By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
During a meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday night an ANC Ward councillor was assassinated, almost an hour after a DA Candidate was gunned down in Cape Town.
These killings unfolded during the final voter registration weekend, ahead of the local elections taking place November 4.
The...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini, has urged for peace and restraint against foreign nationals as tensions continue to escalate against migration and sends a plea to the Zulu nation to put a stop to the violence and intimidation.
“I’m asking you, Zulus, let...
Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for foreign aid, fell by 23.1% in 2025, the largest annual...
US President Donald Trump has publicly confirmed for the first time that he plans to travel to Turkey this year, weeks after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that...
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a report urging the European Union to consider human rights sanctions against Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, naming the former İstanbul chief public prosecutor as a key figure in what lawmakers described as the state’s machinery of repression.
Lawmakers approved the resolution by 381...
*By Thobile Jiwulane
The accelerating shift toward multilateralism in international politics has intensified calls for a fairer and more balanced system of global governance. Against this backdrop, China’s State Council Information Office has released a white paper titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s...
*Nonhlanhla Ndlovu, Freelance Writer
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, humanity finds itself at a defining historical crossroads. The institutions created in...
Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn the world’s attention to South Africa. The continental backlash threatens tourism, trade, diplomacy and investment opportunities in...
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
After two months of sitting at the helm of the Democratic Alliance (DA) leadership, Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for former DA...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The South African government has expressed that they will not be taking illegal immigration lightly and has continued to affirm that...
