The South African government has formally approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking additional measures to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as confirmed by Vincent Magwenya, the spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa. Expressing concern over the escalating situation in Gaza, Magwenya emphasized that South Africa has appealed to the ICJ for additional measures... 

Two new studies from South Africa found that the country has a lower hospitalization rate for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) infections caused by the post-vaccine omicron variant. High levels of natural immunity among South Africans stemming from prior COVID-19 infections is likely a contributing factor to this. Since the appearance of the post-vaccine omicron variant, mainstream media outlets have... 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel, specifically addressing the situation in Gaza. In a historic decision issued on Friday, the court asserted its jurisdiction and imposed seven “emergency measures” requested by Pretoria. Despite not ordering Israel to halt its military operation against Hamas, the ICJ mandated... 

In a bold and significant move on Monday, the South African government escalated its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced this call, setting a mid-December deadline and asserting that the failure to issue such a warrant... 

South Africa’s Parliament has voted in favour of a motion calling for the closure of Israel’s embassy in Pretoria and the suspension of diplomatic ties as tensions soar between the two countries over the Israeli assault on Gaza. The action is largely symbolic because it will be up to President Cyril Ramaphosa‘s government whether to implement it. The motion calling for the closure of the embassy... 

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin caused the Russian president’s planned visit to South Africa to become controversial. Now the trip is cancelled. South Africa is a signatory to the International Court of Justice Convention and would be obliged to arrest and extradite Putin to the ICC if he visited the country. But... 

To “right” the past “wrongs” of apartheid, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his African National Congress (ANC) political party are trying to punish white residents by enacting “race quotas” on how much water they are allowed to use. If passed, the proposal would weaponize South Africa’s water supply by disallowing whites from using “too much” of it. Most of the precious... 

The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that tensions between Washington and Pretoria have increased since a Russian cargo ship paid a visit to South Africa’s major naval facility last month. According to the site, the nation’s defense minister claimed that the US has been exerting pressure on African countries over any ties to Moscow. According to a senior US source who spoke to the... 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are accused by Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter of taking advantage of her grandfather’s legacy. By collaborating with the Nelson Mandela Foundation to produce the Netflix series “Live to Lead,” Nikola Mandela, 57, said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “using” the late South African president’s name for their own self-promotion.... 

Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, brought news of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s declaration of his nation’s decision to join the BRICS when he returned from Riyadh earlier this week. This is not entirely unexpected because Iran and Argentina made similar announcements in the spring. The increasing association will need us to come up with ever-complicateder acronyms... 

South Africa’s Supreme Court has ruled that the “Kill the Boers” song, which advocates for killing white people, is not hate speech. The Equality Division of the court ruled that the song, which celebrates the killing of Dutch settlers in South Africa, is protected under freedom of expression. Hear that people? Advocating to slay random white people is “free speech”… The song... 

Dr. Shankara Chetty is a world expert on the science and treatment of COVID-19. He treated THOUSANDS of COVID-19 patients at his hospital since the beginning of the pandemic and he has a lot of experience with this. He is also acutely aware of the COVID-19 agenda which he describes in detail. In this brief and concise 11 minute video, Dr Chetty stitches together his medical knowledge with his political... 

The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus results in mild disease, without prominent symptoms, Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, told Sputnik on Saturday. “It presents mild disease with symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well. So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer loss of taste or smell. They... 

A number of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms have announced strategies to address the newly identified Covid-19 variant, dubbed Omicron, including plans to alter existing vaccines and develop new boosters. With the World Health Organization (WHO) designating Omicron the latest “variant of concern” following an emergency meeting on Friday, warning that the highly mutated strain could... 

A new video has emerged in which a South African woman points out the irony of the only outlet in a shopping mall remaining completely untouched by looters being a bookstore. After showing electronics and clothing stores that have been completely cleaned out, the video cuts to a book shop that looks totally pristine. “The bookstore is completely untouched, this is ridiculous, I’m not even making...