Sat 09 March 2024: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso under their recent formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) announced the creation of a joint military force Thursday to counter spiraling security challenges posed by terrorist groups. The chiefs of staff of the three countries made the announcement Wednesday at the end of their […]
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Fri 08 March 2024: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Multichoice Group have signed an anti-piracy memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MoU will cover the following areas of collaboration: Policy development and regulatory frameworks; Capacity building and experience sharing; Intellectual property rights protection and anti-piracy partnership, and Monitoring and compliance. The department’s […]
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People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria (AP) Fri 08 March 2024: Gunmen have attacked a primary school in Nigeria’s north-west region and abducted 287 pupils. Residents told the Associated Press the assailants surrounded the government-owned school in Kaduna State’s Kuriga town just as the pupils were about […]
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Fri 08 March 2024: Innovation-active South African businesses have more skilled labour and greater access to the global markets compared to non-innovation enterprises, according to results from the latest round of the South African Business Innovation Survey (BIS). The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) survey revealed that during the 2019 to 2021 period, 62% of […]
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Boeta Appollis, Steveno van Rhyn, Kelly Smith and Phumza Sigaqa are charged with human trafficking in connection with the disappearance of Joslin Smith, 6. Thu 07 March 2024: The mother of missing six-year-old Joslin Smith is among four suspects implicated in the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith made a short appearance at Vredenburg Magistrate’s […]
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Thu 07 March 2024: Senegalese voters will select a new president on March 24, according to a statement made by President Macky Sall on Wednesday. This announcement puts an end to weeks of political unrest that gripped the West African nation after elections that were initially set for February 25 were postponed. On April 2, […]
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Thu 07 March 2024: With the General Elections coming up on Wednesday, 29 May 2024, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has detailed how the electorate can apply for special votes. A special vote allows a registered voter, who can’t vote at their voting station on Election Day, to apply to vote on a […]
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Wed 06 March 2024: Detectives in the Western Cape are currently questioning four individuals as part of an extensive investigation into the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smith from Diazville in Saldanha Bay. The investigation saw a team of detectives visiting several places within the West Coast town and interviewing several other persons. The search for […]
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Wed 06 March 2024: The war in Sudan threatens to trigger “the world’s largest hunger crisis”, a United Nations agency has warned. The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that more than 25 million people scattered across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad are “trapped in a spiral” of food insecurity. However, the brutal civil war […]
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Wed 06 March 2024: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced that all grades of fuel will increase by at least R1 from today. The following are the increases have been announced: Petrol (93 ULP & LRP): R1.21 increase. Petrol (95 ULP & LRP): R1.21 increase. Diesel (0.05% sulphur): R1.05 increase. Diesel […]
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