans struggle to find HIV medication after U.S. foreign aid cuts By Louise Dewast, Associated Press South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Experts warn of hundreds of thousands of new infections in the next few years in South Africa, and tens of thousands of additional deaths, if the cuts in aid aren’t… Continue reading
Aug 20 South African rhino breeder accused of running $14 million horn smuggling ring By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press A seven-year investigation by South African authorities found the suspects allegedly secured permits under false pretenses to buy and sell rhino horns domestically while funneling the horns into illegal markets in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 2:09 How radioactive rhino horns could help save the species from poachers By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin The black market trade in rhino horns is driving the species to near extinction. Now, scientists at a rhino orphanage in the Bushveld of South Africa are trying to protect them from poaching in a rather surprising way. John Yang… Continue watching
Aug 04 U.S. tariffs put 30,000 South African jobs at risk, officials say By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press South African authorities have warned that U.S. reciprocal tariffs could put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk. The U.S. plans to impose a 30% tariff on South African goods, creating uncertainty for export industries. Continue reading
Aug 01 Scientists in South Africa make rhino horns radioactive to help anti-poaching effort By Associated Press A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents. Continue reading
Jul 10 Human rights court rules Olympic champion Caster Semenya did not get fair hearing in sex eligibility case By Graham Dunbar, Gerald Imray, Associated Press The court's 17-judge highest chamber says Semenya had her rights to a fair hearing violated at Switzerland's Supreme Court where she had appealed against a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in favor of track and field's World… Continue reading
Jul 07 South African security official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press A South African security official has accused top police leaders of colluding with crime syndicates. Continue reading
Jun 25 Court order stops former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's burial in South Africa on the day of his funeral By Mogomotsi Magome, Jacob Zimba, Associated Press The Zambian government wants Lungu's body repatriated for a state funeral but his family have refused to allow that because of his political feud with current Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. Continue reading
Jun 16 A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa's farm killings By Mogomotsi Magome, Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It's a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive a discredited narrative… Continue reading