Tag: South Africa
controversy in South Africa over the government’s position in the conflict
On the twelfth day of the war in Ukraine, in South Africa, the debate continues around the vague position of the government. If the Minister of Foreign Affairs had, at…
its political repercussions in South Africa
In South Africa, the ruling party, the African National Congress, reacted to the Russian invasion this Sunday, February 27. In a long, confused press release, the ANC said it was…
Top 10 of the biggest diamond producing countries
Between 24 and 36 tonnes of diamonds are mined each year from kimberlite or lamproite rocks around the world. Where are the main diamond mines? Which countries have the largest…
Does the QAnon conspiratorial movement come from South Africa?
According to specialists, the first messages posted at the end of 2017 by the mysterious Q were written by Paul Furber, a South African journalist, specialist in new technologies and…
new protest weekend against illegal foreign workers
On Saturday and Sunday, several hundred protesters marched through downtown Johannesburg. Grouped under the name “Operation Dudula”, these demonstrators accuse undocumented foreigners from surrounding countries of monopolizing low-skilled jobs (grocers,…
Mary Sibande, the red ventriloquist
It is a monumental installation that is presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, France. The artist, Mary Sibande, will celebrate her 40th birthday in April. Her international…
The serene solitude of Abdullah Ibrahim
The South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is a major personality of our time. At 87, he continues to let himself be carried away by the rhythm of life. With rare…
History: how was South Africa born?
In April 1652, the Dutch navigator Jan van Riebeeck founded the first European settlement on the southern tip of the African continent, at the foot of “Table Mountain”: this was…
the Zondo commission publishes its 2nd report on corruption under the Zuma era
A new report by the Zondo Commission of Inquiry was delivered to Head of State Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday February 1. This is the second part of this 4-year investigation…
The Gospel According to John Michael Coetzee
Nobel Prize in Literature 2003, South African JM Coetzee is the author of 13 novels, three autobiographical stories, collections of short stories and literary essays. Admired for his uncompromising prose,…