1 December 2025

Welcome Reconciliation Month and Sobukwe and Mandela Week.

1. DR Kongo- Rwanda- M23

Congo, Rwanda leaders set to sign peace agreement amid M23 tensions

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi will travel to the United States this week to sign a final peace agreement with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern Congo. 

The deal, the result of months of diplomacy led by US President Donald Trump, comes amid ongoing tension over Rwanda’s alleged support for the M23 rebel group.

1. Guinea–Bissau- ECOWAS

ECOWAS expels Guinea-Bissau after army general seizes power

West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS suspended Guinea-Bissau's membership hours after an army general was sworn in as the country's president.

The decision was reached at a virtual session of ECOWAS’ Mediation and Security Council (MSC), chaired by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio.

The meeting included leaders from Cabo Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Benin, among others.

It condemned the army takeover as an 'illegal abortion of the democratic process', seeking to subvert popular will.

 

1. Mozambique – South Africa 

President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique tomorrow until Wednesday. 

South Africa to strengthen relations with Mozambique at Fourth Bi-National Commission.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency President Daniel Fransisco Chapo, embark on a working visit to the Republic of Mozambique from 02 - 03 December 2025 for the 4th South Africa - Mozambique Bi-National Commission.  

South Africa and Mozambique have strategic and fraternal relations developed during the fight against colonialism and apartheid.

 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day, 1 December 1987, when the late Mzee Julius Nyerere, chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), addressed the ANC in Arusha

Julius Nyerere, president of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), a party that succeeded the TANU, addressed delegates attending the African National Congress (ANC) conference in the Tanzanian city of Arusha. Notably, Arusha is the city where Nyerere issued the Arusha Declaration in 1967, which inaugurated the Ujamaa Movement.

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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

28 November 2025

1.    Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau soldiers announce Gen. Horta N’Ta as junta leader

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau yesterday announced a new junta leader for the country, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after the country’s presidential election.

The military high command inaugurated Gen. Horta Inta-A as the head of the military government, which will oversee a one-year transition period, according to declaration announced on state television.

 

2.    Tunisia - Tunis

Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president

Tunisia freed prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, on Thursday after a year and a half in prison and she said she hoped her release would pave the way for dozens of other critics to walk free.

Dahmani, who is also a media commentator, is widely seen as a leading dissenting voice in Tunisia, and her arrest last year prompted local protests demanding her release and international criticism.

 

3.    Nigeria – Abuja 

Tinubu declares security emergency as kidnappings rock Nigeria

Facing a kidnapping crisis, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered an overhaul of Nigeria's security forces.

He also authorized the recruitment of an additional 20,000 security personnel on top of the 30,000 already approved.

"The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000,” the statement read. “My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas,” it added.

 

4.    Malawi- Lilongwe

Court Issues Warrant to Search Chakwera's Home Over Alleged Illegal Possession of State Security Dogs

The Senior Resident Magistrate's Court in Lilongwe has issued a search warrant authorising Malawi Police to search the residence of former President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera over allegations that he is unlawfully keeping four State-owned security dogs.

 

5.    In our historical archives, it was on this day 28 November 1907 when King Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament

From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo had been regarded as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is reputed to have been ruthless and brutal.

 

A political and diplomatic storm is unfolding after Ukraine’s Ambassador to South Africa, Olexander Scherba, alleged that prominent South Africans helped lure 17 South African men to Russia, where they are now reportedly fighting in Ukraine on Russia’s behalf. The claims come amid a formal police investigation involving members of the Zuma family and other individuals accused of recruiting the men under false pretences. 

Guest: Olexander Scherba: Ukraine’s Ambassador to South Africa 

 

 

 

 

All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA) have now blocked the N3 bfore Tugela plaza, they are against AARTO impementation by government because it will only affecting SA citizens and not foreign drivers 

Guest: Gugu Sokhela - National Inter Secretary-General of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA)

 

A landmark partnership between two national government departments and Jozi My Jozi has opened the door to an ambitious revitalisation of the Johannesburg High Court precinct on Pritchard Street. This month, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Mpumi Zikalala, and Jozi My Jozi Chair Prof Maurice Radebe formalised an agreement that mandates Jozi My Jozi and its network of partners to address long-standing maintenance, safety, and environmental challenges in and around the historic court buildings. 

Guest: Innocent Mabusela, head of stakeholder relations & communication at Jozi My Jozi 

 

 

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has raised serious concern about the growing number of complaints lodged against judges and the broader implications for public confidence in the judiciary. Speaking at the launch of the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 Judiciary Annual Reports, she outlined the achievements of the courts, the challenges facing the judicial system, and a range of reforms being introduced to strengthen accountability, performance, and institutional independence.  

Guest: Mbekezeli Benjamin: Research and Advocacy Officer of the Judges Matter Campaign at Democratic Governance & Rights Unit (DGRU) 

 

Today, former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) will return to the Pretoria High Court to continue their legal challenge against what they argue was the unconstitutional conduct of President Cyril Ramaphosa on 13 July 2025. After earlier attempts in both the Constitutional Court and the High Court were dismissed on technical grounds, the MK Party insists that the matter must now proceed on its substantive merits.  

Guest: Nhlamulo Ndhlela: uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP)  Spokesperson 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alleged crime boss and murder suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala delivered explosive and often confrontational testimony before Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing corruption and criminal infiltration within the South African Police Service (SAPS). Testifying from the Kgosi Mampuru C-Max prison — where he is detained and denied bail for the murder of his girlfriend — Matlala repeatedly raised concerns that his evidence could be used against him, despite committee assurances of parliamentary immunity. 

Guest: Abongwe Kobokana: SABC Journalist 

 

A heated parliamentary confrontation has erupted in South Africa over Minister Pieter Groenewald’s call to consider reintroducing corporal punishment for certain offenders. Members of the portfolio committee on correctional services sharply rebuked the minister, arguing that the country’s painful history, constitutional commitments, and human rights obligations make any return to physical punishment unacceptable. 

Guest: Kgomotso Ramolobeng: Chairperson of the Parliament’s Correctional Services Committee