Rickelton, Afghanistan and South Africa

South Africa faces Stage 3 power outages says Eskom
South Africa's Eskom will cut 3,000 megawatts of power in controlled outages, known locally as loadshedding, from 5:30 p.m.
South Africa invites Ukraine's Zelensky for state visit
South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a state visit, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on X ...
The New Yorker3d
Make South Africa Great Again?
To understand what the land reform bill is really about, and why it has become so central to far-right activists around the ...
South African rand stable after volatile week
South Africa's rand was stable on Friday after a volatile week in which it weakened over the last-minute postponement of the ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...
Rubio will skip a G20 meeting after calling host South Africa’s policies anti-American
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading rich and developing nations, ...
South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed ...
South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech as governing parties dispute the details
South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a ...
Foreign Policy2d
Rubio Skips G-20 Over South Africa’s Land Ownership, Israel Policies
South Africa kicked off the two-day G-20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday to address solidarity, ...
South African rand firms against dollar after US data, tariff plans
South Africa's rand strengthened against a weaker dollar on Thursday, as investors digested U.S. data and President Donald ...