Sun 16 November 2025: The Africa CDC said it had recorded about 300,000 confirmed and suspected cases of cholera so far in 2025, a rise over last year. Africa is experiencing its worst outbreak of cholera in the past 25 years, with Angola and Burundi seeing renewed surges that suggest active transmission of the disease, […]
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Sat 15 November 2025: In the last decade, armed drones have become one of the most visible symbols of modern warfare. Once the preserve of advanced militaries, armed drones are now widely available on the global arms market. Countries such as Turkey, China and Iran are producing lower-cost models and exporting them. In Sudan’s ongoing war, which began in […]
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Sat 15 November 2025: The UN health agency warns that recent progress in tackling the disease is under threat due to a shortfall in critical aid. Tuberculosis deaths have fallen by 3 percent to 1.23 million people in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In its annual TB report published on Wednesday, the United […]
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Sat 15 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘Trip of suffering’: “I can say I feel safe … which means a lot for Palestinians, especially for those in Gaza,” he added. Details are slowly emerging of a controversial transit scheme run by a non-profit, through which activists say Israel is encouraging […]
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Fri 14 November 2025: On Wednesday, Kenya revealed that over 200 of its citizens are fighting for Russia in the Ukraine conflict, cautioning that active recruitment networks are still targeting Kenyans for enlistment. “Reports suggest that over two hundred Kenyans may have joined the Russian military, with some being former members of Kenya’s disciplined services,” […]
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Fri 14 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA lets 153 Palestinians disembark following 12-hour plane ordeal: “Given that Palestinians are eligible for 90-day visa-exempt travel to South Africa, they have been processed as per normal and will be required to adhere to all conditions of entry,” South Africa’s Border Management […]
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Palestinian travellers who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport. Image Credits : SABC NEWS Fri 14 November 2025: Chartered plane carrying group of Palestinian passengers was second to land in South Africa in recent weeks. South Africa has allowed more than 150 Palestinian airline passengers to disembark, after they were kept on a plane […]
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Fri 14 November 2025: A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to decide yearly electricity price hikes was unconstitutional because it stifled public participation and violated […]
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Thu 13 November 2025: A humanitarian crisis is unfolding at OR Tambo International Airport where more than 150 Palestinian refugees reportedly seeking asylum in South Africa have been denied entry and left stranded on an aircraft, News24 reported. The refugees, who arrived from Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday morning, were denied entry due to missing exit […]
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Thu 13 November 2025: The head of the African Union Commission has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that Christians are being killed in a genocide in northern Nigeria, telling a UN forum in New York that such characterizations distort a far more complex security crisis. Speaking alongside UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, Mahmoud Ali […]
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