By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The date for the upcoming municipal elections have been announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as he has set the municipal elections for 4 November 2026. The President made the announcement at the Birchwood hotel in Boksburg, last week Thursday.
The Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosi Hlabisa is expected...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who serves as the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has summoned the High Commissioner of South Africa, Thamsanqa Mseleku, over the recent burst of xenophobic attacks occurring in South Africa as the meeting between the two is set to...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
Members of Parliament have expressed their dismay over the work that the South African Defense Force (SANDF) is doing in the Cape Flats, as violence and...
India’s engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols.
Since the second half of the 1990s,...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The date for the upcoming municipal elections have been announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as he has set the municipal elections for 4 November 2026. The President made the announcement at the Birchwood hotel in Boksburg, last week Thursday.
The Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosi Hlabisa is expected...
By Ayanda Holo*
The first of May holds personal significance for me as my birth month, but more importantly, it represents workers, dignity, and Africa. Workers' Day is not just a commemoration; it prompts us to consider what we are building with our hands, minds,...
South Africa’s first attempt to establish a binding artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework came to an abrupt halt just 16 days after it was officially gazetted.
On 10 April, the...
Whether the ceasefire agreement worked or did not work, the Gulf and Lebanon are being put on the front lines of Iran’s war in the newly shaped region, witnessing...
By Virginia Keppler-Young
Referring to himself as an authentic product from Taiwan, Representative Oliver Liao, a career diplomat of the Republic of China (Taiwan), not only presented authentic Taiwanese dishes, but he is a pro at flipping an oyster omelette.
And he definitely knows how to make the tastiest Bubble tea,...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who serves as the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has summoned the High Commissioner of South Africa, Thamsanqa Mseleku,...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
France has noted that they intend on boosting investments in Africa, as their capital commitments have reached $61 billion in 2024...
