AFRICA AND RUSSIA ARE NATURAL ALLIES - PUTIN. (PHOTO).

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 Africa and Russia are natural allies - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin courted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit that wraps up Thursday as he seeks to bolster Moscow’s clout across the continent. Speaking during a meeting in the Kremlin on the second day of the summit, Putin said that “Russia and Africa are united by truly strong bonds of friendship and close partnership.” “We are natural allies in building a multipolar, genuinely democratic world order, free from diktat and double standards and based on respect for the norms of international law and the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter,” Putin said, AP reported. He mentioned Moscow’s support for the African nations’ anti-colonial fight during Soviet times. “Russia has always been and remains committed to seeing African nations defend their sovereignty, achieve steady growth, and strengthen their economies and social sectors,” the Russian leader said. “We stand ready to continue working...

AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT LEADER FLOYD SHIVAMBU CLAIMS THE FIRST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA WERE THE DUTCH SETTLERS WHO LANDED AT THE CAPE IN 1652, SPARKING FRESH DEBATE OVER THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY AND TODAY'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES. (PHOTO).


 AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT LEADER FLOYD SHIVAMBU CLAIMS THE FIRST UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA WERE THE DUTCH SETTLERS WHO LANDED AT THE CAPE IN 1652, SPARKING FRESH DEBATE OVER THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY AND TODAY'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES


Afrika Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu has made controversial remarks about South Africa's history, arguing that the country's first undocumented or illegal immigrants were not modern-day migrants but the Dutch settlers who arrived at the Cape in 1652 under the Dutch East India Company (VOC).


According to Shivambu, those early European settlers entered and occupied the land long before modern immigration laws existed. He also referred to later British arrivals after 1806, saying they formed part of the colonial expansion that changed South Africa's political and social landscape.


His comments come as South Africa continues to debate illegal immigration, border security, and calls from some groups for tougher action against undocumented foreign nationals.


Shivambu argued that discussions about immigration should also take historical events into account, while critics say comparisons between colonial settlement and today's immigration challenges are not directly comparable because they occurred under very different legal and historical circumstances.


His remarks have generated mixed reactions online, with some supporting his historical perspective and others disagreeing with his interpretation.

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