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In the Johannesburg suburb of Greenside, a large group of protesters of all ages and backgrounds are waving placards and banging empty plastic bottles together. "We want water, we want water!" they chant. Northern Johannesburg is known for its plush leafy suburbs. But after years of intermittent water shortages, residents say they are fed up. Some have had no running water for over a month. "Our pipes have been bone […]
Firefighters are racing to save people and ancient artefacts from the largest wildfires in South Korea's history, which have killed at least 26 people so far Tens of thousands have also been displaced in the blazes, which started in the south-east on 21 March Most of those killed were in their 60s and 70s, local officials say Eyewitnesses described apocalyptic scenes as fires engulfed their homes, with one man telling […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, said on Monday he ordered a ban on foreign travel for Yoon when asked at a parliament hearing what actions have been taken against the […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended an MP after an old video resurfaced online of him spewing violent racist language against black people. Renaldo Gouws initially insinuated it was a doctored video and denied it but a statement issued by the DA on Thursday said it was "genuine and not a fake". In the video Mr Gouws, who was sworn into parliament less than a week ago, uses a local […]
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is due to be sworn in for a second term in office as president, despite failing to security a majority in parliament in last month's election for his African National Congress (ANC). Lawmakers re-elected him to stay on as president last week following a deal to form a coalition government between the ANC, its long-time rival Democratic Alliance (DA) and other parties. The ANC, which has […]
South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, police say. The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida. The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was waiting to be attended to when he was approached by unknown gunmen, who ordered him to get out of the vehicle. One of the suspects is reported to have fled the scene […]
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly's residence was raided on Tuesday as part of a corruption investigation ordered by the National Prosecution Authority. The raid at her house in Johannesburg’s eastern suburb of Bruma drew a call from the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, for her to step down. Earlier this month, it was reported that she solicited 2.3 million rand ($122,000) in bribes in return to […]
South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office has said. Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is expected to face a tough challenge to retain its parliamentary majority in the country’s seventh democratic election since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. “The 2024 elections coincide with South Africa’s celebration of 30 years of freedom and democracy,” the presidency said in […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja met with Mr. Won Hee-Ryong, the Special Envoy of the President of South Korea, to discuss the areas in which a further expansion of investment and trade ties across key sectors of Nigeria's economy can expeditiously occur. The meeting at the State House was a follow-up to productive discussions between President Tinubu and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the G-20 Leaders' […]
