Image Source: SABC News Tue 20 January 2026: Despite South Africa being the continent’s most developed economy with surplus agricultural production and an advanced food distribution system, nearly 1,000 children under the age of five died from severe acute malnutrition in public hospitals in 2025 alone. Activist Mark Heywood revealed that the actual death toll could […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely insufficient for its needs. The dog survived by scavenging from nearby homes. Years later, living in Delhi, I encountered street dogs refusing biscuits, overfed by households competing to […]
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Edinburgh Central Mosque. Mon 19 January 2026: Unidentified individuals were seen vandalising Edinburgh Central Mosque in Scotland on Friday, spraying an Islamophobic message with red paint on the outside wall which read “leave Scotland” and “get out of Scotland.” Police in Scotland are investigating the incident as a potential hate crime after members of the […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Gold prices hit record high on Monday amid ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, particularly an increase in tariffs. Gold rose around 1.63% as of 0830GMT Monday to $4,670 an ounce, after hitting $4,690 thresold as a historical high point. In the last 12 months, gold prices soared around 72.9% amid trade and […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have reaffirmed their projects to develop a nuclear fission reactor for the lunar surface. According to a statement from the space agency, the two organizations aim to complete the development and Earth-based testing phases of the facility by 2030. The planned reactor will provide uninterrupted energy for […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Israel and the United Arab Emirates were reportedly in cahoots since the early 2000s to build commercial ties, long before the Abraham Accords were signed between the two nations in 2020 that officially “normalised” their partnership, with disgraced billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein playing a key role in brokering the ties, […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Denmark is deploying more soldiers to Greenland, according to local media reports on Monday. The Danish Armed Forces confirmed the deployment to Danish broadcaster TV 2. A larger number of Danish combat soldiers are expected to arrive in Kangerlussuaq on Monday evening, in what has been described as “a substantial contribution.” […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: The STC’s collapse leads to Yemeni government strides in the south, but Houthis remain defiant in the north. Sanaa, Yemen – Naef has been a government soldier in southern Yemen for nine years. When he joined the government army in 2016 – aged only 19 – he thought that the Yemeni government’s […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Iran accuses US and Israel of provoking unrest, opposition claims state forces responsible for majority of deaths. Tehran, Iran – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has acknowledged that “several thousands” of Iranians have been killed since protests started in late December among shopkeepers in downtown Tehran, before gradually spreading to big and small cities. […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa approves R100,000 salary increase: President Ramaphosa has approved a 3.8% salary increase for South Africa’s top politicians, including ministers, deputy ministers and parliamentarians. The president’s salary is currently R3.35 million and will increase to R3.5 million is the commission’s recommendation is […]
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