Category: South Africa

‘Apartheid All Over Again,’ as South Africa’s Ruling ANC Set to Pass New Race-Based Job Laws

JOHANNESBURG—When there’s electricity in the midst of daily blackouts, machines grind and hum inside Paul Morrison’s engineering works east of Johannesburg.  His employees work with steel and metal alloys, sometimes in conjunction with plastics, rubber, glass and wood, to manufacture tools and equipment for South Africa’s construction industry.  “We design and develop prototypes for some…


South African Government Working on ICC ‘Escape Route’ for Putin

JOHANNESBURG—Senior members of the South African government have told The Epoch Times they are working hard to make it possible for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country, free of concern about being arrested.  Putin is supposed to attend the summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries in Cape…


South African Weapons to Russia ‘Possible but Doubtful,’ Say Arms Control Experts

JOHANNESBURG—Several weapons experts with knowledge of the international arms industry have told The Epoch Times it’s “highly unlikely” that South Africa secretly exported weapons or ammunition to Russia. On 11 May, at a press conference in Pretoria, United States ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety made headlines around the world when he said: “The arming…


Sanctioned Russian Aircraft Torpedoes South Africa’s ‘Trade Rescue Mission’ to US

JOHANNESBURG—When officials from South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) return from missions to foreign countries, there’s usually great fanfare. Press conferences are held and strings of “successes” are announced to the nation. Officials are keen to take credit for political and economic gains. This was not the case when President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys…


South African Officials Court Biden Admin as Tensions Rise Over Pretoria’s Ties to China and Russia

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Senior officials from the South African government have been in Washington since Friday to try to prevent the Biden administration and members of Congress from punishing Pretoria for its increasingly close links with China, Russia, and other anti-American powers. The delegation is led by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, who…


IN-DEPTH: South African Officials Court Biden Admin as Tensions Rise Over Country’s Ties to China and Russia

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Senior officials from the South African government have been in Washington since Friday to try to prevent the Biden administration and members of Congress from punishing the country for its increasingly close links with China, Russia, and other anti-American powers. The delegation is led by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi,…


IN-DEPTH: South African Officials Court Biden Admin as Tensions Rise Over Country’s Ties to China, Russia

JOHANNESBURG—Senior officials from the South African government have been in Washington since April 28 to try to prevent the Biden administration and members of Congress from punishing the country for its increasingly close links with China, Russia, and other anti-United States powers. The delegation is led by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi,…


Child Among 10 Family Members Killed in South Africa Shooting

JOHANNESBURG—Ten members of the same family, seven of them female and one a 13-year-old boy, were killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa, police said Friday. A male suspect was killed in a shootout with police hours after and two men were arrested. A fourth suspect escaped but his identity is…


South Africa Helping to Forge China-Russia-Iran Pariah Regime Axis, Say Analysts, Opposition Parties

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Iranian warships docked in Cape Town harbor on April 1 in contravention of United States sanctions. A week earlier, the dock hosted an ammunition-loaded Russian frigate. In February, China, Russia, and South Africa conducted war games in the Indian Ocean. And now a delegation of senior African National Congress (ANC) officials are in…


Mafia Using South Africa as Major Gateway to Smuggle Cocaine, Says UN Report

JOHANNESBURG—The globe’s biggest narcotraffickers are increasingly using South African ports to smuggle cocaine around the world—including to the United States—according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). South Africa features prominently in the Global Report on Cocaine 2023. Investigators from South Africa’s Hawks agency, which targets organized crime,…