New York UNGA80 President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa used his speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly to spotlight the escalating crisis in Gaza, condemning what he called genocide and famine imposed on Palestinians. Ramaphosa referenced South Africa’s case before the International Court of Justice, echoed global consensus on Israel’s actions as genocide,…
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Ethiopia: EU stands by Pretoria agreement
Brussels 28.03.2025 The EU reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. Nowadays despite the peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022 between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ending the…
Russian top diplomat Lavrov in Eswatini
Brussels 25.01.2023 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Eswatini, TASS news agency reported. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Eswatini, according to a our reporter:https://t.co/E59qY1Y613 pic.twitter.com/i5MygbEldG — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 23, 2023 Russia’s top diplomat flew to Mbabane from South Africa where he started his African tour. The Kingdom of Eswatini,…
South Africa: 58 murders daily
The number of homicides rose by 1.4% to 21,325 in the 12 months through March — an average of 58 a day — the police service said in its annual crime-statistics report. Shocking crime statistics released in South Africa this week. The number of murders has risen every year since 2013. #CrimeStats2020 pic.twitter.com/wOjOtTov1J — Phumlani…
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…
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…
Kevin Richardson – lion’s buddy
Kevin Richardson (42) manages a wildlife area with 31 lions within the Dinokeng reserve north of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria. Many of the lions, which were captive-bred and cannot be released into the wild, were rescued from being transferred to operations that would let customers shoot them, he said. Lion Man: Kevin Richardson |…
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