South Africa’s top court revives impeachment inquiry against president
The scandal centres on a large sum of foreign currency stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse in 2020.
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Six women win 2026 Goldman prize, world’s top environmental award
First all-women cohort of winners hails from Colombia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, the UK and the US.
Men caught competing as women in prestigious South African marathon
Two women runners initially finished outside the top 10 in the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town before bib swap spotted.
Who is Roelf Meyer, South Africa’s new ambassador to the US?
So who is Meyer and will his appointment help improve ties between the two countries?
South African politician Julius Malema sentenced to prison for firing gun
Magistrate hands the opposition figure five-year term, that his lawyers say will be appealed.
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Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.
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South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador
Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.
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CAF President Motsepe rejects Senegal’s corruption claim amid AFCON fallout
Senegal’s government alleged corruption at African football’s governing body after AFCON title awarded to Morocco.
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‘Get a grip’: How Iranian embassies mocked Trump’s vulgar threat
Iran’s embassies launched a global trolling campaign in response to Trump’s profanity-laced threat.
‘Enough is enough’: Semenya pledges to fight Olympic gender-testing policy
‘We’re going to be vocal about it, we’re going to make noise until we’re heard,’ South Africa’s gold medallist says.
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
