SOUTH AFRICA’S ELECTION TO THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AU
On 11 February 2026, during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, South Africa was elected by Member States to serve a two-year term on the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, starting from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. These pivotal elections took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. South Africa […]
FROM MOSCOW TO THE SAHEL: UKRAINE’S ALLEGED USE OF TERRORIST TACTICS TO ATTAIN POLITICAL OBJECTIVES
On February 6, 2026, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior official in the Russian Ministry of Defense, was shot in Moscow. He received at least three gunshot wounds and remains in serious condition due to major blood loss. Alekseev is deputy to Igor Kostyukov, the head of Russia’s delegation at the current trilateral negotiations in […]
SA MUST JOIN US, MOROCCO AND OTHERS IN SECURING WESTERN SAHARA PEACE DEAL
The Trump administration is moving with turbo-charged speed to settle the Western Sahara conflict. In that expeditious US adventure, there is bound to be winners and losers. South Africa, a long-standing backer of the Western Sahara people’s fight for independence, appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place. SA has historically aligned […]
PROTESTERS OUTSIDE JOBURG NPA BUILDING DEMAND: “GNU: HANDS OFF XOLANI KHOZA!”
Dozens of people demonstrated peacefully outside the Johannesburg office of the National Prosecuting Authority to demand that the charges against Xolani Gregory Khoza be dropped at once. Khoza will appear in court on 9 July in Mbombela. A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters and trade-unionist, Khoza is being charged under the apartheid-era Riotous Assemblies […]
SOUTH AFRICA EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO INDIA FOLLOWING ATTACK ON TOURISTS
The South African Government is deeply saddened by the news of the attack on tourists that took place in Pahalgam, India. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives and to all those who have been injured in this horrific incident. The South African […]