Thu 11 September 2025: Dozens of bodies and remains have been found in shallow graves in Kenya’s quiet coastal settlement of Kwa Binzaro The discovery has drawn parallels to the 2023 Shakahola massacre, when more than 400 people died under the sway of cult leader Paul Mackenzie ‘We have arrested the main suspect … We […]
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Thu 11 September 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 
Chinese nationals jailed over kidnapping and forced labour in SA: Seven Chinese nationals who smuggled Malawians to South Africa and subjected them to forced labour have been handed 20-year prison terms each. The four men and three women were found guilty of human […]
The African Union is hosting its second continental climate summit. Wed 10 September 2025: Africa, which emits only four percent of greenhouse gases but suffers disproportionately from the impact of global warming, called Monday for more funding for adaptation in the name of “climate justice”. The African Union (AU), headquartered in Addis Ababa, is […]
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Wed 10 September 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: Why are we appeasing the maniac? ask Malema: Ramaphosa says SA’s minerals serve as leverage. “So I’d like to say it is a strategy we have opted for,” Ramaphosa says. He says the US administration is unpredictable. He says SA has never begged […]
Wed 10 September 2025: Amid international donor cuts, Deputy President Paul Mashatile has announced that the South African government is intensifying efforts to strengthen domestic funding and launch national campaigns to address gaps in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Deputy President emphasised that the country would not allow international funding cuts to derail decades of […]
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Tue 09 September 2025: Locals and analysts say reported Israeli plan to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland risks inflaming the region. In recent months, the small East African coastal region of Somaliland has been making international headlines after several high-profile Republicans in the United States endorsed a bill to recognise it as an independent state. The […]
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Tue 09 September 2025: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in Africa, in a ceremony attended by regional leaders and foreign dignitaries. Launched in 2011 under the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the project on the Blue Nile is designed to generate […]
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Tue 09 September 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: Brics leaders slam US tariff ‘blackmail’: Ramaphosa said the world is witnessing “seismic shifts in global trade that present both challenges and opportunities in the re-ordering of the global economy.” “There is a shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world. This moment […]
Mon 08 September 2025: Government under fire after sanctioned group attends peace talks undetected, raising questions about national security and diplomatic credibility. The South African government is facing scrutiny following the revelation that delegates from the sanctioned M23 rebel group attended a high-level peace dialogue in Magaliesburg, Gauteng, without being detected. The incident has drawn […]
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Mon 08 September 2025: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for stronger global partnerships with Africa, stressing that countries hosting the continent’s vast mineral wealth must be the first beneficiaries. Speaking at the opening of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Guterres said Africa holds many of the critical minerals needed to power renewable technologies […]
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