Fencing offers teens hope in impoverished Nairobi slum

By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Along the muddy tracks of a sprawling slum in Kenya's capital Nairobi, scores of teenagers learn how to fence each weekend under Mburu Wanyoike, whose initiative offers hope in a place bedevilled by crime and lack of opportunity. Several hundred thousand people live in closely packed poverty in Mathare, many born there like 27-year-old Wanyoike, who a decade ago was on […]

June 10, 2024 7

South Africa

South African Political parties urge retired judge to facilitate talks on government of national unity

Several political parties have asked SA Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to appoint a retired judge to facilitate talks on forming a government of national unity. The parties include the UDM, ACDP, and Build One South Africa. UDM's Yongaba Zigebe stresses the need for clarity with regards to the formation of the new Parliament:

June 10, 2024 6

Oshiwambo

Spain otaka wayimina South Africa moshipotha shoka a tulilamo Israel omolwa oonkatu dhe dhopakwiita mo Gaza

Spain ota wayimine oshipotha shomadhipago gaakwaanohenda shoka South Africa a tulilamo oonkatu dha Israel mo Gaza ,kompangu yo International Court of Justice. Shika oshiikwatelela kominista ye yiikwapondje Jose Manuel Albares nena. O The Guardian oya lopota kutya Spain okuli oshilongo shotango sha Europe okuwayimina oshipotha,shoka tashi ka wayiminwa wo ku Chile noku Mexico. Etiyali lya piti,Spain okwa tseyitha ta talako epangelo lya Palestine opamwe na Ireland na Norway.

June 6, 2024 27

South Africa

ANC says coalition negotiations will prioritise the interests of the people

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says coalition negotiations will prioritise the people's interests. The party’s National Executive Committee is meeting today at the Birchwood Hotel, Ekurhuleni to deliberate on outcomes from the National Working Committee and decide on forming the government. Meanwhile, concerned ANC members are protesting outside the hotel, worried about a potential coalition with the DA. Mbalula refuted claims of an existing agreement with the […]

June 6, 2024 47

Oshiwambo

O prime minister ya India Narendra Modi okwa tegelelwa a langekwe mehulilo shiwike,sho ookume ke yuuvaneke okulonga naye.

Ongundu ya Modi yo Bharatiya Janata Party oya kanitha iipundi oyindji mopaalamende. NO SABC ya lopota kutya Modi okwa sindana iipundi 240,omanga yompilameno yo India Alliance tayi kwatelwa komeho ku Rahul Gandhi ya sindana iipundi 230. iilyolongo iyali yo BRICS India na South Africa oya ndopa okusindana nomawi ogendji momahogololo gawo. Nongaashingeyi otayi tholomapo epangelo lyuukumwe noongundu dhoompilameno. Aantu ya konda pobilion 1 oya kutha ombinga momahogololo mo India. Oshikako […]

June 6, 2024 10

South Africa

South Africa Reserve Bank governor warns against unsustainable coalition policies

The South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned that if coalition policies are not stable, South Africa is likely to lose investors. The ANC lost its majority in the May 29 election and is now in talks with opposition parties to form a coalition government.

June 6, 2024 46

South Africa

South Africa’s election results present 3 options for government: all are fraught with danger

By Philippe Burger, University of the Free State South Africans do not have a deep culture of coalitions. There have been a few coalitions at provincial and municipal levels but most of these were quite unstable. The outcome of the 2024 national election up-ended 30 years of electoral dominance by the African National Congress. The party garnered only 40.18% of the vote while the […]

June 6, 2024 7

South Africa

South African voters shifted support in 2024 but that’s nothing new – surveys after previous elections showed party loyalty was fluid

By Carin Runciman, The University of Edinburgh and Marcel Paret, University of Utah To the casual observer, the outcome of South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections, which herald a new era of national coalition governance, may appear to represent new electoral trends. But that is not the case. While the shift in voting patterns is certainly the largest the country has seen since democratic elections […]

June 6, 2024 12

South Africa

S.Africa minister charged as part of corruption probe

By Dave CLARK A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses. Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa was detained after he was implicated by the vast Zondo Commission inquiry into corruption under former ANC president Jacob Zuma's rule. As a serving minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa's […]

June 5, 2024 22

South Africa