Link to article(s): https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/13/dr-congo-killings-rapes-rwanda-backed-m23-rebels Summary: The article focuses on many aspects of the Human Rights Watch reports, as the Rwandan army expanded there support to the M23 rebel groups for attacks on the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There were many reported attacks in the North Kivu province’s regions that caused many civilians deaths and injuries, destruction… Read more »
Africa has always been an unstable region, especially since the modern era, but the continuing rising temperatures and change of weather patterns across the world is only helping to contribute to this instability, all while Africa itself develops and starts to produce fossil fuels of their own. In Ethiopia, the effects of consecutive droughts are taking their toll as less… Read more »
Sylvia remembers the first time a government official came to speak to her community in Lephalale, in the Limpopo province, about the construction of a new coal power plant. Like many other community members, she hoped that the plant would bring much-needed jobs and prosperity to her family. What she did not anticipate then was how the plant would… Read more »
The 2019 South African elections were destined to be particularly interesting. They followed the resignation of the African National Congress’s President Zuma, and his replacement with Incumbent President Ramaphosa. The ANC has been the overwhelmingly dominant party in South Africa since the end of Apartheid, but corruption scandals on the highest levels are bound to hit any party hard. The… Read more »
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will hear in three months’ time whether corruption, racketeering and money laundering charges against him might be dropped. Pietermaritzburg High Court judges have reserved judgment on his application for a permanent stay of prosecution. No date was announced. Zuma was president from 2009 until 2018, when his ruling African National Congress party forced him… Read more »
France24 Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court Friday to face corruption charges and emerged defiant, telling supporters that the case against him was politically motivated. The trial has been adjourned until April 8. Zuma, 75, appeared relaxed during the brief hearing. While a lengthy court battle is expected, the spectacle of Zuma appearing before a judge less… Read more »
All Africa Long before red flags were raised, this family fell victim to listeriosis. And this week, tragedy has struck again. It was just after midnight, on his 58th birthday, when Ronnie van Neel woke up. The 12 metrical gongs of the grandfather clock in the lounge were about to end. Outside, the streets of Eldorado Park in the south… Read more »
All Africa Cape Town — Cape Town has always been water insecure. The city has done some things well to prepare for a situation like this, but if the drought has shown us something, it is that you need to get everything right and have some luck on top to get out unscathed when the unexpected actually happens.
All Africa Newly-appointed Minister of Police Bheki Cele gave marching orders to police officers during a rousing speech at a welcome parade held by national police commissioner Khehla Sitole in Pretoria. He took the opportunity to announce his plans to improve the police force, which include ensuring that police management is available at all hours and that the cellphone numbers… Read more »
Many people may argue that the water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa is not the most pressing global issue in comparison to problems with North Korea and terrorism. Yet, water is absolutely necessary in order to survive. It is improbable, but possible, to survive a nuclear attack or a civil war. Without water, anyone would be dead in less… Read more »
