South Africa

US Secretary of State visit to RSA
International News

Blinken Returns Empty Handed from Africa Tour

August 27, 2022 fwstaff
 By Abayomi Azikiwe United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited three African Union (AU) member-states during early August in an attempt to enhance the presence of Washington on the continent. This tour came amid […]
Angola MPLA founding President Agostino Neto
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Former Angolan President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Dead at 79

July 19, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe One of the most important heads-of-state in the struggle to end Portuguese domination in Africa died in a Spanish hospital on July 8. Jose Eduardo dos Santos served as president of the […]
South Africa flooding in Ntuzuma outside Durban
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South African KwaZulu-Natal Province Imperiled by Flooding

May 1, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Another climate disaster in the Southern Africa region has taken place over the last two weeks in the KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), where the important port city of Durban is located. Official reports […]
ANC Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte speaks on local election outcomes, Nov. 3, 2021
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South African Local Elections Held Amid Numerous Crises

November 10, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe With a COVID-19 pandemic causing enormous public health issues in the Republic of South Africa, local governmental elections were held on November 1 where millions of registered voters participated. The results indicate […]
Zimbabwe ZANU-PF and ANC delegation hold critical talks in Harare on September 9, 2020
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Zimbabwe Ruling Party Says There is No Crisis in the Country

September 13, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Over the last two decades the western imperialist states and their allies have imposed draconian sanctions on the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. Not only has the economic embargo impacted the majority […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on state visit
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Africa, IMF Conditionality and the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 9, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe African states across the continent have enacted stringent measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. From Kenya, to Egypt and South Africa, governmental leaders, labor unions, community organizations and professional groupings […]
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African National Congress maintains majority in recent elections

June 1, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe South Africans voted overwhelmingly on May 8 for the ruling African National Congress (ANC), returning the party to government with a nearly 3-1 majority above the nearest runner up within the legislative […]