Tue 01 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ South Africa’s government borrowed R288.8 billion: The South African government borrowed R288.8 billion from international financial institutions, but it is still not enough, and it is getting more loans to make ends meet. The Finance Minister revealed that South Africa secured loans […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s call comes after wildfires killed at least 12 people and injured 54 in northeastern Algeria. Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for the death penalty for anyone who deliberately starts a forest fire after at least 12 people died in wildfires in the country’s northeast. Tebboune ordered Algeria’s justice […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: London, United Kingdom – Sulaiman and Kasim Khan have not heard their father’s voice in almost six months. The last time they spoke to Imran Khan, the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan and cricket legend, was over Eid al-Fitr in March. The call lasted 20 minutes. “We don’t know how much […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football with Argentina on Monday, saying he had given everything to the national team and believed it was time for a new generation. In a statement on US social media platform Instagram, Messi said the decision had been painful but that he had considered […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: The Rohingya of Myanmar have faced decades of discrimination and forced displacement, and a case alleging genocide now sits before the International Court of Justice. This film describes how military regimes rewrote citizenship laws to exclude Rohingya from registers and used identity documents, checkpoints and travel permits to control movement. It […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said Israel and Russia have been spreading and amplifying false information about last month’s large migrant arrivals in Ceuta. He pointed to findings from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service. “After July 30 and 31, rumours and disinformation spread on social networks […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters clashed in Tel Aviv on Monday during a demonstration against military service, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the police said demonstrators blocked roads near the Tel Hashomer recruitment office as officers moved to disperse the anti-draft protest. Officers repeatedly warned demonstrators through loudspeakers before accusing them […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced increases for all fuel types from Wednesday. The adjustment for prices from Wednesday are as follows: Both grades of Petrol 93 and 95 (ULP & LRP): R1.34 increase. Diesel (0.05% sulphur): R2.93 increase. Diesel (0.005% sulphur): R3.14 increase. Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: A force of 200 fighters has defected from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and joined the Sudanese army, state media reported Sunday. The group, which included prominent field commanders, arrived in Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, according to the state-run Sudan News Agency. The force was led by Abu […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20 presidency set […]
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