South Africa’s Political Landscape: Impeachment Inquiry, Migration Tensions and Regional Summits
This week South Africa’s national agenda is shaped by three intersecting developments: a parliamentary...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Defends BBBEE
What is BBBEE?
Broad‑Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) is a set of laws and programs designed to redress the economic...
Global Peace Trends and Africa’s Relative Stability
The Institute for Economics & Peace’s Global Peace Index (GPI) 2026 reports that worldwide peacefulness has deteriorated for...
What Happened?
The Pretoria Magistrates Court granted R15,000 bail to Captain Laurence Makgotloe, a SAPS officer who works at the Forensic Science Laboratory. He was...
Iran’s World Cup Journey: Grit, Goalkeeping Brilliance, and Unfinished Business
Iran’s 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign has been marked by contrasting narratives. Off the pitch,...
Ethiopia’s 2024 General Election: Prosperity Party’s Landslide Amid Ongoing Security Challenges
On 1 June 2024, Ethiopia’s National Electoral Board (NEBE) announced that the ruling Prosperity...