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A Historic Recognition for a Trailblazing Jurist South African human rights jurist Navi Pillay was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on 9 October 2026, cementing her place among the country’s most celebrated advocates for justice. The Norwegian Nobel Committee…
Something is burning again in Durban. The coastal city that has long served as one of South Africa’s most vibrant economic hubs is once more at the centre of anti-migrant unrest, a recurring crisis that exposes deep fractures in the…
A New Battleground for Global Power The world’s struggle for self-determination has found a new arena. The second Global Digital Forum, held from 8 to 10 October 2026 at the Mechta complex in Moscow’s Gorky Park, has drawn representatives from…
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs reversed its controversial asylum directive on Friday, but for residents of Orlando West in Soweto, the climbdown arrived too late. Burnt-out cars still line Khumalo Street. Looted spaza shops remain shuttered. And the anger…
Two neighbours. One explosive border crossing. And a region that could be on the edge of something far bigger. What actually happened at the border? Ethiopia has formally accused Eritrea of launching what it calls an “all-out invasion” of its…
A Viral Story That Shook the Region A single report from Swaziland News was all it took. The claim spread fast across social media: Eswatini was allegedly releasing US deportees into South Africa at night, through informal border crossings, after…
There is something deeply telling about a government minister who has to personally visit welfare offices, scroll through WhatsApp complaints, and stand in queues alongside elderly citizens just to understand what is going wrong in her own department. That is…
A government warning. A court ruling. And a country on edge. It started in May 2023, when two civil society organisations — the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Lawyers for Human Rights — took the South African government to…
Picture this: a refugee reception office somewhere in South Africa, a person who crossed the border without papers standing at the door, uncertain whether they will be turned away. For years, that uncertainty was baked into the law itself. Then,…
A Country at Breaking Point On Wednesday, October 7, South Africa’s streets will fill with workers demanding what should already be guaranteed: fair wages, secure jobs and basic dignity. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, better known as Cosatu,…
