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Behind a high fence, 20 minutes east of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, the Afrikaner enclave of Kleinfontein stands as a postcard from the country’s bitter past and is now entangled in a very present-day dispute.Moving into the gated community of around 1,500 white Afrikaners entails rigorous screenings and motivational interviews to co-opt residents on an …

Kleinfontein, an Afrikaner-only relic from S.Africa’s pastWed, 01 Oct 2025 13:30:20 GMT Read More »

Thousands of protesters marched in fresh street demonstrations in Madagascar on Tuesday and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists saw, despite President Andry Rajoelina sacking his government in a bid to quell days of deadly unrest.Inspired by “Gen Z” protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained …

New youth-led protests hit Madagascar despite government’s dismissalTue, 30 Sep 2025 19:36:58 GMT Read More »

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for “treason”.Kabila, 54, who was neither present nor represented at the trial in the capital, Kinshasa, was found guilty of complicity with the M23 anti-government armed group, which has seized swathes of the resource-rich Congolese east …

DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for ‘treason’Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:20:24 GMT Read More »

Thousands of protesters marched in fresh street demonstrations in Madagascar Tuesday and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets, AFP journalists saw, after President Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of deadly unrest.Inspired by “Gen Z” protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained misgovernance, …

New youth-led protests in Madagascar despite government’s dismissalTue, 30 Sep 2025 17:46:51 GMT Read More »

Ex-president Joseph Kabila was catapulted to power aged 29 and ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly two decades, but after two years in self-imposed exile and a surprise reappearance in the restive east this year he now faces the death penalty.Kabila, 54, who on Tuesday was sentenced to death in absentia for “treason”, …

DR Congo’s Joseph Kabila, from president to death sentenceTue, 30 Sep 2025 17:08:07 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday at a Paris hotel in what is being treated as a possible suicide, the Paris prosecutor said.The body of Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, a close associate of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, was found in the interior courtyard …

South African ambassador found dead at Paris hotel in possible suicide: prosecutorTue, 30 Sep 2025 17:07:20 GMT Read More »

Rallying behind a pirate flag from the Japanese anime “One Piece”, youth-led demonstrators in Madagascar say they are inspired by Nepal’s “wind of change” and demand their country’s “system must fall”.Left without electricity or running water for up to 12 hours a day, thousands of protesters in the Indian Ocean nation have erupted in fury.After …

‘System must fall’: Madagascar protesters demand changeTue, 30 Sep 2025 16:21:21 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high-rise building was forced open, prosecutors said.Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, usually known as Nathi Mthethwa, had “reserved a room on the 22nd floor whose secured window had been …

South African ambassador found dead outside Paris hotelTue, 30 Sep 2025 15:44:45 GMT Read More »

South Africa recalled prop Ox Nche to the starting line-up for Saturday’s Rugby Championship finale against Argentina at Twickenham as they look to retain their title.Nche, 30, was a late injury withdrawal from the Springboks’ side that thrashed Argentina 67-30 in Durban last weekend to send them one point clear of New Zealand at the …

Nche starts for South Africa as they eye Rugby Championship title against ArgentinaTue, 30 Sep 2025 14:18:10 GMT Read More »

Madagascar is one of the world’s poorest countries despite the island’s natural resources in farming, forestry, fishing and minerals. Its recent history is marked with sociopolitical unrest — often deadly for citizens and occasionally fatal to the ruling power.- March 29, 1947 -A nationalist insurrection is repressed by French colonial forces, causing tens of thousands …

Madagascar, a history marked by deadly violenceTue, 30 Sep 2025 11:25:45 GMT Read More »