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Omunaveta Simba Chitando okwati ota shidulika omangu itokole mouwa wo vakwapata va Lungu

Omukalelipo wo paveta elilepo oufemba wo shiwana mo SA, Simba Chitando, okwati omangu yo pombada ya Pretoria ota shidulika ika yandje elombwelo lili mouwa wova pambele vao ali nale omupresident wa Zambia na kufya, Edgar Lungu. Edi okwe di popya sha landula eshi omangu ya tulilapo manga oshikelelifo ovakwapata oku fudika Lungu, mo SA osho shali shina oku ningwa ngeno metitatu. Epangelo la Zambia, ola hala opo omupresident kwali nale […]

27 June, 2025

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Does Zuma want back in?

Former South African President Jacob Zuma, now leading the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), has launched a High Court application challenging the African National Congress (ANC) and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa. According to Reuters, Zuma wants to overturn what he calls the ANC’s “unlawful” decision to terminate his 65-year-long membership. Zuma was expelled in July 2024 after publicly forming and supporting MKP, which contested the 2024 elections — a move deemed […]

26 June, 2025

South Africa

South Africa’s DA demands clarity on Defence Minister’s 3 month turnaround plan

South African Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to South Africa's Joint Standing Committee on Defence demanding urgent details from Defence Minister Angie Motshekga on her three‑month deadline to present a concrete plan to stop the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) operational collapse and reprioritise defence spending. DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice, Nicholas Gotsell, criticised Minister Motshekga’s recent statements in Parliament as being […]

26 June, 2025

South Africa

Delegation of Afrikaner leaders meet with senior White House officials

Afrikaner leaders, Washington meeting. Photo: Biznews.com A senior delegation of Afrikaner leaders, led by Freedom Front Plus president Corné Mulder, held a high-level meeting with White House officials yesterday to discuss the future of U.S.–South Africa relations. During the talks, U.S. representatives outlined two key preconditions for strengthening bilateral ties: classifying farm attacks in South Africa as a priority crime and opposing any land expropriation without fair market compensation. Joining […]

26 June, 2025

South Africa

South Africa loses 74,000 formal jobs in Q1 2025—Stats SA

Labour market challenges. Photo: Statistics South Africa Statistics South Africa has revealed that the country lost 74,000 formal sector jobs in the first quarter of 2025. According to Eyewitness News, employment dropped from 10.65 million in December 2024 to 10.58 million by March—a decline of 0.7%. Full-time positions fell by 55,000, while part-time roles declined by 19,000. The trade industry was hit hardest, accounting for approximately 70% of overall losses—around […]

25 June, 2025

Oshiwambo

Efudiko la Edgar Lungu ota shidulika li kale ina liningwa nena mo SA konima eshi epangelo laya komangu

Efudiko lao ali nale omupresident wo shilongo sha Zambia Edgar Lungu, olo kwa fanekwa li kaleko nena mo SA, ota shidulika li iwe moshipala sha landula eshi epangelo la Zambia la katukila onghatu yokuya komangu ovapambele va Lungu. Ota kulopotwa epangelo la Zambia la pula opo Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha akale atwala omukanda kemo komangu yo pombada ya pretoria mo South Africa, ta upula opo eenghendabala defudiko la Lungu mo […]

25 June, 2025

South Africa

Eastern Cape flood toll climbs to 95 as SANDF, NGOs ramp up relief efforts

Eastern Cape floods. Photo: Daily Maverick The death toll from the devastating floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has risen to 95, as search and recovery operations continue across hard-hit districts. Provincial spokesperson Khuselwa Rantjie confirmed that 95 bodies have been recovered, with 86 identified and claimed by families. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has joined provincial search teams, with additional support deployed from the North West government, […]

24 June, 2025

South Africa

SA Parliament urged to end race-based tender costs

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) in South Africa is calling on Parliament to enact provisions in the Appropriations Bill that would eliminate Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) preference premiums, previously capped at 25% for contracts under R50 million, across R82 billion in public procurement. Gabriel Crouse, Legal Executive Director at IRR, emphasized the move would “scrap the BEE premium tax.” BEE premiums are additional payments, above the market price, made to […]

24 June, 2025

Africa

South Africa and Zambia discuss delayed repatriation of Lungu’s remains

After losing the presidency, Edgar Lungu remained influential in Zambian politics. Photo: AFP PRETORIA/LUSAKA, 23 June 2025 – South Africa’s Minister of International Relations, Ronald Lamola, has met President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka on Monday to address a bitter impasse over the repatriation and burial of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu. Lungu passed away on 5 June in Pretoria. His remains remain in South Africa amid family opposition to the […]

23 June, 2025