KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has received eight southern white rhinos from South Africa to boost long-term population growth of the species in the East African country. Basil Ajer, director of tourism development, received the rhinos at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said in a statement issued …
Read More »Why S. Africa-U.S. ties have soured?
JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa | Xinhua | The United States and South Africa have been trading barbs, especially after President Donald Trump announced in November that Washington would not send a delegation to the Group of 20 (G20) summit held in Johannesburg, publicly boycotting the host nation. Tensions further escalated as …
Read More »Kayoola E-Coach arrives in South Africa as Uganda and MTN deepen innovation talks
Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kayoola E-Coach, Uganda’s flagship electric bus developed by Kiira Motors Corporation, has arrived in South Africa, marking a significant milestone for Uganda’s growing innovation and e-mobility agenda on the continent. The arrival of the bus in Johannesburg on Friday, December 5, 2025, …
Read More »S. Africa to ‘take commercial break’ from G20 activities during U.S. presidency
JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | South Africa said Thursday that it will temporarily step back from the Group of 20 (G20) activities, after the United States, the new rotating presidency, confirmed it would not invite Pretoria to participate. “For now, we will take a commercial break until we resume normal …
Read More »TRUMP: South Africa won’t be invited to G20 summit in US
WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered South African representatives not to be invited to the 2026 G20 events in Florida and that financial support for the country be discontinued. “South Africa will not be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20” …
Read More »South Africa welcomes outcomes of COP30
CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa has welcomed the outcomes of the recently concluded 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In a statement released on Tuesday, the country’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said that COP30 resulted in …
Read More »G20 leaders announce plans to broaden Africa’s role in group
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | TASS | In an joint declaration, adopted during the summit in Johannesburg, leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) said they were determined to increase the role of the African continent in the group and in global processes in general. “We embrace the African Union as …
Read More »U.S. must attend summit for formal handover of G20 presidency, says South African FM
JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | The United States must send officials to Johannesburg if Washington wants to receive the Group of 20 (G20) presidency through a formal handover at this weekend’s summit, South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has said. “We are ready to hand over to the …
Read More »South African National Assembly passes bill to facilitate cross-border movement
CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa’s National Assembly has passed the One-Stop Border Post Bill to streamline cross-border coordination and facilitate smoother movement of people and goods between neighboring countries. A one-stop border post is a shared port of entry jointly managed by two countries at a single location, …
Read More »South Africa’s energy transition goes big
Africa’s largest CO2 emitter has unveiled an ambitious plan that could redefine how the region tackles climate change. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Pretoria’s R2.23 trillion (approx. $128 billion USD) Integrated Resource Plan 2025 sets out to halve the country’s reliance on coal and add more than 100 gigawatts of …
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