The African Mirror https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Blog Home Your work is good. That’s exactly why they won’t let it through. From the bench to the dock: State attaches corruption-charged judge’s R6-million house Africa’s World Cup windfall: Knockout stage breakthrough triggers a multimillion-dollar payday from FIFA Uganda’s democracy by decree: How General Muhoozi Kainerugaba rules from his phone Robust global action is key to curbing Sudan atrocities Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how Burkina Faso’s missing journalist exposes the junta’s tightening grip on dissent The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal Igniting Tomorrow: BMW Group South Africa puts youth in the driver’s seat Mothering as a judge in an era of death threats Bandages, Bent Knees, Rolls Royce: “AAA” Sympathy Gambit Meets Uganda’s Reckoning Britain convicts first man under landmark sex-based harassment law, sending signal to the world South Africa’s immigration squeeze tests rule of law as anti-foreigner anger rises Nasty C, Skwatta Kamp and DJ Tira set Constitution Hill alight as Basha Uhuru turns 50 years of freedom into one giant street party Black African migrants are not the reason South Africa is broken Angola’s long war changed the way farmers used fire – why it matters Twin quakes rip through Caracas, killing dozens as Venezuela declares emergency The international legal order is broken: 2 key shifts needed to fix it Bafana crash the party, Atlas Lions survive a fright: Africa’s World Cup quest hits top gear Lebanon’s documentation system collapses under the weight of war When the door finally locks: dignity comes home to rural KwaZulu-Natal schools UN confirms 838 victims of sexual violence, warns of crimes against humanity in Darfur SA: The Cat falls – and drags the generals down with him in multimillion tender fraud scandal SANDF’s camouflaged sentinels strike back against the syndicates bleeding South Africa dry Afghanistan’s slow-motion collapse: drought, starvation and the silent cost of women’s exclusion 43 doors in Dubai: How a Bongo heir built an empire while running Gabon’s treasury Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000 DRC Ebola outbreak surges: more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in first month, UN warns After a year of mortuary limbo, courtroom combat, Lungu family wishes prevail Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil Will the US‑Iran talks in Switzerland deliver peace? It’s unlikely African nations announce major electronic monitoring and tuna transparency commitments at Our Ocean Conference Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup mix: Egypt rise, Algeria rally, Senegal stumble A manufactured crisis: How Washington turned Minnesota into a laboratory of state terror Cocaine, cash, blue lights: how tender kingpin, police-linked CEO allegedly struck a 5kg drug deal Drama at Entebbe Airport: Kenya, east African human rights lawyer denied entry Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs Phosa defends Didiza: former ANC treasurer general says speaker’s decision to “abide” was constitutionally sound amid impeachment crisis The ghost G-Wagon: how a Nigerian-American allegedly ran a $320,000 diaspora car scam Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan Andy Burnham poised to take over as Starmer quits, leaving Britain’s political turbulence to test African trade, aid and security ties How Donald Trump has changed the way diplomacy is done For Black women farmers, tending the land is ancestral and healing Keir Starmer has resigned – but what could a new PM actually do differently against Reform UK? Why US presidents end up cursing Benjamin Netanyahu Pharaohs rule, Sharks bite back, Elephants mugged in Toronto: Africa’s gloriously unhinged World Cup