Tag: South Africa
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,…
The first 100% African vaccine factory launched in South Africa
The city of Cape Town is hosting the construction of this factory where so-called second generation vaccines will be developed, supposed to fight the Covid-19 virus more effectively. With our…
the Dalai Lama “had a very close relationship with Desmond Tutu”
The Dalai Lama had made it ” his spiritual elder brother “. Desmond Tutu, who died at the age of 90, shared a strong friendship with the spiritual leader of…
Justice rejects NGO appeal against Shell seismic project
A South African high court on Friday dismissed environmental organizations which had taken legal action to prevent Shell from carrying out a search for oil and gas deposits by seismic…
many tourists try to flee South Africa
South Africa is increasingly isolated from the world. The discovery of the Omicron variant by South African scientists sparks a wave of panic abroad where countries are closing their borders…
the Omicron variant is blowing a wind of panic on the planet
The appearance of a new variant in South Africa has been causing panic around the world in recent days. Some countries, especially in Europe, have announced a strengthening of measures…
few cases but worrying contagiousness
Published on : 11/26/2021 – 12:37Modified : 11/26/2021 – 12:39 A team of South African scientists announced Thursday, November 25 the discovery of a new variant of Covid-19. The variant…