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South Africa is triggering a diplomatic rift with the United States. After our ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III (U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa) protested the use of "Kill the Boer" by prominent South African politicians, he was summoned by South Africa's government. Support for the "Kill the Boer" movement is not a fringe issue in South Africa, only limited to a few radicals - it is supported by South Africa's government. The United States should take all necessary steps to reign in South Africa - or make them pay the consequences.

South Africa is triggering a diplomatic rift with the United States. After our ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III (U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa) protested the use of "Kill the Boer" by prominent South African politicians, he was summoned by South Africa's government. Support for the "Kill the Boer" movement is not a fringe issue in South Africa, only limited to a few radicals - it is supported by South Africa's government. The United States should take all necessary steps to reign in South Africa - or make them pay the consequences.

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eNCA

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In this heated eNCA interview, Gerhard Papenfus, Chief Executive of NEASA, debates with the interviewer over the controversial chant “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer.” Papenfus argues that the chant is clear hate speech and a call for violence, backing US Embassy South Africa Ambassador Brent Bozell, who said he disagrees with this chant and considers it hate speech. The question is how this is allowed in South Africa, while in other countries, such language would have serious legal consequences? The interviewer challenges Papenfus, pointing to South Africa’s legal context and the ruling of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, which has allowed the chant under certain interpretations of political speech.

In this heated eNCA interview, Gerhard Papenfus, Chief Executive of NEASA, debates with the interviewer over the controversial chant “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer.” Papenfus argues that the chant is clear hate speech and a call for violence, backing US Embassy South Africa Ambassador Brent Bozell, who said he disagrees with this chant and considers it hate speech. The question is how this is allowed in South Africa, while in other countries, such language would have serious legal consequences? The interviewer challenges Papenfus, pointing to South Africa’s legal context and the ruling of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, which has allowed the chant under certain interpretations of political speech.

NEASA

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It Is Difficult To Have Nigerians Move Into South Africa Illegally— Ebienfa If their Immigration or borders are porous that they allow everybody in without proper documentation, the South African government has to responsibility to make whoever is coming into their country is registered properly to enjoy the status of a foreigner in the country. Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, Spokesperson, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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#WATCH | Johannesburg, South Africa: BJP leader V. Muraleedharan, member of Group 7 all-party delegation led by NCP-SCP Supriya Sule says, "...India, whichever country we engage with, be it South Africa or any other country, we don't engage with a particular party in Government. We engage with the government irrespective of the party and with the people of that country. India's relationship with South Africa is centuries old. We have been partners as people-to-people as well as in trade and economy and government-to-government...India continues to have its foreign policy which considers the interests of the international community, the global good and the rule of law. These two aspects have been kept of prime importance. We feel that the BRICS or the interests of the global south will be of paramount importance of India. We will continue to engage with South Africa as well as other partners in the same way that ee have been doing..."

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South Africa should be careful of this Zuma family. They think South Africa is Nkandla. They have a false sense of entitlement to this country. ANC left it too late to deal with Jacob Zuma. South Africa should not make the same mistake. Hon. Dudu Zuma-Sambudla.

South Africa should be careful of this Zuma family. They think South Africa is Nkandla. They have a false sense of entitlement to this country. ANC left it too late to deal with Jacob Zuma. South Africa should not make the same mistake. Hon. Dudu Zuma-Sambudla.

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The Democratic Alliance has concluded a week-long working visit to Washington DC. It says the aim was to stabilise diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States. But, the delegation did not have the blessing of the government of national unity or international relations. #DStv403 #eNCA

The Democratic Alliance has concluded a week-long working visit to Washington DC. It says the aim was to stabilise diplomatic relations between South Africa and the United States. But, the delegation did not have the blessing of the government of national unity or international relations. #DStv403 #eNCA

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HE (RUBIO) DOES NOT UNDERSTAND, AND THIS IS TRUE OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN FOREIGN POLICY ESTABLISHMENT IN THIS COUNTRY, THAT FOR RUSSIA, THIS IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT. THE POSSIBILITY OF UKRAINE BECOMING A MEMBER OF NATO IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE TO THE RUSSIANS. IT IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT, AND THEY ARE NOT GONNA STOP UNTIL UKRAINE AND THE WEST ARE DEFEATED AND THEY BOTH ACCEPT THE FACT THAT UKRAINE HAS TO BE A NEUTRAL STATE, NUMBER ONE, AND IT HAS TO BE DISARMED TO THE POINT OFFENSIVE THREAT TO RUSSIA. - John Mearsheimer

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WATCH: A group of parents, believed to be South Africans, are picketing outside Addington Primary School in Durban and showing their support for children of foreign nationals to be admitted, even if they have no documentation to be in the country. The school has been at the centre of focus after March, and March Movement members targetted it, saying it has been overrun by children of illegal immigrants while South African children have no spaces - KZN Tonight Podcast

WATCH: A group of parents, believed to be South Africans, are picketing outside Addington Primary School in Durban and showing their support for children of foreign nationals to be admitted, even if they have no documentation to be in the country. The school has been at the centre of focus after March, and March Movement members targetted it, saying it has been overrun by children of illegal immigrants while South African children have no spaces - KZN Tonight Podcast

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The South African ruling party ANC - African National Congress Secretary General ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula has called Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa an American puppet. The South African Government has already picked a side, this is sad for a neighbor and the biggest economy on the region to do this. One can disagree with many things about Chamisa, but he is not an American puppet. South Africa should not choose who runs Zimbabwe. The fact that they have done so, it means they have also accepted the moral and financial responsibilities of looking after the economic consequences of that choice which comes with rigged elections. South Africa can’t choose to determine who runs our affairs and then refuse to look after our people when that choice turns into an economic disaster! At least his statement is important to the opposition because it now knows where South Africa stands in the Zimbabwean elections.

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Mario Nawfal

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South African man explaining how South Africa is turning into a 3rd world country fast. “2.8 million white people arrived and built South Africa to the standard of a European country.. The country and power has been given back to the blacks — now the electricity can’t stay on, water is not flowing, roads are cracking, and the airport is breaking down..” Your thoughts on this...

South African man explaining how South Africa is turning into a 3rd world country fast. “2.8 million white people arrived and built South Africa to the standard of a European country.. The country and power has been given back to the blacks — now the electricity can’t stay on, water is not flowing, roads are cracking, and the airport is breaking down..” Your thoughts on this...

Zoom Afrika

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The Government of Ghana has successfully repatriated the mortal remains of Bashiru Isak, the Ghanaian citizen who was killed in South Africa during the recent xenophobic attacks. The body has been deposited at the 37 Military Hospital, while the government has assured the public that it will continue to pursue the case until justice is served. [🎥: 1957News]

The Government of Ghana has successfully repatriated the mortal remains of Bashiru Isak, the Ghanaian citizen who was killed in South Africa during the recent xenophobic attacks. The body has been deposited at the 37 Military Hospital, while the government has assured the public that it will continue to pursue the case until justice is served. [🎥: 1957News]

SIKAOFFICIAL🦍

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The March and March Movement, a South African group leading the campaign for the removal of foreign nationals from the country, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government of Ghana over what they describe as an overreaction to the issue and attempts to portray South Africa as xenophobic. According to the group, they have great respect for Ghana as a country, but believe it is dishonest for the government to claim that Ghanaian citizens were assaulted when, in their view, they were only engaging with an individual who had allegedly breached the immigration laws of the country. [🎥: NewsNexusOfficial]

The March and March Movement, a South African group leading the campaign for the removal of foreign nationals from the country, has expressed dissatisfaction with the government of Ghana over what they describe as an overreaction to the issue and attempts to portray South Africa as xenophobic. According to the group, they have great respect for Ghana as a country, but believe it is dishonest for the government to claim that Ghanaian citizens were assaulted when, in their view, they were only engaging with an individual who had allegedly breached the immigration laws of the country. [🎥: NewsNexusOfficial]

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The Curious Story of South Africa's UAZA South Africa is facing a threat to its sovereignty - one which originates, not from Washington DC or Tel-Aviv or Orania, but from Kiev. The Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA), which purports to be an independently-run NGO focused on the Ukrainian diaspora in South Africa is hard at work meddling in the country's diplomatic affairs, sponsoring protests against its geopolitical allies, and even interfering in its local politics and national energy policy. UAZA, which is an affiliate of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), is part of a growing network of Ukrainian diaspora organisations whose origins lie in Ukrainian neo-nazi right wing nationalism, which purport to function as independent organisations, but actually work in close coordination with the Ukrainian government. While they are entitled to hold positions on local or international political issues relating to South Africa, these organisations are going well beyond the limits of South African law by attempting to astroturf internal political discourse in South Africa in a manner calculated to drag South Africa into a geopolitical dispute that is not its own. For The Spearhead, David Hundeyin explores this story.

The Curious Story of South Africa's UAZA South Africa is facing a threat to its sovereignty - one which originates, not from Washington DC or Tel-Aviv or Orania, but from Kiev. The Ukrainian Association of South Africa (UAZA), which purports to be an independently-run NGO focused on the Ukrainian diaspora in South Africa is hard at work meddling in the country's diplomatic affairs, sponsoring protests against its geopolitical allies, and even interfering in its local politics and national energy policy. UAZA, which is an affiliate of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), is part of a growing network of Ukrainian diaspora organisations whose origins lie in Ukrainian neo-nazi right wing nationalism, which purport to function as independent organisations, but actually work in close coordination with the Ukrainian government. While they are entitled to hold positions on local or international political issues relating to South Africa, these organisations are going well beyond the limits of South African law by attempting to astroturf internal political discourse in South Africa in a manner calculated to drag South Africa into a geopolitical dispute that is not its own. For The Spearhead, David Hundeyin explores this story.

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Shoigu thinks it was Russia that helped settle the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and that Russia is a deciding factor in stability in the South Caucasus. Both statements are not true. "Undoubtedly, the situation in the South Caucasus has also become much more stable. And this is largely thanks to the efforts of the countries that took part in the process. Of course, I also mean Russia. Many might get the impression that throughout this time, the only country that has resolved eight or nine conflicts has been the United States. But of course, Russia’s contribution to helping resolve the still-unsettled relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been significant. All this time, Russia has done everything possible to make the situation more stable."

Shoigu thinks it was Russia that helped settle the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and that Russia is a deciding factor in stability in the South Caucasus. Both statements are not true. "Undoubtedly, the situation in the South Caucasus has also become much more stable. And this is largely thanks to the efforts of the countries that took part in the process. Of course, I also mean Russia. Many might get the impression that throughout this time, the only country that has resolved eight or nine conflicts has been the United States. But of course, Russia’s contribution to helping resolve the still-unsettled relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been significant. All this time, Russia has done everything possible to make the situation more stable."

Anton Gerashchenko

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A man has been detained at JD Vance's house after reportedly breaking a window and trying to get into the house. JD Vance and his family were not at the property at the time of the incident, according to a secret service spokesperson.

A man has been detained at JD Vance's house after reportedly breaking a window and trying to get into the house. JD Vance and his family were not at the property at the time of the incident, according to a secret service spokesperson.

Sky News

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This is a great day for democracy in South Africa. Today we vote for the stability and the extension of our democracy. Today South Africa decides on the future of our country and I have no doubt that once again the people will invest their confidence and give the mandate to the African National Congress to continue to lead our country. #IamVotingANC

This is a great day for democracy in South Africa. Today we vote for the stability and the extension of our democracy. Today South Africa decides on the future of our country and I have no doubt that once again the people will invest their confidence and give the mandate to the African National Congress to continue to lead our country. #IamVotingANC

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦

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This is Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa, whose political party, MK, has been encouraging South Africans to chase not only undocumented immigrants out of the country, but even black Africans who are legally living and working in South Africa. His campaign vehicles have been driving around KwaZulu-Natal with loudspeakers urging people to drive black Africans out of the country, regardless of whether they are in South Africa legally or not. And then, after all of that, he flew to India to meet the Gupta family, the very people accused of helping to orchestrate the industrial-scale corruption that nearly bankrupted South Africa through state capture. When they faced accountability, they ran away from South Africa, first for Dubai and then for India. Think about the contradiction. A man whose campaign encourages hostility towards fellow Africans is, at the same time, embracing foreign friends who became synonymous with one of the biggest corruption scandals in South African history. By his own admission in this video, he has made it clear that he is unhappy with the direction the country took in pursuing those implicated in state capture. Meanwhile, ordinary black South Africans are being mobilised against fellow black Africans who are living in South Africa legally, while the political battle being fought is, in reality, about power, accountability and the legacy of state capture. They are being drawn into a campaign that serves political interests rather than addressing the country’s real challenges. History should record this moment. It should record the irony of fellow Africans being turned against one another while those accused of presiding over one of the darkest chapters of corruption in South Africa seek a return to political power. That is a tragedy that future generations should never forget. Imagine dehumanising fellow black Africans who look like you, speak languages like yours, and share the same continent, all so that Jacob Zuma’s Indian friends can return and loot South Africa again.

This is Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa, whose political party, MK, has been encouraging South Africans to chase not only undocumented immigrants out of the country, but even black Africans who are legally living and working in South Africa. His campaign vehicles have been driving around KwaZulu-Natal with loudspeakers urging people to drive black Africans out of the country, regardless of whether they are in South Africa legally or not. And then, after all of that, he flew to India to meet the Gupta family, the very people accused of helping to orchestrate the industrial-scale corruption that nearly bankrupted South Africa through state capture. When they faced accountability, they ran away from South Africa, first for Dubai and then for India. Think about the contradiction. A man whose campaign encourages hostility towards fellow Africans is, at the same time, embracing foreign friends who became synonymous with one of the biggest corruption scandals in South African history. By his own admission in this video, he has made it clear that he is unhappy with the direction the country took in pursuing those implicated in state capture. Meanwhile, ordinary black South Africans are being mobilised against fellow black Africans who are living in South Africa legally, while the political battle being fought is, in reality, about power, accountability and the legacy of state capture. They are being drawn into a campaign that serves political interests rather than addressing the country’s real challenges. History should record this moment. It should record the irony of fellow Africans being turned against one another while those accused of presiding over one of the darkest chapters of corruption in South Africa seek a return to political power. That is a tragedy that future generations should never forget. Imagine dehumanising fellow black Africans who look like you, speak languages like yours, and share the same continent, all so that Jacob Zuma’s Indian friends can return and loot South Africa again.

Hopewell Chin’ono

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Ignorance is indeed very expensive. This guy who is celebrating Donald Trump clearly does not understand what Donald Trump has done to South Africa, which the guy claims to love. Here are a few things that Donald Trump, whom he is celebrating, has done to South Africa. Donald Trump has threatened South Africa’s trade relationship with the United States and imposed punitive tariff measures on South African exports. He has also publicly and falsely accused South Africa of discriminating against white Afrikaners, falsely promoted damaging claims of a so-called “white genocide”, and runs a racist refugee programme for white South Africans. He portrays South Africa as a country persecuting minorities and has used the White House and international platforms to amplify narratives that South Africa itself says are factually inaccurate. He has linked aid and diplomatic relations to South Africa’s imagined land reform expropriation and attacked South Africa over its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. His actions have damaged investor confidence through hostile rhetoric, increased diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pretoria, and contributed to the portrayal of South Africa as a country in crisis despite repeated objections from the South African government. The cumulative effect of these actions has been diplomatic strain, economic uncertainty, reputational damage, pressure on trade relations, and the reinforcement of international narratives that sane South Africans know are misleading, politically motivated, and harmful to South Africa’s interests. South Africa has already lost about US$439 million, around R8.5 billion due to Trump’s actions against it. The people who will suffer the most are not politicians or wealthy business owners, but ordinary South Africans. When exports decline and investment falls, companies hire fewer workers, expand less, and cut jobs. The greatest burden will fall on the poor, the unemployed, and young people trying to enter the labour market. The real victims of Donald Trump’s policies towards South Africa are ordinary South Africans. When trade is disrupted, exports fall, investment slows, and businesses become reluctant to expand, it is poor South Africans who suffer the most. The result is fewer jobs, lower economic growth, and less tax revenue to fund public services. In a country already battling high unemployment and poverty, economic punishment ultimately falls hardest on those who can least afford it. At best, this guy speaking is a useful idiot advancing someone else’s agenda without understanding the consequences. At worst, he is politically naive, economically illiterate, and acting against both his own interests and those of his fellow South Africans. Either way, he is cheering a guy harming the very country he claims to love. As I said yesterday, these groups are advancing an agenda that belongs elsewhere and is being funded from somewhere, riding on genuine concerns that have now been hijacked by South Africa’s enemies. Sadly, one cannot understand this in the absence of critical thinking. I never thought that I would live to see the day when a black South African would bootlick an American president who has done so much to harm his country. Ignorance is indeed very expensive. To understand the level of ignorance we are dealing with, this gentleman confidently informed us that the United States has more than 700 million people while arguing about immigration. The actual population of the United States is about 340 million. He overestimated it by more than 360 million people, an error greater than the population of America The irony is that he was trying to lecture others about immigration and population issues while not knowing the population of the very country he was using as an example. If you cannot get a basic demographic fact right, it becomes difficult to take seriously your analysis of immigration, labour markets, economic policy, or population dynamics. This is not a small mistake. Population size is one of the most fundamental facts in any discussion about immigration because it provides the context for understanding the scale of migration and its impact. When someone is wrong by more than 360 million people, they are not simply getting a number wrong. They are demonstrating that they do not understand the subject they are trying to explain, they are just a hammer for someone else. That is why confidence should never be mistaken for knowledge. What he did praising Trump is like a Mozambican, Angolan, Zimbabwean, or Namibian enthusiastically praising the apartheid state for one policy while ignoring that apartheid South Africa spent decades undermining the liberation and development of African countries throughout the region and killing black South Africans. At some point, admiration for a single policy has to be weighed against the totality of the damage caused. The level of ignorance is trying astounding!!

Ignorance is indeed very expensive. This guy who is celebrating Donald Trump clearly does not understand what Donald Trump has done to South Africa, which the guy claims to love. Here are a few things that Donald Trump, whom he is celebrating, has done to South Africa. Donald Trump has threatened South Africa’s trade relationship with the United States and imposed punitive tariff measures on South African exports. He has also publicly and falsely accused South Africa of discriminating against white Afrikaners, falsely promoted damaging claims of a so-called “white genocide”, and runs a racist refugee programme for white South Africans. He portrays South Africa as a country persecuting minorities and has used the White House and international platforms to amplify narratives that South Africa itself says are factually inaccurate. He has linked aid and diplomatic relations to South Africa’s imagined land reform expropriation and attacked South Africa over its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. His actions have damaged investor confidence through hostile rhetoric, increased diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pretoria, and contributed to the portrayal of South Africa as a country in crisis despite repeated objections from the South African government. The cumulative effect of these actions has been diplomatic strain, economic uncertainty, reputational damage, pressure on trade relations, and the reinforcement of international narratives that sane South Africans know are misleading, politically motivated, and harmful to South Africa’s interests. South Africa has already lost about US$439 million, around R8.5 billion due to Trump’s actions against it. The people who will suffer the most are not politicians or wealthy business owners, but ordinary South Africans. When exports decline and investment falls, companies hire fewer workers, expand less, and cut jobs. The greatest burden will fall on the poor, the unemployed, and young people trying to enter the labour market. The real victims of Donald Trump’s policies towards South Africa are ordinary South Africans. When trade is disrupted, exports fall, investment slows, and businesses become reluctant to expand, it is poor South Africans who suffer the most. The result is fewer jobs, lower economic growth, and less tax revenue to fund public services. In a country already battling high unemployment and poverty, economic punishment ultimately falls hardest on those who can least afford it. At best, this guy speaking is a useful idiot advancing someone else’s agenda without understanding the consequences. At worst, he is politically naive, economically illiterate, and acting against both his own interests and those of his fellow South Africans. Either way, he is cheering a guy harming the very country he claims to love. As I said yesterday, these groups are advancing an agenda that belongs elsewhere and is being funded from somewhere, riding on genuine concerns that have now been hijacked by South Africa’s enemies. Sadly, one cannot understand this in the absence of critical thinking. I never thought that I would live to see the day when a black South African would bootlick an American president who has done so much to harm his country. Ignorance is indeed very expensive. To understand the level of ignorance we are dealing with, this gentleman confidently informed us that the United States has more than 700 million people while arguing about immigration. The actual population of the United States is about 340 million. He overestimated it by more than 360 million people, an error greater than the population of America The irony is that he was trying to lecture others about immigration and population issues while not knowing the population of the very country he was using as an example. If you cannot get a basic demographic fact right, it becomes difficult to take seriously your analysis of immigration, labour markets, economic policy, or population dynamics. This is not a small mistake. Population size is one of the most fundamental facts in any discussion about immigration because it provides the context for understanding the scale of migration and its impact. When someone is wrong by more than 360 million people, they are not simply getting a number wrong. They are demonstrating that they do not understand the subject they are trying to explain, they are just a hammer for someone else. That is why confidence should never be mistaken for knowledge. What he did praising Trump is like a Mozambican, Angolan, Zimbabwean, or Namibian enthusiastically praising the apartheid state for one policy while ignoring that apartheid South Africa spent decades undermining the liberation and development of African countries throughout the region and killing black South Africans. At some point, admiration for a single policy has to be weighed against the totality of the damage caused. The level of ignorance is trying astounding!!

Hopewell Chin’ono

43,550 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten