South Africa

Single mother Lihle Magudulela spat out a mouthful of dirt as she sucked on a rock dug up from a hillside in South Africa's province of KwaZulu-Natal, convinced she might have found a diamond. Thousands have flocked to the outskirts of the village of KwaHlathi, more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Johannesburg, after a cattle rider dug a handful of unidentified crystal-like stones last week. The news of the discovery spread quickly and triggered a rush to the site despite notices of caution from the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa regretted that the African Union was not invited to the summit, but expressed its satisfaction at having "been able to convey our message". The South African head of state welcomed the G7's commitments: lifting all barriers to vaccine exports, donating 5 million doses to the African Union at the end of the summer. He also believes that he has made progress on the issue of fair…

South Africa must sell 2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Millions of doses of this vaccine were contaminated with components of other vaccines at a facility in Baltimore, USA. According to US authorities, at least 60 million doses must be discarded. as reported from Johannesburg,Romain SongUntil a few…

The British Prime Minister invited Cyril Ramaphosa. The South African president "has played an important role internationally in the fight against Covid-19", the invitation card states. President Ramaphosa is already present at the G7 in Biarritz, France in 2019 and returns to the big tables with an ambition: to convince his partners that intellectual property patents must be revoked in order to…

A 37-year-old South African woman broke the Guinness World Record by giving birth to ten children, according to media reports on Tuesday. The IOL news site said that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, a resident of Tembisa East in Johannesburg, delivered seven boys and three girls by caesarean section at a hospital in Pretoria. Teboho Tsotetsi said his wife also had 6-year-old twins. He said he was happy and emotional about the news. Reports earlier showed that Sithole was expecting eight children, but two apparently missed the…

On June 5, 1981, the first identified cases of AIDS occurred in the United States. Two years later, in 1983, South Africa also discovered the first two cases on its land. Today, it is the country with the most HIV-positive people in the world, with 7.5 million cases. One third of these people with AIDS do not take antiretroviral treatment, which is free and available to everyone in South Africa. Main…

Where will the most important meetings in African culture take place in June in digital form or face to face? Here are 21 suggestions. Do not hesitate to send us your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. From 1 to 6 June, the second edition of Wekré, the market for contemporary art in Ouagadougou, will be held under the theme Cross-country skiing. Among the…

She was shot at close range in Paris on March 29, 1988. Dulcie September, an ANC activist, Nelson Mandela's movement, investigated French arms sales to Africa at the time. South, in the midst of apartheid and in violation of the international embargo. The South African regime is suspected of the murder, but French justice…

The African mini-tour of French President Emmanuel Macron ends. He left South Africa on Saturday, May 29, where he arrived on Friday, from Rwanda. Emmanuel Macron and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, appealed to the international community for Africa to be able to produce vaccines. The French president also visited the Nelson Mandela Foundation.…

After Kigali, Emmanuel Macron continued his mini-African tour of South Africa. He arrived in Pretoria last Friday for a visit focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa is the country on the most affected continent. Emmanuel Macron and Cyril Ramaphosa have launched an appeal to the international community for the production of vaccines.…