SA hosts  Ministers of Foreign Affairs for SADC countries

South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is set to host a special meeting (a "retreat") of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at Skukuza, Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga Province. The three day meeting follow…

Amnesty International SA stages demonstration for human rights defenders

Amnesty International South Africa is staging a silent demonstration for human rights defenders  in Pretoria where Acting  Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and police leadership are releasing the quarterly crime statistics. The organisation says the authorities continue to fail to protect human righ…

SA hosts Ministers of Foreign Affairs for SADC countries

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is set to host a special meeting (“retreat”) of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga province. The three-day meeting foll…

The African continent is slowly drifting apart

The African continent is slowly drifting apart due to the East African Rift, which is forming beneath Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and beyond. This geological process is set to reshape not only the continent’s physical structure but also the lives of those living in or near the affected regions. The r…

Amnesty International South Africa stages silent demonstration for human rights defenders

Amnesty International South Africa is staging a silent demonstration for human rights defenders in Pretoria, where Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and police leadership are releasing the quarterly crime statistics. The organisation says the authorities continue to fail to protect human rights…

Municipalities in SA’s Gauteng province present to the SAHRC on second day of inquiry into water crisis

Municipalities in South Africa’s Gauteng province were given an opportunity to present to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the second day of the inquiry into the water crisis in the province on Wednesday. The SAHRC launched the public inquiry following a massive influx of commu…

Scientists at Stellenbosch University mobilise to support efforts to contain ongoing Ebola outbreak

Scientists at Stellenbosch University in South Africa have rapidly mobilised to support efforts to understand and contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, was declared a Public Health Eme…

Illegal immigration makes global headlines

The topic of illegal immigration is currently making global headlines. The United States government has responded to this challenge by deporting migrants to several African states. Sierra Leone is the latest African country to receive migrants deported from the US amid President Donald Trump’s crac…

South Africa and Pakistan Strengthen Halal Trade Cooperation

South Africa's Chief Director for Global Governance and Continental Agenda at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Ambassador Dave Malcomson wants to strengthen halal food certification and expand broader halal sector cooperation with Pakistan as both countries work to …

African Diaspora Forum  expresses concern over diplomatic responses by certain African governments on migrant marches in SA

The African Diaspora Forum ADF - has expressed concern regarding recent diplomatic responses by certain African governments following anti-undocumented migrant marches in South Africa. The ADF acknowledges the genuine frustrations that exist around undocumented migration and supports the proper doc…