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Trump snubs South Africa

President Donald Trump said he would not attend this year’s Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg in November, after months of attacks on South Africa’s government over unfounded claims it’s carrying out a genocide on White Afrikaners. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that Vice President JD Vance would represent the […]

South Africa’s economy collapsing one domino at a time

South Africa’s economy is imploding, with key industries falling one by one like a set of dominoes after 15 years of mismanagement and poor government policy. The job cuts taking place at industrial giants such as ArcelorMittal, Goodyear South Africa, and several mining giants have resulted in the government being deeply concerned about the impact on […]

Ramaphosa Praises Zimbabwe’s Murderous ‘Land Reform,’ Displacement of White Farmers

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a speech on August 29 in which he praised Zimbabwe’s bloody policy of “land reform,” which targeted white farmers for murder, displaced one million black farm workers, and led to a famine that starved millions more. Ramaphosa, who has denied claims of a “genocide” of white farmers in South […]

Ramaphosa scores major own goal for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa may have scored a major own goal for South Africa after praising Zimbabwe’s land reform programme, a policy widely viewed as disastrous for the Zim economy. His comments, made during the official opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare on Friday, 29 August 2025, have drawn sharp criticism and could raise […]

“Kill the Boer” now being fought internationally – AfriForum & Saai

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) announced during a media conference today that these organisations will continue the fight against the “Kill the Boer” chant internationally by now officially requesting countries worldwide to impose targeted sanctions against Julius Malema, leader of the EFF. These organisations have also launched a […]

Our children are not safe: Inside South Africa’s school violence crisis

“Children learn from what they see in their homes and society.” That is how clinical and sports psychologist Dr Keitumetse “Tumi” Mashego explains the surge of violence tearing through South African schools. “We are an anxious, violent, stressed and wounded nation,” said Clinical and sports psychologist Dr Keitumetse “Tumi” Mashego. Brutal incidents are emerging across KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the […]

Another major international company quitting South Africa

Global media analytics and data group Nielsen has given it notice that it plans to exit South Africa within the next 12 months. Nielsen is a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics and provides services for a host of local industries, including providing data for the Broadcast Research Council (BRC) of South Africa’s Television […]