Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor says attacks on foreign shops and individuals is an embarrassment to South Africa. She’ll speak to Africa
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor regrets having to close South Africa’s High Commission in Abuja and Consul General in Lagos. Her statement
Detained Nigeria Shia leader Ibrahim Zakzaky has been given bail to seek medical treatment in India. Several people have died in recent months in demonstrations
At least four people have been killed in clashes between Shia Muslims and security forces in the Nigerian capital Abuja. The dead include a policeman
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s congratulated his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on winning second term as President. He’s commended the patience of the Nigerian people indexing with
President Muhammadu Buhari’s taken an early lead in counting after last Saturday’s election in Nigeria. His chief opponent Atiku Abubaker disputes this and alleges there
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to release of journalists and return equipment seized in raids on offices of an independent newspaper,
Police have confirmed that two American and two Canadian have been abducted in Nigeria. Two policemen were killed in the ambush laid by the kidnappers.
Maintaining a diplomatic tradition lasting a quarter of a century, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has made Africa his first overseas destination in 2017. His
Gambia’s neighbors say they’s be attending the swearing in of the country’s new president Adama Barrow in a months time. Their summit determined to take
Jean-Jacques Cornish is a journalist and broadcaster who has been involved in the media all his adult life.
Starting as a reporter on his hometown newspaper, he moved briefly to then Rhodesia before returning to South Africa to become a parliamentary correspondent with the South African Press Association. He was sent to London as Sapa’s London editor and also served as special correspondent to the United Nations. He joined the then Argus group in London as political correspondent.
Returning to South Africa after 12 years abroad, he was assistant editor on the Pretoria News for a decade before becoming editor of the Star and SA Times for five years.
Since 1999 he’s been an independent journalist writing and broadcasting – mainly about Africa – for Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk, Radio France International, PressTV, Radio Live New Zealand, Business Day, Mail & Guardian, the BBC, Agence France Press, Business in Africa, Leadership, India Today, the South African Institute for International Affairs and the Institute for Security Studies.
He has hosted current affairs talk shows on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk. He appears as an African affairs pundit on SABC Africa and CNBC Africa.
He lectured in contemporary studies to journalism students at the Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Pretoria.
He speaks on African affairs to corporate and other audiences.
He has been officially invited as a journalist to more than 30 countries. He was the winner of the 2007 SADC award for radio journalism.
He’s been a member of the EISA team observing elections in Somaliland, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Tunsiai.
In October 2009 he headed a group of 39 African journalists to the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Peoples’ Republic of China.
In January 2010 he joined a rescue and paramedical team to earthquake struck Haiti.
He is immediate past president of the Alliance Francaise of Pretoria.
Jean-Jacques is a director of Giant Media. The company was given access to Nelson Mandela in his retirement years until 2009.
He is co-producer of the hour-long documentary Mandela at 90 that was broadcast on BBC in January 2009.
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