The globally renowned Montreux Jazz Festival opened its first African edition on Friday, set against the vineyard-covered landscapes of the Franschhoek Valley in the Cape winelands. While the festival’s historic home remains in Switzerland, it has steadily expanded through licensed editions and collaborations in cities including Tokyo, Miami, Rio de…
Authorities in Cape Town are facing growing scrutiny over plans to construct a $7 million anti-crime wall along a notorious stretch of the N2 highway, widely referred to by locals as the “Hell Run.” The nine-kilometre route connecting the city centre to Cape Town International Airport has long been associated…
In the vast, semi-arid plains of the Karoo, herds of angora goats roam freely across expansive farmland, forming the backbone of a global textile industry built on one of the world’s most prized natural fibres mohair. This sparsely populated region in South Africa produces more than half of the world’s…
South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced plans to charge National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola in connection with a controversial $20 million (approximately R370 million) health services tender, intensifying a corruption scandal that has shaken the country’s law enforcement leadership. Court Summons Issued According to NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago,…
A controversial civic group, March and March, led demonstrations in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday, calling for stricter immigration laws and tighter border controls. The protest drew support from political actors, including ActionSA, as well as members of the anti-migrant group Operation Dudula, amplifying demands for the mass deportation of…
At least 48 boys and young men have died during recent initiation ceremonies in South Africa, highlighting persistent dangers in traditional rites of passage. Among the victims was 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho, who entered a registered initiation school in good health but never returned home. Mtyho participated in the customary ritual,…
South Africa summoned the newly appointed U.S. ambassador Brent Bozell on Wednesday to explain what Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola described as “undiplomatic remarks” regarding the country’s racial policies and court rulings. Bozell, a conservative envoy who assumed his post last month amid already tense bilateral ties, sparked controversy after labeling…
The film Laundry, directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi, transports audiences to Johannesburg in 1968, a whites-only neighborhood where Black-owned businesses were under constant scrutiny and threat from the apartheid regime. The story follows Khutala, whose family runs a laundry business during a period when resistance to oppression had been largely dismantled.…
Authorities in Cape Town are facing growing criticism over plans to construct a safety wall along a major highway connecting the city centre to the airport, a project intended to curb violent crime but which critics say exposes deeper social divisions in South Africa. The project, part of the N2…
Less than two weeks before the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to kick off, uncertainty remains over whether Morocco will be ready to host the continental tournament. The competition is due to begin on March 17, but reports suggest Moroccan authorities have expressed concerns about their ability to…