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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicSouth Africa

Topic: South Africa

African National Congress on course to lose majority in South Africa’s seismic election

The party is set to lose parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, as partial election results suggested it would need a partner to stay in power.

South Africa’s divisive Malema could be post-election kingmaker as ANC likely to lose majority

Malema's pledge to redress persistent racial and economic disparities resonates with his constituents which include tens of thousands of unemployed, disenfranchised urban Black youth.

Opinion polls suggest African National Congress might lose its majority in National Assembly

ANC has always been in majority and elected the party's leader as president since 1994.

India’s economic sway in Africa is far behind China’s but ‘trump cards’ yet to be played

India is believed to have several ‘trump cards’ for the continent, one of them being MSME sector. Triangular projects & strategic investment can further propel its influence in Africa.

Cheetah ‘Gamini’ gives birth to 5 cubs, number of India-born cubs now 13

In February 2023, 12 cheetahs were brought to Kuno National Park from South Africa. Gamini is part of the group brought from South Africa.

ICJ rejects Israel’s request to throw out genocide charges, stops short of calling for ceasefire

International Court of Justice ordered Israel to contain killings of civilians in Gaza, preserve evidence of its actions & punish those calling for genocide of Palestinians.

Hope India will support South Africa’s case against Israel at ICJ, says Palestinian ambassador

Adnan Abu Al Haija expressed hope that India plays 'a bigger role in peace process'. Meanwhile, analysts say the case is exposing cracks in international law.

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is crucial. Future wars need legal sanctions

The Second World War did not bring about a genocide taboo. The last century saw the efflorescence of such massacres.

South Africa accused of anti-Semitism after sacking U-19 cricket captain who made pro-Israel remarks

Israel envoy to India Naor Gilon, UK politician Zac Goldsmith etc criticise David Teeger's dismissal as captain. South Africa has taken Israel to ICJ for 'genocide' in Gaza.

Black South African youth buy luxury goods only to destroy them publicly. Here’s why

The subculture is called izikhothane. In a developing economy like South Africa, it has not been well received. It’s often criticised as wasteful and reckless by society.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.