Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.

A war of words between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sparked fears of a potential diplomatic--and possibly military--confrontation between the two nations over their involvement in the escalating conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

South Africa’s energy regulator allowed state-owned Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to raise electricity tariffs by 12.7%, well below the amount requested by the debt-laden utility that’s trying to turn around its finances.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved a 12% tariff increase for Eskom for the 2025/26 financial year. The regulator cited the pleas of South Africans who testified during hearings that they would not be able to afford food and electricity if Eskom’s original proposal of 36% were granted.

Duduzile Zuma, daughter of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma, looks on during a press briefing on the outcomes of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) National High Command Meeting in Johannesburg,