SA People takes a look at the 11 players that didn’t make the Bafana Bafana cut when Broos decided on his final squad. Coach Hugo Broos has picked his final 23 players for the AFCON Qualifier against Morocco on 17 June. ALSO READ | HUGO BROOS ANNOUNCES BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD TO FACE MOROCCO The encounter is set […]

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has extended the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months. This after Motsoaledi announced in December 2021 that the ZEP would not be renewed. The six-month extension period starts on 30 June and ends on 31 December 2023. According to Motsoaledi, the extension is to allow […]

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced his 23-man squad that will face Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has announced his 23-man squad that will face Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The match is penciled for Saturday, 17 June at FNB Stadium, and it […]

Large numbers of highly skilled people are leaving South Africa for better jobs and lifestyle, that has a bad impact in SA. South Africa is facing a massive problem as qualified individuals with needed skills are looking to departure the country. ALSO READ: South Africans are relocating to these three provinces – here’s why IMPACT OF […]

UN war crimes judges ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but should still go through a stripped-down legal process, in a decision announced Wednesday. Kabuga, who is 88 according to officials but claims to be 90, is a former tycoon accused of setting up a hate broadcaster that fuelled the […]

For the first time in approximately 150 years, lions are once again roaming the spectacular rolling valleys and bushveld of Babanango Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. In this historic move, two male lions have been reintroduced into this 20,000 hectare game reserve, as part of the reserve’s ambitious and successful rewilding journey. WATCH the exciting capture […]

The DA alleges that foreign mothers-to-be are being belittled and forced to pay bribes for access to birthing facilities and assistance. The DA says it will be requesting an investigation into the alleged abuse of pregnant migrants at a government hospital in Gauteng. DA TO APPROACH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND HEALTH OMBUD In a statement, […]

Food contamination including snacks is at a high rate in Nigeria as millions cases of diarrhoea and thousands of deaths have been reported. Food safety is a concern for Nigerians after increasing reports of food-borne illnesses in recent years. According to the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative (CAFSANI), consumption of unsafe food […]

Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country. “We discovered the lifeless bodies of 54 fallen soldiers, including a commander,” Museveni said in a Twitter post late Saturday […]

Zimbabwe parliament has approved a law that promotes patriotism which has been opposed by the opposition side. Zimbabwe’s parliament approved a controversial law that ostensibly promotes patriotism but has been condemned by the opposition as a “draconian” attempt to stifle dissent ahead of national elections. The bill, passed by the lower house on Wednesday 31st […]

Those who purchase Bafana tickets now until next week (7 June 2023) will do so at only R20, and thereafter tickets will revert to R50. Tickets to Bafana Bafana’s eagerly anticipated 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco at FNB Stadium later this month are now available for purchase through TicketPro. […]

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday 31st May, 2023 defied international calls to rescind an anti-gay law seen as one of the world’s harshest, including a potential death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”. ALSO READ: Uganda’s anti-LGBTIQ+ law stirs mixed reactions in the world “The signing of the bill is finished, no one will move us,” Museveni said in […]

Countries in West Africa have showed how working together in unity can create peace and harmony in the continent. Africa is often portrayed as a continent ravaged by war, terrorism, poverty and political instability. But over the past five decades, few violent conflicts have occurred between states. In Europe, for comparison, there have been more […]

Elegantly clad in an immaculate white gown and matching cap, Yoro Diao, 95, was wreathed in smiles after officiating at the baptism of his brand-new great-grandson. The ceremony was ripe with emotion for the old man, one of a dwindling band of Senegalese soldiers who fought in France’s colonial-era wars. In the twilight of his […]

Uganda’s president has signed a new anti-gay legislation law, supported by many East African countries but condemned by human rights activists. President Yoweri Museveni has signed a bill that does not criminalise those who identify as homosexual. This is a concern for many campaigners who condemned a draft that was presented earlier. The new law […]

The war waged by the Ethiopian Federal Government and Eritrea against the Tigray regional government, which lasted from November 2020 to November 2022, caused massive devastation. Multiple war crimes were reported and there were claims of genocidal intent. A starvation campaign led to the death of at least 300,000 civilian victims. One of the places […]

SUSTAINABLE AIR TRAVEL It’s big news indeed for Africa, as one African airline has become the very first in Africa to complete a sustainable long-haul flight. Taking part in the Sustainable Flight Challenge, Kenya Airways has become the first carrier in Africa to operate a highly sustainable commercial long-haul flight using Eni’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), […]

Finally, IMF has for the second time in 8 years approved millions of dollars with Ghana and it has already disbursed the first tranche. In mid-May 2023 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally approved a US$3 billion 36-month arrangement with Ghana. It immediately disbursed the first tranche of US$600 million. This is the second time […]

The forced return of African migrants from the European Union causes tension across Africa and in European member states. The forced return of migrants from the European Union (EU) to their countries of origin continues to be a source of major tension in African countries as well as EU member states. The result has been […]

When Alejandra Angula discovered she was pregnant, she panicked. The pregnancy was unplanned – and in Namibia termination is illegal. ALSO READ: Andre de Ruyter’s bombshell book breaks record sales Dismayed at the lack of options in her home country, Angula flew to neighbouring South Africa and booked into an abortion clinic in Cape Town. “I was more scared […]

Kaouther Ben Hania’s touching documentary film, Four Daughters, won the Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (16-27 May). Four Daughters is the retelling of a Tunisian family’s experience with trauma, radicalisation but also sisterhood. Two of mother Olfa’s daughters become entangled in the Islamic State (IS) group as young […]

“Genocide is the most serious crime known to humankind”. Rwanda’s most wanted killer has been arrested in Cape Town after his 22-year escape. One of the world’s most wanted fugitives, Fulgence Kayishema, has been arrested in Cape Town. The suspect has been on the run for 22 years. The suspect has been arrested in connection […]

The extradition hearing of fugitives, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary will be heard on 30 May in Malawi. The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services has confirmed that a delegation of officials from South Africa led by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has arrived in Malawi to participate in the extradition hearing of […]

Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was due in a court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run. He allegedly took part in one of the genocide’s bloodiest episodes, when more than 2,000 Tutsis who had sought […]

Tunisia has arrested a man suspected being the organiser of a ring that smuggled migrants across the Mediterranean, including an attempted crossing in which 20 people drowned, authorities said. The North African country, which lies just 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the Italian island of Lampedusa, has long been a favoured steppingstone for migrants attempting the perilous […]