Donovan Moodley, the man convicted of the 2004 abduction, extortion and murder of university student Leigh Matthews, will remain in prison after Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald today rejected a parole recommendation. The National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS) advised against releasing Moodley at this stage, overturning a September 2025 decision by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board that had favoured his placement on parole. In a statement released this afternoon, the Department of Correctional Services said Moodley must now…

The South African government has once again asserted its sovereignty in response to pressure from the Trump administration following the arrest and deportation of seven Kenyan nationals in Johannesburg. The individuals were found working unlawfully while processing refugee applications for white Afrikaners seeking relocation to the U.S., linked to claims of racial persecution and state-backed land grabs. In a carefully worded statement, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) emphasized that the deportations were fully compliant with South African…

The United States Senate has confirmed conservative media activist and commentator Leo Brent Bozell III as the next U.S. ambassador to South Africa, filling a post that had remained vacant for nearly a year amid a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations. The confirmation vote, held on Wednesday, followed Bozell’s nomination by President Donald Trump in March and a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in October. After advancing through several legislative stages, the nomination was approved largely…