DECADE-LONG REPORTS OF SOUTH AFRICANS SUPPORTING ISRAELI MILITARY CAMPAIGNS REMAIN UNRESOLVED

Mon 22 July 2024: South Africa – For over a decade, there have been reports of South African citizens participating in and supporting Israeli military campaigns against Palestinians. Despite efforts to bring this issue to the attention of South African authorities, including submitting dossiers to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), no significant progress has been made […]

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UAE’S BIN ZAYED AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AL-BURHAN FOR ENDING SUDAN WAR

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and and the RSF led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. Sun 21 July 2024: The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, affirmed his country’s support for all solutions and initiatives to stop the escalation between the Sudanese parties. This came during a phone call […]

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FOUR ARRESTED IN MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR METH LAB BUST IN SOUTH AFRICA

 Hawks in Limpopo received information about suspicious activities taking place at the farm. Photo SPAS Twitter Sun 21 July 2024: South African police have uncovered an industrial-scale meth lab and arrested four suspects, including two Mexicans, in one of the country’s biggest-ever drug busts. The laboratory was discovered on a farm in Groblersdal, a small […]

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SOUTH AFRICA HAS A JOBLESSNESS CRISIS: FIXING IT WILL TAKE FRESH THINKING TO FIND A GAME-CHANGER

Sat 20 July 2024: Everyone agrees that solving the unemployment problem in South Africa is the number one priority for economic policy for the new government, as it has been for all governments since 1994. What is less clear, and highly contested, is what should be done to solve this problem. It’s worth starting by […]

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UGANDA’S COFFEE EXPORTS HIT 30-YEAR HIGH WITH $1.14 BILLION EARNINGS

Fri 19 July 2024: Uganda’s coffee exports achieved the highest foreign exchange earnings in three decades, driven by improved quantity and quality, according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). In the fiscal year 2023/2024, the country earned $1.14 billion from coffee exports, a significant increase from $846 million the previous year. Uganda exported 6.13 […]

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WITS LIBERATED ZONE ORGANIZES SILENT PROTEST TO QUESTION DEAN’S STANCE ON GAZA

Fri 19 July 2024: Johannesburg – Yesterday, a silent protest was held at Wits University, organized by Wits Liberated Zone, to oppose the Science Faculty Dean’s address, in which he promoted neutrality amid the genocide in Gaza. During an interview with Salaamedia, Johnathan Yahya West, a member of the Wits Liberated Zone, explained that approximately 20 […]

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TURKIYE, NIGER AGREE TO ENHANCE ENERGY, DEFENCE COOPERATION

Fri 19 July 2024: Turkiye and Niger agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence and defence, after the West African nation asked Western military personnel to leave and terminated the mining contracts of many Western countries, Reuters reports. Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, along with Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, and head of […]

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UK’S STARMER ANNOUNCES $109M AID PACKAGE FOR AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST TO TACKLE MIGRATION CRISIS

Fri 19 July 2024: British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on Thursday announced an £84 million (nearly $109 million) funding package for humanitarian and development projects in Africa and the Middle East to tackle the migration crisis, Anadolu Agency reports. Addressing a press conference after the European Political Community summit in Oxfordshire, Starmer said “this funding is a […]

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VIOLENCE IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE KENYAN STATE: 5 STRATEGIES IT USES TO CONTROL CITIZENS

Thu 18 July 2024: Since the early 2000s, Kenya has come up with legislative changes and thrown a tremendous amount of funding at a range of reforms to improve the relationship between police and citizens. Specifically, these reforms have been aimed at addressing impunity and human rights abuses. Police reform was a crucial part of president Mwai Kibaki’s […]

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