The Conversation

The South African apartheid movement’s close relationship with the American right – then and now

The allegations of a “white genocide” against Afrikaner farmers that emerged during the tense Oval Office meeting between the US president, Donald Trump, and South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, ...
The New York Times

South African Government Seeks to Halt Auction of Mandela Items

The government said that it is seeking to appeal a court ruling that had allowed the proposed online auction of some of Nelson Mandela’s belongings to move forward. By Matt Stevens The South African ...
UNESCO

Mid-Cycle Workshop for World Heritage Focal Points in Africa

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment - is organizing a regional ...
The Conversation

South African hominin fossils were sent into space and scientists are enraged

When a Virgin Galactic commercial flight soared into space on 8 September 2023, there were two Virgin Galactic pilots, an instructor and three passengers on board – as well as two fossils of ancient ...
UNHCR

Refugee and South African children unite to celebrate Heritage Month

Soccer-mad17-year-old Gcinile Mthembu has long dreamed to play for South Africa’s national soccer team Bafana Bafana, despite the fact that his parents are refugees from Mozambique. So, when he ...