{The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein has granted an order that withdraws the refugee status of a former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. He will now have to make a fresh application for refugee status in South Africa.} An agreement was reached in the Appeal Court on Wednesday between the Consortium […]

{The 28-year-old South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier Moalosi "Bushi" Mokhothu who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been laid to rest in Botshabelo, east of Bloemfontein.} Mokhothu was killed during a skirmish with rebels in the DRC on December 19, 2016. It was a sad moment for friends, family members […]

{A new United Nations (UN) report on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is warning of a worrying clampdown on opposition, media and civil society ahead of key elections in the country due next year. } The report was prepared by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in the Congo. It documents human rights violations […]