A court in South Africa is being urged to revoke the authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, noting alarming trial data and evidence of side effects. The High Court of South Africa should set aside the authorization because trial data did not show the vaccine was effective against severe disease or death, which have become the…
South African Court Urged to Revoke Authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
‘The Revolution Starts Now’ Say Ultra-Leftists in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Hundreds were arrested for public violence, homes were petrol-bombed, and trains and buses attacked as South Africa’s third-largest political movement fired the first shots in what it pledged would be a “revolution” that would soon sweep the African National Congress (ANC) out of power. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) accuses the ANC, which…
MP Says Big Game Hunting Trophy Ban ‘Virtue Signalling at Expense of African Wildlife’
A Conservative MP has told the House of Commons a private member’s bill that would ban the importation of big game hunting trophies was a “classic case of virtue signalling at the expense of African wildlife and the conservation efforts of African people.” The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill—which is supported by actors Charles Dance,…
Africa’s ‘Big Two’ Economies Punished for Lack of Action Against Terrorist Financiers
JOHANNESBURG—The world anti-money laundering organization Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has “grey-listed” Africa’s two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa. The Paris-based task force said the action was taken because both countries hadn’t done enough to prevent illicit financial flows and terrorist financing. Financial experts warn the gray-listing could be “devastating” to Nigeria’s and South…
US Warns of Civil Unrest in South Africa; Business Leaders Predict ‘Arab Spring’
JOHANNESBURG—Political analysts and diplomats in South Africa say relations between the African National Congress (ANC) government and Washington are deteriorating, fast. There’s currently a bill in the House of Representatives asking for a review of the Biden administration’s relations with South Africa, in light of the country’s recent military drills with Russia and China. Now,…
South Africa Choosing Sides in China–Russia Wargames
March 4, 2023
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Commentary Combined military and naval drills between South Africa, Russia, and China began on Feb. 22. The 10-day wargames coincided with the one-year anniversary of the Russian War in Ukraine. Leading up to the start of the exercises, Russian warships docked in South Africa. The ships were marked with the letters “Z” and “V”, which have…
Bus in Northern South Africa Crashes With Van; 20 Dead
JOHANNESBURG—A crash between a passenger bus and a van armored to carry cash in the northern province of Limpopo, South Africa, has killed at least 20 people and injured 68, officials have reported. The two vehicles collided head-on along the N1 freeway in the Makhado area on Monday evening, according to paramedics who responded to…
Exhausted Farmers Say ‘ANC-Inspired’ Blackouts Destroying Food Production in Africa’s Breadbasket
Herman du Preez planted his boots in the red dust at the entrance to one of his chicken sheds, its silver coating gleaming in the sunlight. He folded his thick, brown forearms across his chest, and declared quietly, but firmly: “I’ve had enough.” The 46-year-old fourth-generation farmer in South Africa’s arid North West Province exuded…
South Africa to Host ‘Strange’ Naval Drills With Warships of China and Russia
South Africa is set to indulge in what analysts have described as “10 days of war games” with China and Russia between Feb. 17 and Feb. 26 coinciding with the anniversary of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. The countries involved have described the event, to be held off South Africa’s east coast, as a “multilateral…
This Is Life on the World’s Most Remote Island With Just 138 People, a Shop, a School, and a Pub
A woman who lives on the world’s most remote inhabited island with her husband and kids is sharing their unique life as one family among 138 inhabitants descending from just seven families, with only one shop, one school, and a pub. Kelly Green, 32, lives on Tristan da Cunha, one of a cluster of remote volcanic…
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