Mar 24 Persecution of South Africa’s whites a ‘false narrative,’ president says as Musk repeats genocide claim By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South African-born Musk repeated a claim this weekend in a social media post that some of the country's political figures are "actively promoting white genocide."… Continue reading
Mar 11 At least 16 people dead, dozens injured in South Africa bus crash By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press Reports indicated that 11 passengers were critically injured and 24 had moderate to serious injuries. Continue reading
Mar 10 Athol Fugard, Tony Award-winning South African playwright whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92 By Mark Kennedy, Gerald Imray, Associated Press The South African government confirmed Fugard's death and said South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape of our nation.”… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:56 The historical reality of land ownership in South Africa amid Trump’s criticisms By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered… Continue watching
Feb 08 Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa over post-apartheid land expropriation law By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday freezing assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address some of the wrongs of South Africa’s racist apartheid era — a law the White House says amounts to discrimination against… Continue reading
Feb 06 After Trump’s funding threat, South African president phones influential billionaire Musk By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the country's funding over a land expropriation law. Continue reading
Jan 17 South African miner describes horrors endured by those who spent months underground By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press A miner who spent six months in a disused mine in South Africa has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands who were illegally digging for gold. Continue reading
Jan 16 Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics By Mogomotsi Magome, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year. Continue reading
Nov 14 South African government says it won’t help thousands of illegal miners facing hunger inside closed mine By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, and water after police closed off the entrances used to transport their supplies underground. Continue reading
Sep 28 17 people killed in pair of mass shootings in same neighborhood of rural South Africa town By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday. Continue reading