South Africa

Russia has formed alliances of convenience with right-wing and left-wing parties based not on ideology and shared principles, but on opposition to the West.

Pretoria says it’s being persecuted for taking ‘legitimate’ action against Israel, whose forces it says are committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

Some MPs in the Liberal caucus have voiced support for Israel’s right to self-defence while some have pressed for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

‘Backsliding ... that we haven’t seen in decades, with coups and conflicts and political instability and fraudulent elections in many countries.’

Former Mandela aide blames failures on the party and not apartheid for crime and millions of South Africans living in shacks and begging in the streets.

Washington is likely to condemn the decision to have a Russian firm rebuild a gas refinery.

Elon Musk’s cheaper, faster Starlink satellite internet service is growing in popularity in Africa, but some governments are still resisting it.

Police say there were almost 7,000 homicides in July, August, and September—an average of more than 75 every day.

Illegal activities on the ocean around Africa are rampant, turning it into a vast crime scene that poorly resourced law agencies are struggling to stop.

Poor governance by the African National Congress has caused services in the country to collapse, report states.