South Africa Conflict & Tragedy News

On Saturday 10 October a twenty-three year old mother from the village Kwalink in the Eastern Cape area of South Africa was arrested and charged with the murder of her 2 year old daughter and the alleged assault of her...

AS we approach the October 16 World Food Day and Stand Up! Take Action! End Poverty Now! day, and the October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty day, let us ask ourselves, "Can we end poverty in our...

An Al Qaeda splinter group that vowed revenge for the killing of one of its members in Somalia recently is reported to be behind the threats that closed down the US embassy and other US government facilities in South Africa....

One of the plagues that seems to keep rearing its ugly head is malaria. I call it a plague due to the fact that although we seem to be able to eradicate it from some areas it does not take...

On the 24 September 30, 2009, a large 507 carat diamond weighing in at just over 100 grams, was found at the Cullinan Mine east of Pretoria. The stone, now with experts for analyzing, is said to be among the...

The American nuclear-powered attack submarine, USS San Juan, has arrived in Simon’s Town, South Africa’s main naval base, for an unprecedented series of joint manoeuvres with South Africa’s submarine force. A US Navy report said the USS San Juan’s arrival...

All government facilities of the United States in South Africa have been shut down because of an unnamed security threat. The US Embassy in Pretoria did not give further details. Embassy spokesperson Sharon Hudson-Dean said only: ”We received information from...

United States government offices remain closed in South Africa today a US embassy spokesperson said, following a report that South African authorities were looking into a “potential terrorist threat.” The Johannesburg Star newspaper quoted unnamed South African government sources...

South Africa has remembered its war dead with wreath-laying ceremonies marking Armistice Day, also known as “Poppy Day,” in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. In Johannesburg, the Remembrance Day Service and Parade had the theme of uniting all military veterans...

Al Qaeda groups in East Africa are believed to have a plan to attack American interests at next year’s FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Newspapers here say they might even try assassinating US President Barack Obama at the...