Tue 07 October 2025: KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is set to testify before a parliamentary ad hoc committee over his claims of political interference in the justice system. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will appear before Parliament on Tuesday. He is the first witness in a probe into his allegations of widespread […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: Anti-government protests intensified in Madagascar on Monday, marking the third consecutive week of unrest, as crowds in the capital, Antananarivo, demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. Police responded by firing tear gas at demonstrators, many of whom were university students, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene. The protests, […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: CNN political commentator Van Jones on Sunday apologised for remarks he made on HBO’s Overtime with Bill Maher after drawing backlash for appearing to joke about images of dead children in Gaza, Anadolu reports. On the program, Jones argued that younger audiences view Israel differently because of what he described as a “massive […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The price of gold increased by over 1.1% on Monday, hitting a historic high of $3,945.12 as of 0500GMT, as the federal government shutdown in the US adds to uncertainty while investors bet on more rate cuts in the Fed’s next meeting. After hitting the new record high, the gold price […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has issued an official statement firmly denying media reports, particularly by Al Arabiya Al Hadath, claiming that the movement had agreed to gradually hand over its weapons under international supervision. In its official statement, Hamas said: “The movement confirms that there is no truth to what was […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: Africa’s 5G access is far below the global average of more than 20 percent, highlighting connectivity challenges. Only 1.2 percent of Africans currently have access to 5G networks compared with a global average of more than 20 percent, a sign that the continent remains at an early stage in accessing next-generation […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: An Israeli economic study has warned of severe repercussions for the country’s economy if the US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan is not implemented and the war in Gaza continues. The report, published by the Aharon Institute for Economic Policy at Reichman University and cited by the business daily Calcalist, outlined three […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell from the US, and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan for their discoveries in the field of peripheral immune tolerance, which hold promise for more effective treatments of autoimmune diseases and cancer, on Monday. The announcement was made at […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: The United States could see up to 15,000 churches close this year as declining Christian affiliation reshapes the country’s religious landscape. The closures are projected to outpace new openings by a wide margin, Axios reported, signalling a long-term transformation in American faith communities. Over the next decade, analysts expect this sharp decline to […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: Russia and Ukraine traded claims on Monday over large-scale overnight air attacks, with Moscow saying its air defenses destroyed more than 250 Ukrainian drones and Kyiv reporting hundreds of Russian strikes on several regions. The Russian Defense Ministry said air defense units intercepted and destroyed 251 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, […]
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