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Jacob Zuma’s MK Party Cannibalises EFF: Malema Says ‘Pain’ of Shivambu Quitting EFF Like Hearing of His Own Mother’s Death

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2024August 15, 20240

EFF leader Julius Malema likened Floyd Shivambu’s resignation to the death of his mother. He added that the EFF’s door would always be open for

Citizenship: Miss South Africa Contest in Turmoil as Finalist’s Nigerian-born Mother Accused of Fraud

Global UpfrontAug 8, 2024August 8, 20240

By Agence France-Presse (AFP) South Africa’s national beauty pageant has been thrown into turmoil, after the government accused the mother of a contestant who suffered

Ghana, South Africa To Strengthen Military Ties Following High-level Meeting

Global UpfrontAug 2, 2024August 2, 20240

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) strengthened bilateral defence ties during a two-day defence meeting in Ghana. The GAF

Arrests Of Mercenaries in South Africa: In Libya, Everything Comes Down To Military Muscle

Global UpfrontAug 2, 2024August 2, 20240

The arrest of Libyans who allegedly received military training in South Africa hints at the nature of power in the north African country. Were 95

Libyans Arrested at South African Military Training Base Linked To Group Trying To Topple UN-backed Tripoli Government, To Appear in Court Monday

Global UpfrontJul 29, 2024July 29, 20240

Ninety-five Libyans arrested at an ‘illegal military base’ in Mpumalanga will appear in court on Monday July 29, 2024. They are reportedly linked to a

South African Police Arrest 95 Libyan Nationals At Suspected Illegal Military Training Base in Mpumalanga

Global UpfrontJul 26, 2024July 26, 20240

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has uncovered what it believes to be a military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga and has apprehended 95

UN Demands Release Of 2 South African Engineers Held in Equatorial Guinea On Alleged Drug Offences

Global UpfrontJul 3, 2024July 3, 20240

The United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued a Formal Opinion that the detention of Frederik (Frik) Potgieter (a 54-year-old South African citizen) and

Trump and Zuma – Authoritarianism, Nationalism And Inflammatory Populism

Global UpfrontJun 23, 2024June 23, 20240

By Robin Koshelev and Narnia Bohler-Muller, Daily Maverick, June 23, 2024 The question of rising authoritarianism continues to plague not just South Africa, but the

Ramaphosa Sworn In For 2nd Term, Says “We Dare Not Linger, We Dare Not Rest”

Global UpfrontJun 19, 2024June 19, 20240

President Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term as President, his first as head of a Government of National Unity (GNU). His

Chaos Is The Point: Zuma’s Empty And Violent Rhetoric Aims To Hurt South Africa’s Democracy

Global UpfrontJun 18, 2024June 18, 20240

By Stephen Grootes, Daily Maverick While the political choices of 68% of South Africa’s voters are represented in the new coalition government, the leader of