Senegalese President and chair of the African Union Macky Sall has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek a lasting cease-fire in Ukraine. Sall’s talk with Putin comes just a week after Senegal abstained from a U.N. vote to condemn the Russian …

This morning, the Western Cape’s provincial cabinet met to consider a range of important matters. This meeting takes place every two weeks.One issue of concern that was discussed was the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the amb…

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, has warned that the provincial government will not hesitate to revoke developer status from municipalities that are failing to deliver houses to the people within the said time frames.“We want to see all human set…

South Africa chose to abstain Wednesday when the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution calling on its BRICS partner, Russia, to withdraw its military forces from Ukraine. South Africa’s U.N. ambassador defended the move, but some South …

African workers and students seeking to flee Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion are complaining of being blocked from buses, trains and border crossing points while priority is given to Ukrainian citizens.An American official told VOA the U.S. is…

The National Assembly (NA) has passed the National Forests Amendment and the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bills.The bills were passed during a parliamentary plenary sitting on Tuesday.The two pieces of legislation are among the bill…

UNITED NATIONS— The United Nations General Assembly is set to reprimand Russia on Wednesday over its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, a move that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the wor…

ADDIS ABABA— The African Union has condemned disturbing reports of ill-treatment of African citizens in Ukraine trying to flee the country but are being refused the right to cross borders safely.Thousands of Africans and other foreign nationals, partic…