Two die in Soweto xenophobic violence
Two people have been killed in Soweto as residents attacked and looted foreign-owned businesses. The giant township neighboring Johannesburg has been at the centre of xenophobic violence in 2008, 2015 and 2017. The attacks on the shops are believed to have been sparked by a Johannesburg newspaper reporting that foreign businesses are selling fake and […]
Germany returns Herero skulls to Namibia
Germany has returned to Namibian authorities the skulls of Herero and Nama people killed in a genocide more than a century ago. Today’s handover at a Berlin church is the third by the German government that refuses to pay reparations for the killing of more than 100 000 colonial subjects. The Herero and Nama people […]
Algerian and South African foreign ministers meet in Cape Town
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu will today receive her outspoken Algerian counterpart Abdelkader Messahel. The meeting is designed to reinforce and broaden bilateral ties dating back to the struggle against apartheid. Abdelkader Messahel has much to brief Lindiwe Sisulu about. Algeria’s politicians, military and business communities are undergoing massive power plays ahead […]