Author: Rachel Savage in Johannesburg

AfricaFemicideRape and sexual assaultSouth AfricaViolence against women and girlsWomenWorld news

Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl

Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminalityOne of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a 16-year-old girl, as…

Read More
AfricaDonald TrumpMarco RubioSouth AfricaTrump administrationUS foreign policyUS immigrationUS newsUS politicsWorld news

US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination

Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South AfricaThe US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South Africa’s governm…

Read More
AfricaRaceRefugeesSouth AfricaThe far rightTrump administrationUS foreign policyUS newsWorld news

‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US

Drive to save thousands of Afrikaners from false claims of ‘white genocide’ appears to show signs of slowingWhen Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who be…

Read More