Nelson Mandela’s battered African National Congress faces its biggest battle since the epic “struggle” against apartheid to retain a majority in a landmark election this year.Cash-strapped and attacked over corruption, a weak economy, power cuts and mounting crime, polls show the ANC is still likely to come out ahead in an anniversary parliamentary vote in …

Back to the ‘struggle’ for South Africa’s ANC as vote loomsFri, 12 Jan 2024 14:24:01 GMT Read More »

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast will go into the opening game of the tournament on Saturday against Guinea-Bissau without Sebastien Haller as their star striker recovers from injury.The 29-year-old Borussia Dortmund forward, who came off in his club’s last game in the German Bundesliga on December 19, has been struggling with an ankle …

AFCON hosts Ivory Coast without Haller for opening gameFri, 12 Jan 2024 12:49:43 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma joined forces with another graft-tainted former top ruling party official on Friday, announcing a political alliance ahead of elections in a blow to the embattled African National Congress.Zuma, 81, and Ace Magashule, a close ally and former ANC secretary-general, said they would soon unveil plans for a joint political future. The …

S.Africa’s Zuma, disgraced ally team up in election blow to ANCFri, 12 Jan 2024 12:26:43 GMT Read More »

A defiant Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister, defended his hard line against illegal migration in court on Friday, saying he had done a “useful service” in blocking migrants from disembarking at an Italian port in 2019. Salvini, the head of the far-right League party and a partner in current Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition, denies …

Salvini did ‘useful service’ for Italy, he tells court in migrant trialFri, 12 Jan 2024 11:54:51 GMT Read More »

Israel said Friday it was not seeking to destroy the Palestinian people, as it hit back at what it called a “profoundly distorted” and “malevolent” genocide case against it at the UN’s top court. South Africa has launched an emergency case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel stands in breach of the …

Israel hits back at ‘distorted’ genocide caseFri, 12 Jan 2024 11:31:35 GMT Read More »

Israel said Friday the genocide case at the UN top court against it was “profoundly distorted” and did not reflect the realities of the Gaza war.South Africa has “regrettably put before the court a profoundly distorted factual and legal picture,” said Tal Becker, a top lawyer for Israel at the International Court of Justice in …

Israel hits back at ‘distorted’ genocide case at UN top courtFri, 12 Jan 2024 09:40:15 GMT Read More »

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday in Ivory Coast with the host nation and Mohamed Salah’s Egypt among the leading contenders to succeed the Senegal of Sadio Mane as continental champions.The 24-team tournament, which concludes with the final on February 11, is the first in the West African country in four decades, …

Mane’s Senegal defend title as Ivory Coast hosts Cup of NationsFri, 12 Jan 2024 05:32:37 GMT Read More »

Israel will on Friday hit back at what it describes as “atrocious” allegations it is committing “genocide” in Gaza, in a closely watched landmark case before the UN’s top court.South Africa has launched an emergency case at the International Court of Justice arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention, signed in …

Israel to defend itself against Gaza genocide case at UN top courtFri, 12 Jan 2024 04:18:40 GMT Read More »

The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast starts on Saturday and runs until February 11. Some of the biggest names in world football will feature at the tournament, and AFP Sport picks out five goal-scorers to follow:MOHAMED SALAH (Egypt)The 31-year-old Liverpool forward is a superstar of the English Premier League and a sporting …

Five forwards to follow at the Africa Cup of NationsFri, 12 Jan 2024 04:05:50 GMT Read More »

The past 12 months marked a grim year of suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalized groups like the Uyghurs, a monitor said Thursday.In its world report for 2024, Human Rights Watch singled out “tremendous suffering” caused by the Israel-Hamas war, and the conflicts in Ukraine, Myanmar, …

2023 — a year of hypocrisy and rights suppression, says HRWThu, 11 Jan 2024 20:27:39 GMT Read More »