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Pan-African Parliament – Spectators  In South Africa’s Raging Undocumented Immigrant Debate
19Jul By News SANo Comments
Opinion

Pan-African Parliament – Spectators  In South Africa’s Raging Undocumented Immigrant Debate

By Pule Monama : Pan-African Parliament sitting in Midrand, Johannesburg. (Image: PAP Facebook Page) As the debate around the illegal and undocumented immigrants raged on, one piece in the puzzle was missing -  the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). Yet this parliament of African states is resident right here in South Africa, where the migration furnace is still at its highest temperature. PAP, which was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2004, is the administrative arm of the AU and the purpose of its establishment was ostensibly to "ensure the participation of African peoples in the development and economic integration of the continent". It serves as a unified platform for citizens of all African states to deliberate...
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Xi Jinping Extends Congratulations to African Union Summit, Highlights Strong China-Africa Ties
15Feb By News SANo Comments
International

Xi Jinping Extends Congratulations to African Union Summit, Highlights Strong China-Africa Ties

By Thobile Jiwulane: President Xi Jinping (Image: Watercolour created by AI) Chinese President Xi Jinping has underscored the strength of China-Africa relations in a congratulatory message to Angolan President João Lourenço, the rotating chairperson of the African Union (AU), and AU Commission chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, as the 39th AU Summit opened on Saturday. Xi’s message, which coincided with Valentine's Day, a day generally marked as a time to show love between people, and addressed to African leaders and the continent’s people, reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to deepening cooperation with Africa. “On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I wish to extend warm congratulations to the countries and peoples in Africa on the opening of the 39th Ordinary ...
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G20 SOLIDARITY: India and South Africa strive for a fairer world order
20Nov By News SANo Comments
News

G20 SOLIDARITY: India and South Africa strive for a fairer world order

By Fawzia Moodley: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.  (Image: Press Information Bureau) As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to chair the first-ever G20 Leaders Summit on African soil, in Johannesburg this week (Nov 22 -24), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of Africa’s and indeed the Global South’s biggest champions, will be among the world leaders supporting his agenda for a more equitable global dispensation. While media attention has been on US President Donald Trump’s churlish refusal to attend the event in person, or even have an American presence at the summit, and the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the G20 show goes on. The representatives of 42 countries at the summit, including Modi...
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INFORMING THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: Land distribution, restitution, and socio-economic cohesion in post-apartheid South Africa
12Jun By News SANo Comments
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INFORMING THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE: Land distribution, restitution, and socio-economic cohesion in post-apartheid South Africa

By FG Tsibani: (From the University of Johannesburg, writing in his personal capacity) President Cyril Ramaphosa announced 15 August as the day of the first national convention as a build-up to the National Dialogue. (Image: GCIS) The National Dialogue, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 10 June 2025, represents a critical moment in South Africa's Nation Building Plan (Tsibani, 2020), aligned with Section 83(c) of the RSA Constitution. This all-inclusive, people-led, and society-wide process seeks to reconstruct, redevelop, review, reconsider, rethink, and reimagine the country's future, forging a new national ethos and common value system. Through the National Dialogue, utilising Integrated Rural and Urban Infrastructure Investment Programmes (IR&am...
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