Mon 07 August 2023: After Niger coup leaders rejected a demand to cede power, West African states declared on Monday that another emergency summit would be held to discuss the political crisis in Niger. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened to use military force to restore constitutional order if the junta that […]
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Members of a military council that staged a coup in Niger attend a rally at a stadium in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023 Mon 07 August 2023: Niger’s coup leaders has threatened a “vigorous and instantaneous response” to any violation of the country’s airspace. Coup leaders have closed the country’s airspace after rejecting an […]
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Mon 07 August 2023: Eskom is expected to implement alternating stages of load shedding throughout this week. On Monday and Tuesday, Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented between 5am to 4pm followed by Stage 4 between 4pm to 5am. No load shedding is expected between 5am to 4pm on Wednesday. However, this will be […]
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Mon 07 August 2023: A new feature on the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport’s #PotholeFixGP App now allows users to report faulty traffic signals. This is in addition to the application allowing users to report potholes on Gauteng roads. At least 7418 potholes have been reported since its launch in 2022. “The added function […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: The regional bloc’s ultimatum for Niger’s coup leaders to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum or risk military intervention is set to expire on Sunday. Yeye Issoufou has joined pro-coup demonstrations in Niger three times since members of the presidential guards seized power in the West African country on July 26. Numbering […]
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Sun 06 August 2023: Throughout the world, governments impose excise taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco to reduce their demand. The South African government has implemented a tax on vaping products for the same reason. Reducing demand is necessary as there is growing evidence that vaping products are not harmless. The new vaping tax has enraged vaping lobby groups and […]
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Sat 05 August 2023: West African defence chiefs have made a plan for potential military intervention to reverse last week’s coup in Niger, including how and when to deploy forces. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will not divulge to the coup plotters when and where it will strike, but Abdel-Fatau Musah – ECOWAS […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has written a letter to his country’s Senate, asking its members to back a regional military intervention in neighbouring Niger, where a coup toppled the democratically elected government of Mohamed Bazoum last week. Local daily The Cable reported on Friday that Tinubu requested for “military buildup and […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says a report by an independent panel on the investigation into the docking of the Russian vessel, known as Lady R, will be completed today and handed over to the President as soon as his schedule permits. Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, Magwenya said following […]
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Fri 04 August 2023: Mohamed Bazoum, the deposed president of Niger, has appealed to the international community to help restore his administration and warned that failure to do so will have “devastating” consequences for the world. Bazoum, who was overthrown by the military last week, wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post in which […]
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