Wed 10 December 2025: About 200,000 people have fled their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent days, the United Nations says, as Rwanda-backed rebels swarm a strategic town just days after a United States-led peace effort, which now appears under severe threat. The M23 armed group pushed into the […]
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Wed 10 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Why SA is ending the 90-day visa exemption for Palestinians: “Investigations also indicated that the arrival of these charter flights were not intended to be once-off events, but that they may be part of a broader, ongoing effort to relocate Palestinians to other […]
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Tue 09 December 2025: The HIV Stigma Index 2.0 report launched on Wednesday reveals that, despite progress since the 2014 study, significant efforts are still needed to reduce stigma, improve healthcare experiences, and support the mental well-being of people living with HIV (PLHIV). Today, the PLHIV sector, led by the National Association of People Living […]
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Tue 09 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US sanctions on ANC officials ‘inevitable’: At the weekend, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lamola gave his US counterpart, Rubio, a piece of his mind in response to the latter’s recent attack on SA. “We do not seek your approval for our […]
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Tue 09 December 2025: National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the police have identified three persons of interest that they believe can assist in solving the murder case of Marius Van Der Merwe. “We are closing in on these suspects as our investigations reach a very advanced and sensitive stage,” General Masemola said on […]
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Mon 08 December 2025: South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has cancelled the 90-day visa exemption previously granted to Palestinian passport holders, saying the decision aims to stop attempts to move residents of Gaza out of the territory under what has been described as “voluntary relocation”. In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry said […]
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Mon 08 December 2025: The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group in Sudan, have announced that they have taken control of the strategically important Heglig oilfield located in South Kordofan province.According to multiple reports, including from Reuters and Al Jazeera on December 8, 2025, the RSF claimed the seizure, with sources confirming that Sudanese […]
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Mon 08 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Sold for R14 million? The shocking claims behind SA’s Russia–Ukraine recruit scandal: “When they got to Russia, they found themselves being contracts written in Russian,” Mahlangu told the SABC. “They couldn’t understand what the contracts entailed until some South Africans, including Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla […]
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Mon 08 December 2025: At least 153 students and 12 teachers taken from a Catholic school last month remain in captivity. Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 children who were among hundreds kidnapped from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria last month, officials and local media have reported. The 100 children arrived in […]
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Sun 07 December 2025: Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, announced that the country’s armed forces successfully foiled an attempted coup d’état in the West African nation. “A small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilising the country and its institutions,” said Seidou on Sunday. “Faced with this situation, the Beninese Armed […]
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