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Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom formally join the genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Myanmar, accusing Myanmar's military junta of committing genocide against the Rohingya people.
2023-11-17

Representatives for China and the United Arab Emirates deliver a joint statement following a UN Security Council meeting, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, and adding that "wars have laws and they must be upheld" as "civilians in Gaza cannot even find safety in UN facilities, hospitals and refugee camps".
2023-11-7

South Africa recalls its ambassador to Israel in response to Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip.
2023-11-6

The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, six days ago, increases to 34.
2022-12-30

The International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the Rohingya population from atrocities. The Gambia had brought a lawsuit before the court over charges of genocide.
2020-01-23

During her first speech before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi denies all charges of genocide, blames separatists and says the accusations are "misleading".
2019-12-11

Fifty-seven countries file a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice against Myanmar, formally accusing their government of committing a genocide against the country's Rohingya population.
2019-11-11

Australian Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says white South African farmers could receive fast-track visas on "humanitarian grounds" amid calls to transfer land ownership from white to black farmers, and fears over the number of racially-motivated farm killings.
2018-03-14

Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption.
2012-09-21

The death toll from flooding in South Africa rises to 70 and more than 8,000 families are homeless. Five other nearby countries - Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are threatened by killer heavy rains.
2011-01-22