Browsing: South Africa

Descendants of the Herero and Nama people are demanding the return of ancestral lands Germany stole during what historians consider the 20th century’s first genocide. Between…

South Africa’s foreign minister has called for protests outside the embassies of countries supporting Israel. Naledi Pandor is urging people to make posters with the banner…

Countries around the world are in awe of Pretoria’s bold stand against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. And South Africa’s foreign minister says her nation should be…

South Africa has, for a long time, been grappling with harassment of, and violence against, foreigners and immigrants, especially those from the African continent. This includes…

8 March is a day dedicated to celebrating our phenomenal sisters. But, it doesn’t have to be International Working Women’s Day for us to applaud examples…

The United States has sanctioned Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa; his wife, Auxillia; nine government officials and three companies for alleged human rights violations and corruption. In…

On 4 March, the US government announced it had lifted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe more than two decades ago. According to a US Treasury press release,…

Today we celebrate Miriam Makeba’s birthday. Also fondly nicknamed Mama Africa, her voice transcended music, becoming a beacon of strength and unity. From the heart of…

Argentina is Blacker than it likes to admit. “Mexicans descend from the Aztecs, Peruvians from the Incas, but Argentinians descend from ships from Europe,” so goes…

African Stream was excited to host PLO Lumumba to run through January’s biggest news items. Most prominent, of course, was South Africa’s petition against Israel at…