We don’t know what xenophobia means, says SA foreign affairs chief
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana Mashebane’s defended operation Fiela that resulted in the arrests of hundreds of illegal immigrants. Briefing journalists, she says she and her ANC colleagues don’t understand the meaning of the word xenophobia. Foreign affairs chief Maite Nkoane Mashebane was responding to a question from a Mozambican journalistsabout xenophobic […]
South Africa condemns coup plot in Burundi
The army generals who led a rebellion in Burundi have been arrested. They admit the coup mounted against President Pierre Nkurunziza while he was attending a summit in Tanzania has failed. Five of the mutineers died in the fighting following the rebellion. Nkurunziza’s back in the country. Major General Godefroid Niyambere is among the mutineers […]
Nkurunziza’s back in Bujumbura
The former Burundi intelligence chief who attempted to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza is on the run. Other leading plotters have been arrested. Their fate is expected to be spelled out by Nkurunziza when he addresses the nation today. President Pierre Nkurunziza back in Bujumbura and preparing to go on air…. ….telling Burundians how he […]
Nkurunziza says he’s back home and in control of Burundi
President Pierre Nkurunziza says he’s returned to Burundi and regained control of the capital a day after a general said he’s been ousted for seeking an unconstitutional third term in power. In a tweet, the president’s thanked the country’s army for its patriotism and its people for their patience. The attempted coup was launched when […]
Burundi coup plotter arrested
The army generals who led a rebellion in Burundi have been arrested. They admit the coup mounted against President Pierre Nkurunziza while he was attending a summit in Tanzania has failed. Five of the mutineers died in the fighting following the rebellion. Nkurunziza’s back in the country. Major General Godefroid Niyambere is among the mutineers […]