Wed 09 July 2025: An independent panel investigating racial bias in South Africa’s medical aid schemes has reaffirmed its earlier findings that black healthcare providers were disproportionately accused of fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) from 2012 to 2019. While the report acknowledges some improvements since 2020, it argues that systemic inequities continue to exist. “Black […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: Political parties and civil society demand action against the Police Minister following claims of executive overreach and interference in SAPS investigations. Calls are mounting for the dismissal of, and an official inquiry into, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following explosive allegations of political interference and misconduct levelled against him by KwaZulu-Natal Police […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: On Monday, France’s parliament authorized the return of a “talking drum,” seized by colonial forces from the Ebrie tribe in Côte d’Ivoire in 1916, marking another step in repatriating colonial artifacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, a massive communication instrument over three meters long and weighing 430 kilograms, was used to send […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: Kenya saw at least 10 fatalities and 29 people injured during nationwide Saba Saba demonstrations. the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said Monday. The watchdog group documented two abduction cases as well as 37 arrests across 17 counties, it said in a statement. The group said looting was reported in […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: Mass demonstrations are expected on the anniversary of Kenya’s pro-democracy demonstrations of July 7, 1990, which challenged then-President Daniel Moi’s one-party rule Kenyan government has dismissed claims of police brutality as exaggerated, saying steps taken by authorities were necessary for national security and preventing the spread of ‘incendiary content’ Analysts warn […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: South Africa is not anti-American and still wants to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, a trade ministry spokesman said, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened an extra 10% tariff on countries aligned with the BRICS grouping. Trump accused the BRICS group of developing nations, of which South Africa is a […]
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Mon 07 July 2025: The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted statements made earlier today in a media briefing by South African Police Service (SAPS) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Provincial Commissioner held a media briefing earlier on Sunday at the KwaZulu-Natal SAPS headquarters where he made various allegations. “This is […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: Government says it has noted with serious concern the reported incidents where certain groups and communities have blocked foreign nationals from accessing healthcare services at public facilities. Government has, in a statement on Saturday, called on all communities to uphold the rule of law, respect human dignity, and continue to work […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: Malawi and Mozambique signed an agreement Thursday that enables the two countries to carry out joint military exercises and patrols. The move, aimed at combatting cross-border drug and human trafficking, was hailed by civil society organizations as a “giant leap.” Monica Ching’anamuno, Malawi’s minister of defense, and her Mozambican counterpart Cristovao […]
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Fri 04 July 2025: Sudan and Egypt are concerned about its effect on their water supply, but Abiy says the dam will benefit them all. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said a multibillion-dollar mega dam on the Blue Nile, which has caused deep consternation to downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan over its effect on […]
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