South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, had been robbed two years ago. About $4 million dollars were stolen from his farm near Limpopo. This was called the Phala Phala scandal. But later Ramaphosa was then accused of Tax evasion, money laundering, and breaching foreign currency laws with the U.S. He was then accused of organizing a kidnapping to obtain the robbers… Read more »
At the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22, leaders from 24 nations were expected to be there to converse with Vladimir Putin. This was also the meeting where President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa had stated that they see Russia as an ally. “We continue to see Russia as a valued ally, as a valued friend, who supported us… Read more »
October 22, South Africa had asked Taiwan to move their representative office from Pretoria, all the way to the center of Johannesburg. South Africa wanted this in hopes of establishing more of their diplomatic stance, because South Africa is under the “One China” Policy. So South Africa doesn’t recognize Taiwan as independent and considers them apart of China. So if… Read more »
LINK: https://news.sky.com/story/zimbabwe-to-cull-200-wild-elephants-to-feed-communities-facing-severe-hunger-during-drought-13217102 Namibia and Zimbabwe has been known to be home to thousands of elephants, a species that was illegal to even harm for years. That was until the month of September, when southern Africa suffered a drought causing food shortages across the lands. 69 million people suffering from said drought, many are finding that they may need to resort… Read more »
LINK:https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0494wl6lkgo On September 5 in western Kenya, Rebecca Cheptegei was pronounced dead. Four days earlier she had been in a fire, a scene that many couldn’t have missed. It didn’t take the police long to find out what happened and how it happened. Rebecca Cheptegei had gotten into a dispute with her ex, Dickson Ndiema, about a piece of land…. Read more »
LINKS: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/281-inmates-escape-after-floods-brought-prisons-walls-113723723#:~:text=ABUJA%2C%20Nigeria%20%2D%2D%20Nigerian%20authorities,across%20the%20state%20of%20Borno. https://www.theafricareport.com/361738/more-security-woes-for-nigeria-as-281-prisoners-escape-during-flood On september 10th of this year, 281 prison inmates have escapes the Suleja prison near Nigeria’s capital. Severe rain, and a destructive flood had caused the damaged parts of the prison to finally fall. Officers tried to evacuate the people int eh city of Maiduguri. To what we know now, only 7 of these run aways have… Read more »