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POLITICS15h agoSouth Africa suspends asylum applications amid renewed anti-immigrant protestsTensions have flared in South Africa after a court ruling prompted the government to open its application system to all foreign nationals, regardless of their legal status. Despite applications remaining subject to approval, anti-immigrant protests erupted outside several Home Affairs offices, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend refugee and asylum applications. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson has the latest.France 24 [en]
POLITICS1d agoSouth Africa deputy police chief resigns amid sex offence chargesShadrack Sibiya, who is in prison after his arrest last month, denies corruption, rape and child grooming allegations.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS1d agoSouth Africa’s suspended police deputy chief resigns amid serious allegationsSouth Africa’s suspended deputy police chief, Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned amid corruption allegations and charges involving alleged sexual offenses.Africanews [en]
POLITICS1d agoSouth Africa's deputy police chief resigns after being charged with sexual offencesShadrack Sibiya had denied grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old.BBC World
POLITICSBREAKING3d agoSouth Africa: Anti-migrant unrest flares in DurbanFrance 24 [en]
POLITICS4d agoSouth African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justiceOSLO, Norway — Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza,…indianagazette · united states of america
POLITICS4d agoProtests, Clashes As South African Anti-Migrant Tensions ReigniteIt followed fresh protests called by movements targeting undocumented migrants that were behind demonstrations earlier this year that led tens of thousands to leave the country. The post Protests, Clashes As South African Anti-Migrant Tensions Reignite appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICS4d agoSouth African Judge Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace PrizesThe prize for Pillay is sure to anger Trump, whose administration has repeatedly attacked international justice institutions. The post South African Judge Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prizes appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICS4d agoIn South Africa, Pillay forged a career fighting apartheid.Navanethem PillayNYT World
POLITICS4d agoSouth Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violenceSouth Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn a directive allowing asylum applications following anti-migrant protests that turned violent in Johannesburg and Durban. The post South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS4d agoSouth African former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South Africa's Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and last year presided over a UN commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.RFI [en]
POLITICS4d agoSouth Africa pulls asylum directive after violent protestsSouth Africa has withdrawn a controversial asylum directive after anti-migrant protests descended into violence and chaos on Thursday.DW News [en]
POLITICS4d agoSouth Africa withdraws asylum directive after xenophobic clashesThe South African government has withdrawn a directive on processing asylum applications following xenophobic clashes between foreign nationals and anti-immigration protesters that left vehicles burnt and foreign-owned shops looted. The post South Africa withdraws asylum directive after xenophobic clashes appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS4d agoCars burned and shops looted as anti-immigration protests rock South AfricaSouth Africa saw violent anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban on Thursday, 8 October, after a Constitutional Court ruling eased restrictions on asylum applications.Africanews [en]
POLITICS5d agoVehicles torched in South Africa during protests over asylum rulingProtests in Soweto and Durban opposed the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove procedural barriers to seeking asylum. They followed months of anti-immigrant tensionsAfricanews [en]
POLITICS5d agoSouth Africa: Court quashes Black empowerement code for legal professionIn its ruling on Wednesday, the Gauteng High Court avoided taking a position on whether the code was constitutional or on its goals for racial transformationAfricanews [en]
POLITICS5d agoSouth Africa blames disinformation as anti-migrant protests turn violentAnti-migrant protests in two South African cities including Johannesburgs Soweto township turned violent on Thursday with the government blaming disinformation over a court ruling on asylum seekersdevdiscourse · india
POLITICS5d agoSouth Africa: Anti-migrant protests turn violentDW News [en]
POLITICS6d agoKemi Seba Affair: South African justice reopens the way for extradition to BeninIncarcéré en Afrique du Sud, l’activiste visé par une extradition vers le Bénin s’est vu refuser la protection diplomatique. Un revers majeur pour sa défense, qui mise désormais sur l’audience prévue en novembre.Jeune Afrique
POLITICSOct 5U.S. Ambassador in Pretoria declares himself "personally insulted" by South AfricaEl conflicto entre Washington y Pretoria se intensifica tras el cruce de críticas entre un diplomático estadounidense y un ministro sudafricano.Bozell, embajador de EE.UU., denuncia insultos de Lamola, quien lo acusa de interferir en asuntos internos, agravando la crisis diplomática.Clarín
POLITICSOct 4Exclusive: Trump envoy blasts South Africa over hateful ‘kill' chant, says country is drifting toward US foesU.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell warns South Africa is drifting toward Iran, Russia, China and Hamas as Trump pushes back on land seizure policies.Fox News World
POLITICSOct 1Protesters against illegal immigration in South Africa call for more deportationsProtesters in South Africa are demanding increased deportations of illegal immigrants. This reflects ongoing social and political tensions surrounding immigration policy in the country.news4jax.com · United States
POLITICSSep 30Protesters against illegal immigration in South Africa call for more deportationsProtesters in South Africa are demanding increased deportations of individuals against illegal immigration. This reflects ongoing social and political tensions surrounding immigration policy in the country.clickondetroit.com · United States
POLITICSSep 30South Africa urges men to take more responsibility for gender-based violence after series of killingsPresident announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of womenSouth Africa’s president has called on men to take more responsibility for violence against women as he announced measures to tackle the problem, amid anger at authorities over a recent wave of murders.Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that not enough had been done to protect women. He said police would be reviewing unsolved murders, attempted murders and serious sexual offences against women and children, as well as producing a funded plan to reduce the forensic backlog for such cases, both within 60 days. Continue Guardian World