Articles containing the tag ‘Africa
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Seven New Ministers in Zuma’s Cabinet

Most of South Africa woke up to a new cabinet on Monday after the new cabinet was announced on Sunday night by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. In the announcement of his new cabinet, ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, May 24th, 2014

Zuma’s Inauguration Speech Elicits Mixed Reactions from the Masses

On Saturday, masses of people thronged the amphitheater in the Union Buildings to witness the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma, who is due to commence his second term as the President of the Republic of Sou... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, April 28th, 2014

Freedom Day – The Different Party Perspectives

Sunday was the twentieth Freedom Day celebration and it came barely a fortnight before the arguably most contested election since the demise of apartheid in 1994. Across the width and breadth of the country, th... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, April 27th, 2014

Freedom Day: Congratulations From the Queen; Malema says Nothing to Celebrate

As South Africa celebrates its twentieth anniversary as a democratic country, there is a lot of anticipation as to what the ruling party has got lined up for the celebrations they have earmarked for the whole c... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, April 26th, 2014

South African Mother in England Kills Own Children

South Africa seems to be appearing in the international media for all the wrong reasons of late. A South African woman is facing charges of murder in England following the discovery of the couple’s three ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Ten Year Ban from South Africa for Overstaying

The Home Affairs Department no longer allows foreigners to travel on expired visas! Under Directive 43, a foreigner could travel across the borders of the country with impunity as long as they presented a recei... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, March 21st, 2014

Nkandla Report – Are we Taking the Axe to Our Democracy?

Africa is a very interesting continent. It is the only place where history always seems to repeat itself with deadly accuracy. Many countries in Africa go through the same experiences but nobody seems to be lea... Read more »
By Helen Zille On Monday, March 17th, 2014

The Revenge of a “Worst Order” Racist

It is intriguing — and difficult — to predict which issues will seize the media’s imagination. It is often even more surprising to see which issues are neglected or ignored. Two weeks ago — ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Diplomatic blows between Rwanda and South Africa after attempted assassination

In an apparent culmination of a long standing diplomatic furore between South Africa and Rwanda, the two countries have expelled each other’s diplomats. This came to a head on Friday when Kigali asked six... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Thursday, March 6th, 2014

University of Cape Town’s Global Ranking Drops

The global ranking of Africa’s top university, the University of Cape Town (UCT), has dropped two times in a row over the past two years. According to the latest Times Higher Education World University Ra... Read more »