Tag: South Africa
Whistleblower murder suspect is former elite officer, South African police say
A former member of an elite police unit has been charged with the murder of a whistleblower who testified at…
New US ambassador to South Africa summoned over ‘undiplomatic remarks’
The South African government has summoned the new US ambassador after he made what they called "undiplomatic" comments about an…
South Africa’s long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner dies
South Africa's former defence minister and anti-apartheid campaigner Mosiuoa Lekota has died at the age of 77. He played a…
Girl, 14, shot dead as South Africa’s ‘taxi wars’ hit school
Police in South Africa are investigating a fatal shooting at a secondary school in the coastal city of Cape Town…
Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 17…
South African farmers fear devastation as foot-and-mouth takes hold
The peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land. This…