A diplomatic standoff is unfolding as South Africa takes a different path from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the run-up to next year’s election for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). While SADC has endorsed Zambia’s Samuel Maimbo as their preferred candidate, South Africa is rallying behind Swazi Tshabalala, the former senior vice-president of the AfDB, who resigned this week to focus on her candidacy.Tshabalala, a South Af...

Ms Mia Le Roux, a 28-year-old model and marketing manager has now been crowned as the Miss South Africa 2024. Le Roux, the first deaf woman to win the title, emerged victorious in a competition marked by controversy, including the withdrawal of Nigerian-South African contestant Chidimma Adetshina due to online harassment over her heritage. In her acceptance speech, Le Roux expressed hope that her victory would inspire those who feel excluded from society. Meanwhile,...

Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina has withdrawn from Miss South Africa 2024 following controversy surrounding her mother’s citizenship.She had made it to the Top 9 of contestants before South Africans began to demand for her disqualification on grounds that she is not a South African national.She writes:I would like to start off by thanking everyone who has stood beside me right from the start of my Miss South Africa journey. I'm really grateful for all the love...