Thu 28 February 2024: The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill is in the spotlight as sessions and public hearings are being held over the matter. The bill seeks to amend key education laws in South Africa and has sparked controversy and drawn criticism from various quarters. Concerns were raised about the lack of detailed information provided […]
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Thu 28 February 2024: Ahead of South Africa’s elections, the position of major parties on the Gaza war is proving to be a deciding factor for many voters. Cape Town, South Africa – Three months to South Africa’s much-anticipated general elections, the political landscape is being remade. Since Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018, domestic issues […]
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The bullet-riddled headquarters of the Socialist Party without Borders. Wed 27 February 2024: “Several” people lost their lives in an attack on Chad’s intelligence services’ premises, authorities said Wednesday. According to government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, members of the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF) were responsible for the “deliberate” attack that occurred overnight against […]
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Wed 27 February 2024: The Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA) has launched a set of principles and guidelines aimed at getting the most out of digital and social media, while mitigating its potential harms. The guidelines, launched on Tuesday, emphasise the dangers of social media abuse, and call for responsible use and accountability from both […]
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Wed 27 February 2024: The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Edward Kieswetter, has confirmed that the revenue service has instituted legal proceedings against Sasfin Bank. SARS has conducted a thorough investigation into various South African taxpayers who had not made true and accurate tax disclosures to it. “The investigation revealed that the […]
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Wed 27 February 2024: On Tuesday, thousands of Nigerian workers, traders, rights activists, and students protested the high prices of food, medicine, cooking gas, and other necessities by marching through the streets of the country’s largest cities. The Nigeria Workers’ Union called for two days of statewide protests to begin on February 27 in order […]
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Tue 26 February 2024: The Ugandan military on Monday said it is on high alert and closely following the unstable situation in the eastern part of neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The entire borderline is under surveillance following intense fighting between DRC troops and M23 rebels, Maj. Bilal Katamba, spokesperson of the Mountain […]
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Tue 26 February 2024: While efforts to prevent rhino poaching have resulted in positive outcomes in national parks across the country, South Africa has seen a shift in rhino poaching with the majority of cases in the past year being recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. “The pressure again has been felt in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province with […]
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Tue 27 February 2024: In a significant development, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday, February 25, officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on its Mediterranean coastline after years of delay amid political turmoil. It is considered the biggest mosque in Africa and third largest in the world after the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque […]
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Representational image Mon 26 February 2024: The AFP news agency has been informed by local and security sources that scores of Muslims were killed in an attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso on the same day as another horrific attack on Catholics attending mass. A security source told the AFP on Monday […]
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