The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced new visa restrictions targeting foreign nationals accused by the US of being involved in policies promoting racial discrimination, inciting violence, or enabling land seizures without compensation in South Africa. In a policy announced on September 15, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the move follows
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of South Africa has recommended to the head of state, President Cyril Ramaphosa, that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge be suspended pending a decision by Parliament whether to remove him. The JSC, in a media statement issued on the 27 th of July 2026, says it reached this decision
Reports circulating within the Congolese community claim that boxer Roméo Katompa, popularly known as “Bololo,” died in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the reports, Katompa was allegedly burned to death during the recent wave of xenophobic violence targeting foreign nationals. The claims have circulated widely on social media and within the Congolese diaspora, although authorities