THE HAGUE – The International Court of Justice (#ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel - Oral argument of South Africa (2024-05-16)
Here’s a fresh track from Sho Madjozi, a big name in South Africa’s burgeoning gqom music scene—that spare, darkly textured and infectious dance sound that evolved out of house music. The 25-year-old rapper does her work in the Xitsonga language, choosing to remain true to her mother tongue. […]
Garmin SOS fails South African biker after accident
A South African biker’s post-accident medical treatment was delayed after the SOS feature on his Garmin satellite communicator failed to evoke a timely response from emergency services.
Rapport reports that Johan Swarts only received a call from ...continues
On this day in 1980, the South African government banned Pink Floyd's single 'Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)' after Black children adopted the song as their anthem in protest against inferior education.
"#SouthAfrica is a well-resourced country, with a strong agricultural and biodiversity heritage. Our findings, based on a synthesis and review of existing research on #ClimateChange, are that climate change and socioeconomic risks threaten to bring about a huge change to this status."
Quite enjoy my daily photo cull on whatever today's date is - ends up reminding me of good times past. Here I am on my first arvo in Cape Town, South Africa, on 30 April 2018.
And this set of power points was in my Cape Town hotel room. Was quite excited by the weird one on the far left, as I had an adapter for it which I'd never used up till then!
My friend here in Johannesburg was showing me this very cool new book last night:
"The Indian Africans is a fresh take on the contested terrain of race, ethnicity, identity and political strategy. [...] the history of South Africans of Indian descent has to be looked at through African lenses. The book produced by the amateur historians is a thoughtful addition to the growing literature on worker-inspired narratives." #IndianDiaspora#HistoryBooks#SouthAfrica#NewBooks https://clarkesbooks.co.za/products/the-indian-africans
How international gold dealers exploited a tiny African kingdom’s economic dream
Eswatini’s king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone. ICIJ uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it.