During a 2003 speech at Oxford Union, former Labour MP and out-spoken critic of Israel, George Galloway, was interrupted by Jewish protesters who waved the Israeli and accused him of “racism” against Jews — which prompted him to defend himself by revealing his activism in South Africa with the Jews who led the anti-Apartheid movement there: I am one of the few people on the Left in Britain who... 

South African communist and domestic terrorist, Denis Goldberg, who stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela for the notorious 1961 terror bombings — for which he served only 22 years of a life sentence in prison, has died at the age of 87 at his home in Cape Town: President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his deep condolences at the passing of Goldberg, one of the most prominent white activists in South... 

The South African city of Cape Town—widely touted by “global warming” fanatics the world over as the “first city to run dry because of man-made-emissions”—has relaxed its water restrictions after its water has come back naturally, proving that “climate change” had nothing to do with the drought. According to a report in the News24 news service, Cape Town’s dam storage levels are... 

A delegation of 30 South African farming families has arrived in Russia’s farmbelt Stavropol Region, Rossiya 1 TV reports. The group says it is facing violent attacks and death threats at home. Up to 15,000 Boers, descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa, are planning to move to Russia amid rising violence stemming from government plans to expropriate their land, according to the delegation. “It’s... 

A traffic cop shot in his bulletproof vest at point-blank range stuck to his original guns by finishing the ticket he was writing. The dashcam video from South Africa shows officer Nizaam Alexander conducting a routine stop when he is approached from behind by a random black gunman. After the pistol initially jams, the suspect manages to get off a shot, striking the cop in the back of his vest. Officer... 

How South Africa confronts symbols of its difficult past are being discussed in newspaper columns, television talkshows and mainstream politics. A 112-year-old statue of Queen Victoria has become the latest colonial or apartheid-era monument to be vandalised in South Africa, raising fears that a racially charged debate over the country’s heritage could spiral out of control. Splashes of green paint... 

Two South African police officers have been arrested for allegedly beating an unarmed man in Cape Town. Moses Dlamini, a spokesman for the Independent Police Directorate of South Africa, said Saturday that the two officers would appear in court on March 10 on charges of assault. The arrests came after video footage emerged on March 7 showing the two armed uniformed police officers together with security... 

Ninety-three South African soldiers have been disciplined for offenses committed while deployed in a United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. South African Minister of Defense and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said Wednesday that the offending soldiers were punished for charges that ranged from murder to drunkenness, as well as sexual misconduct. One soldier was found... 

Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has issued a ringing endorsement of traditional courts, saying that problems should be resolved “the African way, not the white man’s way”. Mr Zuma, a proud Zulu who himself subscribes to traditional practices such as polygamy, said that those living in rural communities in South Africa found the traditional justice system a better way of resolving their... 

Scientists have uncovered multiple clutches of fossilized eggs at a dinosaur nesting site in South Africa that are 10 million years older than any found before. The newly discovered nesting ground, described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is located in Golden Gate Highlands National Park. The site contains at least 10 nests at different rock levels with clutches of up to 34... 

No mercy: Warrior, as he has now been named by rescue workers, was found buried five feet under the ground, covered in dirt. Cruelty beyond words in South Africa: The disabled dog ‘buried alive by school caretakers annoyed by its barking’. Traumatised and just minutes from death, a disabled stray was rescued after allegedly being buried alive by school caretakers. Police think the unwanted... 

Art: An ochre-based artist's kit, dating back 100,000 years, was discovered in the Blombos Cave Paint pots used by humans more than 100,000 years ago have been discovered in South Africa. Archaeologists excavating the Blombos Cave have stumbled upon a hoard of art materials which include everything an ancient artist might have required to be creative. Red and yellow pigments, shell containers and... 

JOIN THE PARTY: ANC Youth League president Julius Malema at a dinner of the South African Union of Jewish Students in Cape Town this week Picture: ESA ALEXANDER ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has accused white youth of shunning government events on national holidays such as Human Rights Day and Freedom Day. Addressing the South African Union of Jewish Students at a dinner in Cape Town on... 

Race row: Police commissioner Bheki Cele labelled accused businessman Shrien Dewani 'a monkey' South African police chief calls husband of murdered bride ‘a monkey’ who thought he could get away with killing his wife there. * Claim businessman ‘left envelope of cash in a taxi to pay for wife’s murder’ * Anni Dewani’s father speaks of pain of hearing details... 

Lucky escape: The actress was injured by flying glass Actress Victoria Smurfit has revealed she came within inches of death when a gunman opened fire on a taxi she was travelling in while holidaying in South Africa – the nation that will stage the World Cup in just six months. The glamorous actress, who has starred in ITV police drama Trial & Retribution and the BBC’s Ballykissangel, was injured...