HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | THURSDAY – 14 AUGUST 2025

Thu 14 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA plays down comments by its general visiting Iran: South African National Defence Force Chief Rudzani Maphwanya was quoted by local media declaring that the two nations share common goals, calling for deeper ties. Pretoria’s close ties with Tehran are among points of […]

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SOUTH AFRICA TO SEND DELEGATION TO WHITE HOUSE OVER TRADE TARIFFS, SAYS DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Thu 14 August 2025: Deputy President Paul Mashatile has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will send a delegation to the White House to discuss trade tariffs with United States President Donald Trump’s administration.  Deputy President Mashatile said the recently announced tariffs could disrupt trade flows and undermine the global competitiveness of the local automotive sector. […]

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DIRCO CLARIFIES REMARKS ON FOREIGN POLICY AFTER SANDF CHIEF’S IRAN VISIT

Thu 14 August 2025: The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has clarified that any statements made by individuals or departments that are not responsible for foreign policy should not be considered the official stance of the South African Government. This is after media reports have surfaced regarding comments made by the Chief of […]

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CHOLERA KILLS 40 AS SUDAN FACES WORST OUTBREAK IN YEARS, SAYS MSF

Thu 14 August 2025: MSF says displacement, war and rain driving deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan. At least 40 people have died from cholera in Sudan’s Darfur region in what medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, described as the country’s worst outbreak in years. MSF said on Thursday that the vast […]

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DA’S ECONOMIC REDRESS PLAN SPARKS DEBATE

Wed 13 August 2025: The party proposes replacing Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment with a needs-based policy, prompting both support for reform and accusations of undermining transformation. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has ignited a national conversation by unveiling a plan to replace the country’s cornerstone transformation policy, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), with what it terms a […]

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AI IS FINALLY TRYING TO SPEAK AFRICAN LANGUAGES. WILL THIS END A HISTORIC NEGLECT?

Wed 13 August 2025: Large language models speak over 100 languages fluently unless you’re one of Africa’s 1.2 billion people. Are so-called “universal” AI systems excluding an entire continent’s linguistic heritage from the digital future? Nine years ago, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai first pledged that artificial intelligence would make information “universally accessible”  to everyone, regardless […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 13 AUGUST 2025

Wed 13 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Ramaphosa-Mbeki feud reignites: The experts said the tension between Mbeki and Ramaphosa was exacerbated when Mbeki, as the ANC’s first chief negotiator assisted by Jacob Zuma, were removed and replaced with Ramaphosa, who was assisted by Mohammed Valli Moosa. ANC insiders at the […]

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