Government of the Kigndom of Lesotho has agreed that Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who is accused of murdering his estranged wife, will resign without any further delay. Maseribane says there was a clear agreement about dignified exit of Prime Minister Tom Thabane in July. #Lesotho #LesothoCrisis pic.twitter.com/33J5zducdD — KhayelihleKhumalo-James Jnr (@KhayaJames) April 20, 2020 The…
Category: South Africa
Zuma arrest warrant issued
A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for the former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear at hearing on the grounds of a medical treatment. Former South African president Jacob Zuma skipped his graft trial on the grounds of needing medical treatment. The court responded by issuing an arrest warrant https://t.co/iP7LYofYF9 pic.twitter.com/YwAV4sqyUs…
Kendell Geers ventures African mask philosophy
South African conceptual artist Kendell Geers presents African masks in unconventional way to evoke re-evaluation of cultural heritage of the continent, shifting from outdated perception of “fetish” to artefact, and further to reading the profound philosophical meaning of the ritual objects. Concluding the exhibition IncarNations (BOZAR, Brussels) debates took place on contemporary vision of African cultural heritage, and…
South Africa urban violence outbreak
South African police have arrested dozens of people in Johannesburg on September 2 after rioters looted shops, burned tyres and blocked road junctions – the second outbreak of urban rioting in a week. (Image: Johannesburg). Cele says JHB CBD lootings is a national emergency https://t.co/wOajli3Ner pic.twitter.com/MFLdZadkmm — Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) September 2, 2019 Police had…
SA Cabernet Sauvignon in focus
South Africa has a long history with Cabernet Sauvignon, both as a varietal and blended wine. Highly rated examples abound, too, including many Stellenbosch-based bottlings from producers with long track records, like Kanonkop, Le Riche, Rust en Vrede, Rustenberg and Waterford, But South African Cabernet Sauvignon was never firmly identified as a consistent exemplar on the international wine stage. It’s time for…
Vergelegen – top African winery
South Africa’s Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has been voted the top winery on the African continent. (Image above: illustration). https://twitter.com/VergelegenWines/status/1149025396764971008 Vergelegen placed 34 overall in the prestigious World’s Best Vineyard 2019 competition, where a global voting panel analysed 1,500 wineries from 17 producing countries. Argentina’s Zuccardi Valle de Uco has been announced first. Vergelegen voted best…
NGO sues SA government over pollution
A lawsuit filed by environmental and community groups accuses South Africa’s government in failure to resolve the problem of high air pollution levels in an area which is site of coal-fired power stations and refineries. BREAKING: On Friday, @groundWorkSA and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, represented by @CentreEnvRights, launched landmark litigation demanding that government…
Ramaphosa sworn as South Africa President
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to attain “hope and renewal” as he was inaugurated at a stadium in the capital Pretoria. President #Ramaphosa: And I pledge here today that I will serve you, I will work with you, side by side, to build the South Africa that we all want and deserve. A new…
Egypt: Giza tourist bus explosion
A device went off close to the Giza Grand Museum fence as the bus was passing. Explosion hits tourist bus near #Giza pyramids#Egypt pic.twitter.com/QY0Dx6ru8o — Ruptly (@Ruptly) May 19, 2019 It is not yet known who was behind the bombing but Islamist militants have attacked tourists in Egypt in the past. #Breaking An explosive device…
SA Kweneng city discovery
South Africa archaeologists have rediscovered an ancient lost city from around 1800 AD known as Kweneng using laser technology. Tomorrow Th. 30 Jan. seminar @ASCLeiden: Before Johannesburg; a newly discovered Tswana city from around AD 1800 (#Kweneng). Speaker Prof Karim Sadr @WitsUniversity https://t.co/8HeTdqUEJF — Jos Damen (@ASCLibrary) January 30, 2019 The researchers – who are with…
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