WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WARNS OF AID COLLAPSE IN NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA AS FUNDING RUNS DRY

Fri 25 July 2025: The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that its emergency food and nutrition assistance for 1.3 million people in northeastern Nigeria will come to a halt by the end of July due to severe funding shortages. “Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices,” including severe hunger, migration, […]

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TRUMP DENIES PLANS TO DESTROY MUSK COMPANIES, SAYS HE WANTS ALL BUSINESSES TO ‘THRIVE’

Fri 25  July 2025: US President Donald Trump denied reports Thursday that suggested he plans to destroy Elon Musk’s companies by removing government subsidies. “Everyone is stating that I will destroy Elon’s companies by taking away some, if not all, of the large scale subsidies he receives from the US Government. This is not so,” […]

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GLOBAL NEWS AGENCIES VOICE CONCERN OVER JOURNALISTS’ SAFETY IN GAZA

Fri 25 July 2025: Global news agencies, including AFP, AP, Reuters and BBC, on Thursday voiced concern over the safety of their journalists in Gaza, urging Israel to ensure their safe entry and exit, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement released on social media, the media outlets said: “We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, […]

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BIG BUSINESS LOOMS LARGE IN ANC SUCCESSION RACE

Fri 25 July 2025: Analyst claims corporate interests, not party structures, are the “star of South African politics” and will likely determine President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successor. As the African National Congress (ANC) quietly begins the chess game of who will succeed President Cyril Ramaphosa, political analyst Sandile Swana asserts that the true kingmaker will not […]

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27 KILLED IN RSF ATTACK ON SUDAN’S WEST KORDOFAN VILLAGE: MEDICAL GROUP

Thu 24  July 2025: At least 27 civilians were killed and 43 others seriously wounded in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, local doctors said Thursday. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network said the RSF carried out a renewed assault on Brima Rashid […]

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SA INFLATION SPIKE HITS CONSUMERS, COMPLICATES RATE DECISION

Thu 24  July 2025: Consumer prices rise to a four-month high, driven by increasing food costs and placing further strain on household budgets ahead of the Reserve Bank’s interest rate announcement. A sudden increase in South Africa’s inflation rate has pushed the cost of living to a four-month high, creating a challenging economic environment for both consumers […]

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DIRCO SLAMS ‘RECKLESS’ REPORT ALLEGING OCTOBER 7 COMPLICITY

Thu 24  July 2025: Department dismisses claims of collaboration with Hamas as unverified, baseless, and part of a campaign to discredit South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has vehemently denied explosive allegations that the South African government collaborated with Hamas ahead of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel. […]

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WHO CHIEF WARNS OF ‘DEADLY SURGE’ IN MALNUTRITION-RELATED DEATHS IN GAZA

  One-and-a-half-year-old Mohammed Al-Matoug is battling advanced-stage malnutrition, which has caused serious deterioration of his brain and muscular function, as Israel continues its complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid. (Photo: Mahmoud Abu Hamda) Thu 24  July 2025: The World Health Organization chief warned on Wednesday that Gaza is now facing “mass starvation” with […]

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TESLA REPORTS BIGGEST QUARTERLY REVENUE DECLINE IN MORE THAN A DECADE

Thu 24  July 2025: Analysts expect a turnaround in future quarters as the automaker bets on robotaxi expansions. Tesla has reported its biggest decline in quarterly revenue in more than a decade as CEO Elon Musk’s political activity weighs on the electric carmaker brand’s reputation. Revenue fell to $22.5bn for the April-June quarter from $25.5bn […]

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