South African Mining Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country should retaliate if the United States withdraws funding to the nation. South Africa should prevent the US from accessing its minerals if Washington withdraws funding to the nation over its land expropriation policies, the minister said. In a February 2 social media post, US President Donald […]
After a brief spin as President of South Africa, the multi-talented Jacob Zuma is plunging into a new and exciting career path – he’ll be a recording artist of liberation songs from the anti-apartheid struggle. A full-length album will be recorded in April during the Articulate Africa project, a program of national and international
Representatives of Rastafari organizations in over ten African countries have elected Ghana’s Ahuma Bosco Ocansey aka Daddy Bosco as the first chairman of the Rastafari Continental Council (R.C.C ) at the recent meeting in Capetown, South Africa. The conference also elected the representative from Tanzania, Ras Makonnen as deputy chairman. According to the facilitator of
Burundi became the first country to pull out from the International Criminal Court after a one-year withdrawal process comes to an end. The country notified former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of its intent to leave the court on October 27, 2016, as one of three countries – along with South Africa and The Gambia –
A British public relations firm that stoked racial tensions in South Africa has collapsed after its sordid work on behalf of corporate and government clients came to light. Bell Pottinger (BP), according to published findings, led a campaign that “was potentially racially divisive and/or potentially offensive and created in breach of relevant ethical principles.”
Mar. 27, 2017 (GIN) – Officials of South Africa’s Dept. of Basic Education told Parliament this week that it’s time to decolonize the school curriculum. Suren Govender, the chief director for curriculum, said the subject came up during a review of the schools’ progress report. “For example, the way in which history has been written
On March 20, 2017 President Jacob Zuma finally addressed the long-unresolved matter of land reform, a demand of thousands of black landless people whose properties were confiscated in the Apartheid era. In his State of the Nation address, President Zuma pledged to break up white ownership of business and land to reduce inequality. He
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in South Africa and will on Thursday deliver the keynote address at the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Person of the Year 2016 Awards Programme in Johannesburg. The former President will be speaking on the theme of the Awards Programme, “How can Africa win the progress race?” The ALM Person
Forbes has ranked Ghana 79th among 144 countries as far as doing business is concerned. The cocoa-, gold-, and oil-producing West African country also came 8th among the 40 African countries captured in the ranking.African countries like Senegal, Tunisia, Namibia, the Seychelles, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire were all behind Ghana in
South Africa is considering leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). A deputy minister says this is in an advanced stage of consideration. This comes as the government faces condemnation for disregarding a court order to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir when he visited the country earlier in the year. Obed Bapela, Deputy Minister at the Presidency for performance Monitoring and
