6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (383+ words) JOHANNESBURG, April 12 (Reuters) " South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) elected Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as its leader on Sunday, as the ruling coalition's second-biggest party sought to capitalise on discontent to expand "its power base in local polls this year....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1048+ words) South Africa is experiencing a child pregnancy crisis so severe that it raises uncomfortable questions about how rape, sexual violence and systemic neglect have been allowed to flourish in plain sight. In public maternity wards across the country, girls as…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (155+ words) " South Africa: 4, 496 " Afghanistan: 3 All others: 0 Refugees admitted to US in 2024: " Congo (DRC): 19, 830 " Afghanistan: 14, 680 " Venezuela: 11, 350 " Syria: 11, 240 " Myanmar: 7, 330 " Guatemala: 5, 030 " Somalia: 4, 790 " Nicaragua: 2, 950 " Colombia: 2, 520 " Eritrea: 2, 400 " Iraq: 2, 270 " Sudan: 2, 180 " Ukraine: 1, 450 " South Sudan: 1, 330 " El Salvador: 1, 320 + 16, 000 from other countries (Not including 3 million illegal entries) Why Are there not…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (425+ words) U. S. refugee admissions have narrowed sharply under President Donald Trump, with nearly all new arrivals being persecuted white people from South Africa. Government data shows 4, 499 refugees have been admitted since October 2025, with all but three originating from South Africa. The only…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (376+ words) The move was announced hours before the US and Iran agreed a two-week ceasefire conditioned on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Afreximbank, Africa's main multilateral trade-finance lender, rolled out a $10 billion emergency program for countries scrambling to pay…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (382+ words) A retired US Navy SEAL has interrupted a live television interview about Donald Trump and the war in Iran to call for the release of Australia's most decorated soldier, who was arrested over alleged war crimes. Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, will face…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1235+ words) JOIN CT FOR MEMBERS-ONLY ACCESS TO KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR & RUSSELL MOORE LIVE Migrants at an Arizona processing center for asylum seekers in 2023. Pastors overwhelmingly view legal immigration positively but are more divided over the proper response to those who are…...

6+ day, 27+ min ago  (405+ words) The rewrite seeks to attract so-called "designer migrants," in order to address labor shortages in health care, engineering, and technology. South Africa mulls migration overhaul to boost economic growth South Africa is preparing the most sweeping overhaul of its migration…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago  (353+ words) Semafor Senegal bans non-essential government travel due to fuel price surge Senegal banned government ministers from all non-essential foreign travel, part of efforts across Africa to grapple with surging fuel prices because of the Iran war. The West African country,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (683+ words) Although it is a recent phenomenon, global immediacy is skewing our sense of justice. The distance between countries is now bridged by our smartphones and we're becoming a culture able to rattle off foreign leaders while clueless about the names…...