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Why is South Africa’s army chief under fire for backing Iran?

General Rudzani Maphwanya’s comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump.

Al Jazeera

Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa

The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”.

The Conversation

US lawmakers ask Biden Administration to punish South Africa for alleged support for Russia

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden Administration to punish South Africa for what they call its support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist, she was a guiding light

The immediate public reaction to the death of Gloria Bosman from a short respiratory illness on 14 March 2023 was shocked disbelief. The multiple award-winning South African jazz vocalist, composer and teacher was only 50.

The Conversation

South African rapper AKA's murder video went viral - it shouldn't have

In the days after the killing of rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbe, known as AKA, and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motoane, the murders kept playing out on social media. Again and again, leaked CCTV footage of the two being gunned down was viewed and shared – some 490,000 times in the…

The Conversation

South Africa to unveil solutions to power crisis within days

The South African government will within days announce new ways to address the country's worst power crisis yet, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday.

Reuters

South African media dish out brutal ratings as flop gets 2/10 and Wales player is handed 3.5

The Springboks had been expected to coast to victory in Pretoria, but Wayne Pivac's men gave them a hurry-up

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Wales aren't actually as rubbish as everyone thinks right now

The South African media don't rate Wayne Pivac's side and few others seem to disagree at the moment

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