Thu 12 June 2025: Albert Ojwang’s death in Kenya marks a regional crackdown aiming to crush youth-led protests before they re-emerge. Last Friday, Albert Ojwang, a young blogger in the western Kenyan town of Migori, was arrested over a complaint by a senior police officer regarding a post on X and taken 350km (217 miles) […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province. At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow in parts of the country, officials said. […]
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Thu 12 June 2025: The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 47-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man in Bloubergstrand, in the Western Cape, for the alleged sexual abuse of their two daughters, aged three and eight. “The suspects face multiple charges, including the production of child sexual abuse material (commonly referred to as […]
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Wed 11 June 2025: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that South Africa is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1—also known as Nimbus—which has been linked to rising case numbers in several Asian countries. Speaking at the 4th Health Working Group meeting of the G20 in Johannesburg, Motsoaledi said the […]
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Wed 11 June 2025: In an unprecedented conservation effort, 70 southern white rhinos traveled over 3,400 kilometers (2,112 miles) from South Africa to Rwanda via truck and Boeing 747, marking the largest rhino translocation ever recorded. As part of a rewilding program, the rhinos were moved in two groups of 35, first by air and […]
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Wed 11 June 2025: South Africa is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, known as Nimbus or NB.1.8.1, associated with a rise in cases in certain regions of Asia. This is according to Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who addressed the 4th Health Working Group meeting of the Group of 20 (G20), […]
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Wed 11 June 2025: A British soldier in Kenya has been arrested on rape allegations, the UK defence ministry said Sunday, confirming a BBC report. “We can confirm the arrest of a service person in Kenya,” a ministry spokesperson told AFP, adding that no further comment would be made while the matter was being investigated. […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: An intense cold front brings widespread snow, forcing the closure of the N2 highway and other key routes in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, with authorities urging extreme caution. A powerful cold front sweeping across South Africa has resulted in significant snowfall, forcing the closure of major national roads and mountain passes in […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Hundreds of activists from across North Africa have launched a symbolic land convoy, aiming to cross into the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing. A large land convoy carrying hundreds of activists from Tunisia and other nations departed from Tunis on Monday, embarking on a journey to the Gaza […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Kremlin announcement comes as Wagner Group quits West African state of Mali. Russia is working to enhance its economic and military ties in Africa, Moscow has outlined. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared on Monday that Russia’s presence in Africa is “growing”. The move is part of an ongoing bid by Moscow […]
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