Wed 04 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ A Litmus Test for BRICS Solidarity and Unity: Two events in 2026 create urgency for reconsidering the founding arrangements of the BRICS bloc in 2009. The first one is the BRICS naval exercises in South Africa’s waters from 9 to 16 January 2026, […]
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Thu 26 February 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa thanks Putin: “President Ramaphosa has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to President Vladimir Putin who responded positively to his call to support the process of returning the men home,” Magwenya said. Relatives of the men told the BBC that when they had arrived […]
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Thu 04 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US will exclude SA from G20, welcome Poland into the fold: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Poland will assume its “rightful place” in the group of the world’s biggest economies. He confirmed that the US would not invite South Africa to […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: A children’s colouring book on the history and culture of Palestine has been removed from a German book chain, it was reported on Tuesday. “From the River to the Sea”, by South African author and illustrator Nathi Ngubane, was removed by Hugendubel, one of the largest book retailers in Germany. Following a request for comment […]
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Tue 02 December 2025: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned Tuesday that intensifying attacks in northern Mozambique have forced nearly 100,000 people to flee in just the last two weeks, with violence now spreading into areas previously untouched by the conflict. Speaking to reporters virtually in Geneva, UNHCR’s representative in Mozambique, Xavier Creach, said the […]
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Fri 28 November 2025: Businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala claims he paid the former police minister for protection and assistance with a police tender. Controversial businessman Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has alleged he paid former police minister Bheki Cele R500,000. Matlala made the explosive claims while testifying from prison this week. He appeared before a parliamentary ad […]
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Fri 28 November 2025: Humanitarian group says at least 400 children reached Tawila without their parents after Rapid Support Forces’ advance. Hundreds of Sudanese children have arrived in the town of Tawila in Sudan’s western Darfur region without their parents since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the city of el-Fasher last month, a […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ President notes US counterpart’s attempt to ban SA from G20: “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership is at the behest of all other members. South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democratic country […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted US President Donald Trump’s intention to bar South Africa from attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the United States next year, calling his remarks “regrettable” and rooted in misinformation. “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will exclude South Africa from G20 events scheduled in the United States in 2026 and “immediately” stop payments to the African nation. “At my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted […]
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