Thu 31 July 2025: A landmark judgment solidifies the public’s right to record law enforcement officers. A recent High Court ruling in Johannesburg has affirmed that members of the public are legally permitted to film and question police officers, a decision that significantly clarifies the rights of citizens during interactions with law enforcement. This judgment ensures that […]
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Image via MSF. Thu 31 July 2025: Despite government action, a systemic breakdown and lack of coordination are blamed for the rising number of child starvation deaths in Nelson Mandela Bay. More than two dozen children have died from severe acute malnutrition in Nelson Mandela Bay over the past year, a tragedy the South African […]
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Wed 30 July 2025: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not plan to attend the G20 summit in South Africa, rehashing debunked claims of white citizens being systematically persecuted and killed in the country. Asked aboard Air Force One if he planned to attend the leaders’ summit in November, Trump said: “No, […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: Global hunger fell in 2024 for a third straight year, but conflict and climate shocks deepened crises in Africa and the Middle East. Global hunger levels declined for a third consecutive year in 2024, according to a new United Nations report, as better access to food in South America and India […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: In Eswatini, the arrival of five men deported from the United States under Washington’s anti-immigrant measures has sparked a rare wave of public protest. The five, nationals of Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica, were flown to Eswatini’s administrative capital of Mbabane on July 16 on a US military plane and […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: The far-left party marks over a decade in South African politics with a rally in Khayelitsha. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Saturday, 26 July 2025. This marked a significant milestone for a party that has profoundly influenced South Africa’s political landscape. Commemorating the occasion with a […]
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Mon 28 July 2025: At least 21 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by a rebel group, according to a civil society leader. The attack was carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) around 1 am inside the premises of a Catholic church […]
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Sun 27 July 2025: The charity says the deaths were caused due to funding cuts by international donors amid insecurity in northern Nigeria. At least 652 children have died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, according to Doctors Without Borders. The charity, known by its French […]
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Sat 26 July 2025: Police in South Africa are pursuing new leads in the case of a missing girl, Joshlin Smith, whose mother was sentenced to life in prison in May for kidnapping and trafficking the six-year-old girl. Search and rescue teams on Friday combed through an informal settlement in Saldanha Bay as part of […]
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Sat 26 July 2025: Senegal officials have imposed a nighttime ban on motorcycles in an eastern region after terrorists used motorbikes in recent attacks in towns just over the border in Mali. A decree published this week said the prohibition was for “security reasons”, after attackers targeted army positions in several Malian towns on July […]
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