Fri 21 November 2025: South Africa is the first African country to lead the G20, assuming the rotational annual presidency last December and due to hand over to the US. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a Chargé d’Affaires after the US reiterated that it would […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa will not hand over to a Chargé d’ Affaires: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The US will not attend the G20 summit on Nov. 22-23 in South Africa, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday. “I’d be happy to explain because there is not a shift. The United States is not participating in official talks at the G20 in South Africa,” Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Her remarks came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said […]
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Thu 20 November 2025: Around 70 people are missing after a boat capsized in a river in Kasai Province in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, local media reported Wednesday. The boat was headed to the capital, Kinshasa, from the port of Bena Dibele, more than 800 kilometers (497 miles) away, when it sank […]
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Thu 20 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US warns South Africa: Tensions are simmering between South Africa and the United States (US) following a formal warning to Pretoria against pushing for a joint statement at the Group of 20 Summit (G20) Leaders Social Summit in Johannesburg. https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/us-warns-south-africa-g20-joint-declaration-tensions-simmer/ ————- ◼️ Anti-HIV […]
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Thu 20 November 2025: The Department of Health’s National Essential Medicines List Committee (NEMLC) has approved the addition of the recently registered injectable lenacapavir to the Essential Medicines List (EML). The department said the decision aligns with the department’s mandate to ensure access to safe, effective, high-quality, and affordable medicines for all citizens in the […]
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Wed 19 November 2025: Ahead of the G20 summit set to take place in South Africa, pressure is building on authorities to act on allegations of severe human rights abuses in Indian-administered Kashmir. Civil society groups argue that South Africa carries both a legal foundation and a moral responsibility to respond as Indian Prime Minister […]
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Wed 19 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ How to spot the India-based fake news flooding SA: South Africans are being hit by a relentless wave of professionally packaged but entirely fabricated news stories circulating on WhatsApp, Facebook and cloned websites. As exposed in News24’s recent investigation into an Indian disinformation […]
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Tue 18 November 2025: E-hailing APP Providers working with e-hailing operators in Gauteng have been urged to legally register their applications in line with Section 66(A) of the National Land Transport Amendment Act, 2009 (Act No. 5 of 2009). “[The Act] requires e-hailing platform providers to register their digital applications (Apps) with the National Department […]
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Tue 18 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ G-20 Summit Will Move On Without US: “We believe that the countries that are present here must be able to take a decision and adopt a declaration,” Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s foreign minister, told the inaugural Bloomberg Africa Business Summit in the city […]
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