Sat 16 August 2025: Limited access to vaccines and funding gaps are the challenges hampering the fight against mpox in Africa, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, as the continent marked a year since mpox was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Patrick Otim, program manager of emergency response […]
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Fri 15 August 2025: Mali’s authorities have detained several military personnel and civilians, including two army generals and an alleged French intelligence operative, accused of plotting to destabilize the nation. On Thursday evening, Mali’s Security Minister, General Daoud Aly Mohammedine, confirmed the arrests, addressing days of speculation surrounding the detention of Malian military officials. […]
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Fri 15 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’: Concerns have been raised over a possible $40 million cost, while there are also questions about whether the dialogue will result in significant changes. South Africa faces many problems more than 30 years after the end of the apartheid […]
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Fri 15 August 2025: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has expressed concern following an upsurge in what appears to be unlawful deductions by financial service providers targeting social grants beneficiaries. In a statement on Thursday, the agency said it has been inundated with enquiries from its beneficiaries, stating that their grant money […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA plays down comments by its general visiting Iran: South African National Defence Force Chief Rudzani Maphwanya was quoted by local media declaring that the two nations share common goals, calling for deeper ties. Pretoria’s close ties with Tehran are among points of […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: Deputy President Paul Mashatile has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will send a delegation to the White House to discuss trade tariffs with United States President Donald Trump’s administration. Deputy President Mashatile said the recently announced tariffs could disrupt trade flows and undermine the global competitiveness of the local automotive sector. […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has clarified that any statements made by individuals or departments that are not responsible for foreign policy should not be considered the official stance of the South African Government. This is after media reports have surfaced regarding comments made by the Chief of […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: MSF says displacement, war and rain driving deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan. At least 40 people have died from cholera in Sudan’s Darfur region in what medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, described as the country’s worst outbreak in years. MSF said on Thursday that the vast […]
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Thu 14 August 2025: The South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that 21 national parks will grant free access to visitors in September for a period of a week. SANParks uses this time to cultivate a sense of pride in South Africa’s natural, cultural and historical heritage, as protected and preserved by the national […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: The party proposes replacing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment with a needs-based policy, prompting both support for reform and accusations of undermining transformation. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has ignited a national conversation by unveiling a plan to replace the country’s cornerstone transformation policy, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), with what it terms a […]
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