Mon 31 October 2022: Imtiaz Fazel is expected to start his five year term as the new Inspector General of Intelligence on Tuesday, following his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Fazel’s nomination for the position was approved by the National Assembly and he was appointed by the President in accordance with Section 210(b) of the […]
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Mon 31 October 2022: South Africans will be paying more at the pumps from Wednesday following the increase of all grades of fuel. Illuminating paraffin and LP Gas prices are also expected to rise. The increases are as follows: All grades of petrol will increase by at least 51c Diesel 0.05% sulphur will rise by […]
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Sun 30 October 2022: According to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, two vehicle bomb explosions in the country’s capital Mogadishu have resulted in at least 100 fatalities and 300 injuries. Mohamud told reporters on Sunday that he expected the death toll from the twin explosions to increase further and that the al-Shabab armed group was […]
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Sat 29 October 2022: Two car bombs exploded near important government offices in Mogadishu, causing “scores of civilian casualties,” according to Somali state media. The attack took place at the Zobe crossroads, where an al-Shabaab vehicle explosion in 2017 killed over 500 people. On Saturday, the president, prime minister, and other senior officials met to […]
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Fri 28 October 2022: Following the recent disastrous flooding in Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Cameroon, the UN refugee agency warned on Friday that more than 3.4 million displaced people and their hosts urgently need assistance. Olga Sarrado, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), stated during a news […]
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Fri 28 October 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans should be best informed by the South African government on matters of State security. The President said it was unfortunate that the United States government issued a terror alert on Wednesday without discussing it with the South African government. “It was quite unfortunate that the […]
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Fri 28 October 2022: Family members of US federal workers were told to leave Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on Thursday by the State Department due to heightened risk of terrorist attacks. The order comes two days after the department asked non-emergency US government employees and family members to leave the city. In its travel […]
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Fri 28 October 2022: Kampala, Uganda – The Ugandan government is under pressure to bring an escalating Ebola outbreak under control, after the health minister announced that six schoolchildren in the capital city, Kampala, have tested positive for the virus. At least 15 people in Kampala are now confirmed to have been infected with Ebola, according […]
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Thu 27 October 2022: The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says insufficient evidence led to the decision to drop charges against 13 men and a minor linked to the rape, sexual assault and robbery of eight women in Krugersdorp earlier this year. The horrific incident occurred near an abandoned mine in the area where the women […]
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Thu 27 October 2022: International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, has called on the global community to collaborate in combating terrorism. Speaking ahead of an official State Visit by Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, Pandor said the government was concerned about the terror alert issued by the US Embassy about a possible attack […]
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