Jacob Zuma election ban: How does it affect South Africa’s election? | News

Jacob Zuma election ban: How does it affect South Africa’s election? | News

South Africa’s election authorities have barred former President Jacob Zuma from standing in the country’s May election, heightening political tensions as the vote approaches in a nation that many analysts believe could see its most competitive electoral contest since the end of apartheid and the initiation of democracy in 1994….

At least 45 people killed after bus plunges into South Africa ravine | transport News

At least 45 people killed after bus plunges into South Africa ravine | transport News

An eight-year-old girl survived and was airlifted to hospital in serious condition. A bus has plunged off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 passengers on board, according to the Department of Transport. The only survivor, an eight-year-old girl, was airlifted to hospital with serious…

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma barred from May elections | Politics News

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma barred from May elections | Politics News

The elections are expected to be the most competitive vote since 1994 when the nation became a democracy. South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from standing in elections in May, the electoral commission has said. South Africa is set to hold general elections on May 29 in…

Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel asks ICJ not to order new measures over looming famine in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel asks the UN court to reject South Africa’s request for more emergency orders in the Gaza genocide case. Israel has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) not to issue emergency orders for it to step up humanitarian aid to Gaza to address a looming famine, dismissing South Africa’s…

South African mother charged with trafficking her missing 6-year-old | Human Trafficking

South African mother charged with trafficking her missing 6-year-old | Human Trafficking

NewsFeed There were angry scenes outside a court in South Africa where a mother was charged with kidnapping and trafficking her own 6-year-old daughter, whose disappearance has made headlines across the country. Published On 14 Mar 202414 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original…

How Kagiso Lediga became the most sought-after filmmaker in South Africa | Arts and Culture

How Kagiso Lediga became the most sought-after filmmaker in South Africa | Arts and Culture

As a teenager in drama school in Cape Town in the 1990s, Kagiso Lediga was bored by the heavy focus on theatre and Shakespeare in the curriculum. For a teenager who had grown up in Pretoria, he thought he had seen far more interesting things. Lediga’s mum trained as a…

South Africa to hold general election on May 29 | Elections News

South Africa to hold general election on May 29 | Elections News

Ruling ANC faces a tough challenge to retain its majority in the seventh election since the end of the apartheid system. 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…

‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing | Israel War on Gaza News

The International Court of Justice will hear from 52 countries on the legality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. South Africa told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and its occupation is “inherently and fundamentally illegal”. South African…