Fri 30 May 2025: New political entity, advocating for Sharia law, applies for IEC registration amidst controversy over founder’s past. A new political party, the Islamic State of Africa (ISA), founded by Durban businessman Farhad Hoomer, has lodged an application with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to register, with a core agenda of implementing Sharia […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: The 97th Conference of Liaison Officers of the Regional Offices for the Arab Boycott of Israel announced a ban on 20 companies for breaching the rules and provisions of the Arab boycott. The violations were related to investments in illegal settlements and support for the Israeli economy and military. Held at […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court to halt Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s implementation of a fuel levy increase, as announced during the 2025 Budget Speech. The proposed hike, 16 cents per litre for petrol and 15 cents per litre for diesel, […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with South Africa’s former ANC cabinet minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor. Topics of discussion include: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. Claims of a “white genocide” of farmers in South Africa. […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced significant energy developments during a speech on Thursday. Highlighting Turkey’s expanding role in regional energy, Erdogan revealed that Turkish Petroleum has reached an agreement to explore two onshore fields in Pakistan. Additionally, the two countries agreed on offshore exploration, with operations set to begin soon. […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The Canadian province of Manitoba declared a state of emergency late Wednesday in response to several rapidly spreading wildfires. “With the wildfires in northern Manitoba intensifying, our government has triggered a provincewide state of emergency to help us through this crisis,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. “The safety of Manitobans is, and will […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar privately urged US President Donald Trump to avoid military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities during his recent Middle East visit, Axios reported. Citing fears of regional retaliation and instability, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, and […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The US’s Mideast envoy has said he has “very good feelings” about the prospects of his proposal for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, providing a rare glimmer of hope for a halt to the carnage in Gaza. But while Hamas says it has agreed to the framework of an […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned yesterday that more than one million children in Sudan are at risk of cholera as the disease spreads across Khartoum State. The UN agency said 7,700 cholera cases have been recorded in the Khartoum State since January, including more than 1,000 cases among children […]
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