Fri 01 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Hate on parade: The marches and heightened anti-foreigner sentiment drew a warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Speaking on SA’s Freedom Day on Monday, 27 April, a UN statement said: “…the Secretary‑General is deeply concerned by reports of xenophobic attacks and acts of […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: The legendary American bank robber Willie Sutton spent 40 years robbing banks because, as he claimed in his autobiography, he loved doing it. And when asked why he chose banks of all places to rob, he allegedly replied “Because that’s where the money is.” Back in 2017, I wrote a book predicting it wasn’t just lovable […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: US Central Command has requested to deploy Dark Eagle hypersonic missile system in Middle East for “possible use against Iran,” Bloomberg reported on Thursday citing sources. If approved, the request would mark the first time Washington deploys the system, which has not yet been declared fully operational. The report said the […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Brenton Tarrant shot dead 51 Muslim worshippers, including children, at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. Australian white supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents show. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal denied Tarrant’s appeal on […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Reporters Without Borders warns that ‘journalism is increasingly criminalised worldwide’. Freedom of the press around the world has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to the leading Paris-based press freedom NGO, Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders. Every year, RSF publishes a World […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Police-recorded sexual violence up 94% since 2014, homicides down 11% Sexual violence and rape offences recorded by police across the EU have risen sharply over the past decade, according to data published Wednesday by the EU’s statistics office, Eurostat. In 2024, police in the EU recorded 256,302 sexual violence offences, including […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Several Indian states have rolled out relief measures amid sweltering temperatures witnessed in several parts of the South Asian nation. The Indian Meteorological Department in a statement said that maximum and day temperatures were in the range of 40-46 degrees Celsius (104-114.8 degrees Fahrenheit ) over most parts of the country except the Himalayan […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: As Mali’s military government battles to reassert control, spokesperson for Tuareg rebels says it will fall ‘sooner or later’. Mali’s Tuareg rebels, involved in a continuing uprising, including the assassination of the country’s defence minister, have said they want to drive the military government’s Russian backers out of the country. Mohamed Elmaouloud […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: UK watchdog warns against overreach in targeting activist groups under ‘counterterrorism’ laws. The British government risks stretching “counterterrorism” laws beyond their original purpose by using such powers against activist groups, a United Kingdom “terrorism” watchdog has said. In his annual report examining the use of Britain’s “terrorism” legislation during 2024, independent […]
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Thu 30 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Local Government Elections set for November 4: President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections will take place on Wednesday, November 4. While it has not yet been officially confirmed, however, based on precedent the day is likely to […]
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