South Africa

The former South African president was sentenced on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 to 15 months in prison for contempt. Since then, his foundation and supporters have questioned the Constitutional Court's ruling. The former head of state, charged in other corruption cases, has until Sunday to hand himself over to the police. Jacob…

On June 30, South Africa commemorates the official abolition thirty years ago of all the segregationist laws introduced by the racist regime when it came to power in 1948. The triumph of multi-party democracy is the result of the struggle of political activists but also of intellectuals and writers. Return with the author Ivan Vladislavic on the opposition of intellectuals to apartheid.…

The daily Addis Standardconfirms it: TDF, Tigray Defense Forces, took back the city of Mekelelundi, during the shouts of joy and the songs of the inhabitants. A little earlier, the Ethiopian newspaper details, the provincial administration of the province had seen its request for a ceasefire accepted by the federal government. A unilateral ceasefire, which is officially prescribed to allow farmers in the region to begin…

On June 30, 1991, the apartheid laws were abolished. A step towards the end of the regime that was definitely overthrown by the ballot box in April 1994. Among the younger generations, the story of the struggle against apartheid is blurred. From our correspondent in Johannesburg,"We were almost caught by the police there. One…

A South African court has handed over the nation's former president Jacob Zuma a 15-month prison sentence after finding him guilty of contempt of court for failing to face an inquiry that investigated extensive allegations of corruption during his time from 2009 to 2018. Zuma was not in court for the verdict on Tuesday and has been ordered to surrender within five days to a police station in his hometown of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province or in Johannesburg. It is the first time in the history of…

An unrivaled verdict in South Africa: former President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt for justice. The long-awaited verdict from the Constitutional Court fell on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Prosecuted in several cases of embezzlement and money laundering, this time Jacob Zuma was on trial for his refusal to participate in an anti-corruption commission.…

Since May 28, South African rooibos tea has been protected by a controlled designation of origin. A demanding European certification that protects the knowledge and terroir of this product. Only rooibos leaves grown and processed in the Western Cape and part of the Northern Cape will now be sold under this designation in the EU and several other countries. This is the first time an African product has…

With only 4% of those vaccinated, South Africa is in the grip of a third wave of epidemics that is feared to be more important than the previous ones. The majority of pollutants are recorded in the provinces of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the most populous in the country. The presence of the Delta variant worries the authorities. Poor governance, lack of international solidarity, accidents at work,…

The sale of alcohol is banned, the closure of non-essential companies such as bars and restaurants, curfews from 21:00 South Africa face new restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19. The edition of the Delta variant worries the authorities, it will soon become dominant throughout the country. President Ramaphosa spoke on television.…

In South Africa, several museums that trace the country's history are now in crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has driven many of them to close their doors and has destabilized their economic model, which was already very fragile. Now large institutions but also smaller ones, especially dedicated to the history of apartheid, are struggling to survive.…