Tag: South Africa
ten years after Marikana, conscience and dignity at the scene of the tragedy
South Africa commemorated, this Tuesday, August 16, the tenth anniversary of the Marikana massacre. In this mining region, northwest of Johannesburg, in 2012, a demonstration by miners ended in a…
ten years later, the difficult commemoration of the Marikana massacre
On August 16, 2012, police opened fire on miners at the Lonmin platinum mine who had been protesting for several days demanding a pay rise. Thirty-four of them were killed,…
“Searching for Sugar Man” or how a documentary can change your life
10 years ago, the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” was released. The story of a quest led by South African fans to find American singer Sixto Rodriguez. Without knowing it,…
The head of the American diplomacy Antony Blinken begins his African tour by South Africa
The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, is in South Africa to begin his second African tour. A tour to reconnect with the continent, in order to definitively turn the…
public meeting to calm violence against illegal miners
A public meeting was organized on Saturday August 6 in the western suburbs of Johannesburg, after several days of violence against the “Zama zama”, illegal miners exploiting abandoned mines in…
Khayakazi Madlala, new South African lyrical voice
In South Africa, if lyrical art and opera have long been, under apartheid, the prerogative of white singers, things have changed with the end of the segregationist regime and black…
illegal migrants singled out
In South Africa, a gang rape, committed last week against eight women during the filming of a clip near an abandoned mine in the suburbs of Johannesburg, stirs up anger.…
In South Africa, the African National Congress saves face
The party in power in South Africa since 1994 debated its political program in Johannesburg. Two thousand delegates from the nine provinces of the country discussed the reforms to be…
notorious Kruger Park ranger gunned down outside his home
This week of July 31, International Ranger Day, was marked by the death of Anton Mzimba, a famous ranger from the Timbavati Private Reserve in Kruger Park, murdered outside his…
President Ramaphosa weakened on several fronts
In South Africa, as the internal elections to the African National Congress (ANC, historic ruling party) approach, scheduled for next December, President Cyril Ramaphosa finds himself a little more weakened.…