Sun 17 May 2026: Felicien Kabuga, accused of financing the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, died in a hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced Saturday. In a statement, the mechanism said the medical officer of the United Nations Detention Unit (UNDU) was immediately notified, while […]
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Sun 17 May 2026: Dogs can be very aggressive towards one another, as many people will have witnessed in public places. But in South Africa aggression between dogs occurs more often in people’s homes. We, a group of South African veterinary scientists including epidemiologists and a behaviourist at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of […]
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Sun 17 May 2026: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern” after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths were reported. In a social media post on Sunday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: President Donald Trump announced late Friday that US and Nigerian strikes allegedly killed the second-highest leader of ISIS globally, in a joint military operation. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Both a lack of access to food and health facilities will ultimately lead to death for many, warned the Norwegian Refugee Council. More than 40 percent of Sudan’s population is facing acute hunger, according to a report by a global hunger monitor, the three-year civil war having created one of the […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Gunmen abducted dozens of schoolchildren in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit Borno State on Friday, according to residents who spoke to Reuters and AFP. The assailants stormed Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba district around 9 a.m. local time while classes were underway, taking several students, local resident Ubaidallah Hasaan told Reuters. […]
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Sat 16 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa says Chinese will build electric car charging networks in SA: Ramaphosa acknowledged that EVs were the future and that many companies worldwide were now switching to electric vehicles. The president said the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition was finalising a […]
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Fri 15 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ New US bill proposes sanctions against former SA President’s daughter: The proposed piece of United States legislation is titled ‘The Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act’. The proposed piece of United States legislation is designed to penalise entities involved […]
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Zimbabweans trafficked to Russia are being forced to fight in its war in Ukraine [Ezra Sibanda/Al Jazeera] Sat 16 May 2026: Families call on governments in Moscow and Harare to secure the return of loved ones from Ukrainian front lines. Harare, Zimbabwe – Elvis Sitshela remains deeply unsettled by the sudden departure of his brother, Dumisani, […]
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Thu 14 May 2026: Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa has embarked on one of the most important reforms in the tourism and immigration ecosystem — the rollout of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). “This is not just a digital upgrade; it is a fundamental shift in how we welcome visitors, how we […]
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