international

President Donald Trump on Tuesday expanded travel restrictions to include partial bans on 15 additional countries and full entry suspensions on five more nations, the White House said. The proclamation adds partial restrictions on Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Citizens […]

Sydney is in mourning after a Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday evening, 14 December 2025, claimed the lives of at least 16 people and left dozens injured during a crowded Jewish community event. The incident, described by Australian authorities as a terror attack, took place at the “Chanukah by the Sea” celebration marking the start […]

South Africa has accused the United States of double standards as tensions between Pretoria and Washington continue to intensify following the announcement that South Africa will not be invited to G20 meetings under the US presidency. The exclusion was confirmed again last week, when US officials stated that South Africa would remain uninvited, including from […]

South Africa has sharply criticised Washington after US officials announced that Pretoria would not be invited to participate in G20 events during the American presidency. The move, widely reported as a G20 ban, prompted firm pushback from senior South African leaders, who insisted the country remains a fully recognised and equal member of the global […]

US President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday to finalize what officials describe as a renewed push for peace in a region long plagued by conflict. The planned signing of the Rwanda-DRC accord comes even as fierce fighting continues to unfold in eastern Congo, raising […]

Olivia Yace has stepped down as Miss Universe Africa & Oceania, the Miss Côte d’Ivoire Committee (COMICI) announced in a formal statement on Monday. The Ivorian representative, who finished fourth runner-up in the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, had been named one of the continental queens alongside Julia Ann Cluett of Malta for Europe & Middle […]

A storm of allegations has engulfed the 74th Miss Universe pageant after one judge resigned and others reportedly withdrew, alleging a lack of transparency and a pre-selected outcome. The contest, which crowned Fátima Bosch of Mexico on 21 November 2025, has been followed by public claims from former judge Omar Harfouch that an unofficial committee […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used the platform of the G20 Social Summit in Boksburg to issue a pointed message to the United States, arguing that no global power has the right to silence or intimidate others. Emphasising that “We are all equal”, Ramaphosa said nations large and small should be treated with dignity within […]

Eswatini confirms it received about R90 million from the United States government in exchange for accepting up to 160 migrants deported from American detention facilities. The disclosure has triggered significant public debate in the southern African kingdom, where concerns are mounting over transparency, human rights implications, and the broader political motives behind the agreement. According […]

U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized in Chicago for observation of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurodegenerative disorder he has managed for more than a decade, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said on Wednesday. The 84-year-old was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for the condition, which was confirmed in April after initially […]

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has strongly rejected claims by former US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the South African government is persecuting white Afrikaners. The controversy follows Trump’s announcement that the United States will boycott the upcoming G20 Summit in Johannesburg. Trump made the remarks on his Truth Social platform […]

LONDON, 3 November 2025– British police have arrested two men following a train stabbing attack that left 11 people injured on a service travelling from Doncaster to London’s King’s Cross station. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on 1 November when officers were called to reports of multiple stabbings on board the train. The service […]