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July 22, 2026

South African Rights Commission Launches Probe After 43 Die in Winter Initiation Season

South Africa’s Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) has launched an investigation following the deaths of 43 young men during

Human Rights/South Africa/World

South Africa’s Anti-Immigration Campaign Shifts to Door-to-Door Searches as Weekly Protests Spread

Anti-immigration groups in South Africa have shifted their campaign from large public demonstrations to door-to-door neighborhood searches targeting suspected undocumented migrants, marking a new phase in protests that organizers say will continue every Thursday until the government takes further action

July 10, 2026

How a Green Energy Mineral is Devastating Ecosystems and Communities in South Africa

Geopolitics/South Africa/World

South Africa’s manganese-rich Kalahari basin has become the center of a rapidly expanding mining boom driven by global demand for materials critical to the

Mandela’s Grandson Warns of Unfinished Liberation as South Africa’s Promise Frays

South Africa/World

Ndaba Mandela grew up in the long shadow of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, but he insists that

South Korea’s Election Outcome: Opposition Party Triumphs, President Yoon Faces Diplomatic and Domestic Challenges

April 20, 2024

Diplomacy/Politics/South Africa

The liberal opposition party of South Korea has secured a sweeping majority in the nation’s general election, maintaining control of parliament. The Democratic Party (DP), led by Lee Jae-myung, attained 175 out of 300

South Africa vs. Israel: A Litmus Test for BRICS Unity and African Diplomacy

January 7, 2024

South Africa

South Africa’s unprecedented decision to drag Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) extends beyond a mere legal challenge, and is certain to upset the current global order long after the

Charting China-South Africa Friendship’s Success

August 21, 2023

China/South Africa

A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled “Sailing the Giant Ship of China-South Africa Friendship and Cooperation Toward Greater Success” was published Monday on South African media as he is

The Electricity Crisis in South Africa Continues to Brew

September 29, 2022

South Africa

At the end of apartheid in 1994, only 36 percent of households in South Africa were electrified, with almost all white households having electric power and most Black households having no access

South Africa Is on a Knife Edge as Xenophobia Escalates

August 10, 2022

South Africa

Xenophobia is a global crisis, but in South Africa, it takes a particularly violent form. The day-to-day accumulation of insults and harassment from within the state and society periodically mutates into open-street