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JOHN ENDRES | The ANC's Kodak moment " will ideology be its epitaph? - Business Day
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (655+ words) Advanced Media Search > History is littered with the bleached bones of those who clung to their beliefs long after the world had moved on. Organisations and governing elites have a long record of choosing ideological comfort over survival, of doubling…...
Ijaw National Congress Crisis: Court Stops Inauguration Of Officers, Restrains Traditional Rulers
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (232+ words) A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE) of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), the President of the Ijaw National Congress, and the Chairman…...
Xenophobia in South Africa and the questions Nigeria must confront
30+ min ago (1090+ words) By DR. KELLY ODARO In recent weeks, disturbing reports have emerged from South Africa about renewed protests targeting foreign nationals, particularly Nigerians. Demonstrations in cities such as Johannesburg and Pretoria have once again revived the spectre of xenophobia, with protesters…...
South Africa: NMB Council Meeting Collapses As Leadership Vacuum Derails Flood Response Briefing
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (219+ words) A Nelson Mandela Bay council meeting convened to brief councillors on flood damage and emergency response collapsed after disputes over the absence of an acting city manager, exposing governance paralysis amid calls for provincial intervention. An urgently convened Nelson Mandela…...
Africa: South Africa Ready to Defend Itself Against Xenophobia Charges At AU
22+ min ago (154+ words) [Daily Maverick] Ghana has asked the African Union to address 'xenophobic attacks' in South Africa. Minister Ronald Lamola has welcomed the opportunity to raise broader migration issues. Ghana has asked the African Union (AU) to address "xenophobic attacks" in South…...
South Africa: The Israel/US-Iran War Is Hitting South Africa Hard - Our Oil Dependency Is Why
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (846+ words) While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks Single mother of three and domestic worker Angel Mbatsha now pays R16 more per day for transport since Israel and the United States…...
PI Briefing | No. 13 | The South Does Not Wait
24+ min ago (887+ words) In Bogot, the question was asked in the language of policy: debt, trade, technology, energy, finance, industrial policy. In Lahore, it was asked in the language of struggle: empire, war, sanctions, sovereignty, organisation, liberation. The gatherings began from different places....
African nations warn citizens about xenophobic attacks in SA
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (354+ words) African countries including Kenya, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have warned migrants in South Africa to be cautious and remain indoors due to attacks targeting foreigners, and Ghana has lobbied the AU regional bloc for action. South Africa has seen a…...
The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard " our oil dependency is why
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (815+ words) Every day, people are talking about how expensive transport is now," says Mbatsha. My taxi fares are one worry; another is my children's transport to school. I don't know how I'll afford that anymore." Millions of South Africans are facing…...
Xenophobia: FG to evacuate Nigerians willing to return from South Africa
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (599+ words) The minister announced this in a post on a verified Facebook page on Thursday, saying the decision followed her phone conversation with her South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola. She said Mr Lamola expressed concern and misgivings concerning the Nigerian government's…...