Children follow school manager towards pit toilets at a school in a village of Ga-Mashashane, near Polokwane, South Africa, May 4, 2023 [File: Denis Farrell/AP Photo]. Sat 27 May 2023: Human rights and education activists say the government is not prioritising hygiene in public schools in rural South Africa. At a high school in rural […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJOD) will lead a delegation to Malawi for the extradition hearing of controversial pastor Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary. The hearing is expected to be heard in the Malawi High Court next Tuesday. “In leading this delegation the department is fulfilling its role […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan received missiles from the private Russian military contractor Wagner Group, according to the US Treasury Department, “contributing to a prolonged armed conflict.” This came on Thursday when the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Wagner’s head in Mali, Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov, blaming him for […]
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Fri 26 May 2023: Since the start of the violence in Sudan, thirty newborn babies have tragically died in hospitals, according to UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Thursday Speaking at his daily briefing, Dujarric underscored the humanitarian repercussions of the ongoing fighting in the country, highlighting data from UN agencies. “Six newborn babies died at […]
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Fulgence Kayishema was wanted for more than 20 years [File: US Department of State] Thu 25 May 2023: The United Nations tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda announced on Thursday that suspected Rwandan genocide perpetrator Fulgence Kayishema had been detained in South Africa. He had been on the run since 2001 before being […]
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Thu 25 May 2023: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has hiked the repurchase rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points to 8.25%. The increase means that the repo rate will now be 8.25% per year from 26 May 2023, with prime now at 11.75%. This was announced by South African Reserve […]
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Thu 25 May 2023: The Department of Health has announced that the number of deaths related to the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, has soared to 20. The department said on Thursday the number of patients that have been seen at the Jubilee District Hospital as of 24 May 2023 is now at […]
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Image: David Malan/Getty Images Thu 25 May 2023: Africa is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union. It was on this date in 1963, that 32 Heads of independent African States met in Addis Ababa Ethiopia along with leaders from African liberation movements to […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: The ongoing fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces threatens both Gulf food security and massive investment opportunities in the conflict area. Gulf states have invested tens of billions of dollars in the production of crops and animal fodder, in addition to livestock rearing, in order to secure […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: The Gauteng Department of Health says the number of people, who have lost their lives following a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, now stands at 17. As of 23 May 2023, the provincial department said 165 patients have been seen at Jubilee District Hospital, including 18 that have been […]
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