Fri 09 August 2024: Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner troops. A row between unlikely sparring partners. This week, Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, after accusing Kyiv of having a hand in a devastating ambush in the West […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has established a rapid response team to deal with all current outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). This follows a Disease Management Area (DMA) declaration gazetted by the Minister last week to prevent the spread of the disease through the movement of cattle, sheep, goats, and products derived […]
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Thu 08 August 2024: In the ongoing investigation into the citizenship of Chidimma Adetshina, the Department of Home Affairs says prima facie reasons exist to believe that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by the person recorded in Home Affairs records as Chidimma Adetshina’s mother. Adetshina is a contestant in the upcoming Miss […]
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Wed 07 August 2024: Limpopo – The surge in violent confrontations between police and criminals has become a pressing concern for public safety. Since April, it has been reported that at least 40 alleged criminals in KwaZulu Natal have engaged in shootouts with law enforcement. These figures suggest an increasingly aggressive police stance. Still, they also […]
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We 07 August 2024: The Yemeni government yesterday warned that more than a thousand health facilities in the country are at risk of closure due to the drop in international funding for the health sector, Anadolu agency reported. This could endanger the lives of 500,000 women in the war-ravaged Arab country, according to an official […]
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Wed 07 August 2024: Police have arrested four people following acts of intimidation and violence at a primary school in Katlehong. In a video that has gone viral on social media, men with replica firearms and a panga are seen intimidating and harassing learners and teachers. Warning: The accompanying video contains disturbing visuals! Incident Report: […]
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Image is for illustration purpose Tue 06 August 2024: Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane, has condemned the rape of a 101-year-old woman in the Zaaiplaas area of Sekhukhune, Limpopo. A 27-year-old man has been arrested on charges of rape and housebreaking, and is expected to appear in the Zaaiplaas Periodical Court on […]
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Tue 06 August 2024: The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials announced on Monday. This follows an order from Niger’s ruling junta for nearly 1,000 US military personnel to leave the country after a coup last year. Air base 201, located near Agadez in central Niger and […]
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The Green Connection – Twitter – File photo – March 25] Mon 05 August 2024: South Africa – Environmental advocates and groups have widely praised TotalEnergies’ decision to cease its fossil fuels exploration activities on South Africa’s offshore blocks. Despite the company’s withdrawal from Blocks 11B, 12B, and Blocks 5, 6, and 7, Greenpeace reports […]
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Mon 05 August 2024: Mali announced on Sunday that it is cutting off diplomatic relations with Ukraine after Ukrainian involvement in a recent deadly terrorist attack in the West African country was admitted. Government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga expressed shock over the statements made by Andriy Yusov, spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, acknowledging Ukraine’s […]
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