Police raid Milites Dei in Mpumalanga. [Picture: Screengrab/ X/ Newzroom Afrika] Mon 29 July 2024: There are a number of questions over what 95 Libyans were actually doing at a “military-style” training facility Millets Dei in White River, MP. They were arrested on Friday, and some will appear in court on Monday. Chairperson of the […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: The Gauteng Provincial Government has officially launched its e-Panic app (Gauteng e-Panic) as part of the province’s commitment to prioritise the safety and security of citizens and communities. The panic button has been created to fight against crime and the persistent issues of domestic violence in Gauteng. It is a free […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: The warring parties in the conflict in Sudan have engaged in widespread sexual and gender-based violence in the capital Khartoum, an NGO has reported. Forces commanded by both the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regularly carried out rape and gang rape among other crimes since […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: The Presidency has welcomed the latest inscription of South African human rights and liberation struggle sites in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites. The sites – termed as The Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites – include the following: – The Union […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: Moroccan authorities continued their efforts on Friday to combat a forest fire that erupted in the Shershera Forest in the eastern part of the country, Anadolu news agency reported. The blaze has been burning for three consecutive days. The fire broke out near the city of Taza on Wednesday, coinciding with a heatwave […]
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File Photo. Sat 27 July 2024: Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels reported killing and injuring dozens of soldiers and Wagner mercenaries in two days of fighting near the Algerian border, Reuters reported. The Malian army confirmed losing two soldiers and killing about 20 rebels during the clashes. The rebel group, Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: The United Nations and its partners have launched a flash appeal seeking more than 136 million U.S. dollars to assist people impacted by Malawi’s devastating drought. The funds will be used to provide life-saving assistance to 3.8 million people who have been impacted by the devastating drought, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: South African police have detained 95 Libyan nationals for questioning on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp. Police said on Friday that they had carried out a morning raid on the alleged military camp, located at a farm in White River in Mpumalanga province in the north of […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: One of worst mass killers in South Africa’s history is free from prison – and he is ready to speak. Thirty years since his atrocities, his victims are still fighting for closure and justice. In the late 1980s, private security guard Louis van Schoor fatally shot dozens people in the South […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: The forthcoming Tanzania’s Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), also known as the Festival of the Dhow Countries, will feature more than 3,000 films from across the globe, according to organizers. The festival, Zanzibar’s most significant cultural event that will be held on Aug. 1-4, will attract filmmakers from 100 countries, including […]
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