Tag: Africa
Disenchantment with the ANC, fear of a record abstention… The challenges of the elections in South Africa
South Africans vote on Wednesday to elect their MPs to the National Assembly and their elected representatives to local parliaments, who will then choose the nation’s president. The vote is…
Is South Africa turning away from the ANC?
Status: 29.05.2024 06:22 a.m. Never since the end of apartheid has the ANC in South Africa had to fear for its power as much as before today’s parliamentary elections. Is…
Election in South Africa: Why the ANC deserves a historic defeat – Opinion
This year, the election campaign is an opportunity for people in South Africa to get to know an old feeling again: what it’s like not to have to plan your…
Weather: Drought in Africa: Namibia declares state of emergency
Weather Drought in Africa: Namibia declares state of emergency A woman waits for food aid in Mangwe district in southwest Zimbabwe in March 2023. Photo © Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP/dpa There is…
Exciting bands from sub-Saharan Africa experiment in Munich – Munich
“Fuck world music, we’re a rock band.” Mikey Coltun, the American bassist in the band of Nigerien guitarist and singer Mdou Moctar, recently ranted. The term is racist, he says.…
South Africa: An energy miracle just before the election
analysis Status: 26.05.2024 02:50 a.m. Because of the dilapidated energy infrastructure, the power was turned off every day in South Africa for 17 years. That now seems to be history…
BMW Art Car is intended to have a charitable effect: the deeper meaning of a racing canvas – Munich
Julie Mehretu, born in Ethiopia, is one of the most expensive artists. She designed a racing car for BMW in Munich that could be wrecked in Le Mans in just…
Israeli forces continue to advance into Rafah
The Israeli army says it is continuing to advance against Hamas in Rafah. The ground troops are said to have reached the Shabura area near the city center. Anti-Semitism commissioner…
War in the Middle East: Egypt threatens to withdraw as mediator
Angered by reports about Cairo’s role in the recent failed ceasefire negotiations, Egypt is threatening to withdraw from peace efforts entirely. In contrast to Spain, Ireland and Norway, the federal…
Ex-president of South Africa is not allowed to take part in parliamentary elections
As of: May 20, 2024 4:00 p.m The South African Constitutional Court has excluded 82-year-old former President Zuma from next week’s parliamentary elections. There are great concerns about unrest –…