Sat 26 July 2025: A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of security. The peace deal, signed in June 2025, aims to end three decades of […]
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Fri 25 July 2025: Botswana is seeking to take a controlling stake in De Beers as Anglo American prepares to divest from the diamond giant, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s mining minister. Mining Minister Bogolo Kenewendo told the Financial Times that President Duma Boko “remains resolute in his quest to increase […]
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Fri 25 July 2025: The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that its emergency food and nutrition assistance for 1.3 million people in northeastern Nigeria will come to a halt by the end of July due to severe funding shortages. “Without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices,” including severe hunger, migration, […]
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Fri 25 July 2025: Analyst claims corporate interests, not party structures, are the “star of South African politics” and will likely determine President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successor. As the African National Congress (ANC) quietly begins the chess game of who will succeed President Cyril Ramaphosa, political analyst Sandile Swana asserts that the true kingmaker will not […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: At least 27 civilians were killed and 43 others seriously wounded in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, local doctors said Thursday. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network said the RSF carried out a renewed assault on Brima Rashid […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Consumer prices rise to a four-month high, driven by increasing food costs and placing further strain on household budgets ahead of the Reserve Bank’s interest rate announcement. A sudden increase in South Africa’s inflation rate has pushed the cost of living to a four-month high, creating a challenging economic environment for both consumers […]
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Thu 24 July 2025: Department dismisses claims of collaboration with Hamas as unverified, baseless, and part of a campaign to discredit South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has vehemently denied explosive allegations that the South African government collaborated with Hamas ahead of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel. […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: The Niger says it will open an investigation following the auction in the United States of America of a meteorite discovered in the West African country. “The Council of Ministers was informed of the auction in the United States of America for nearly US$5 million of a meteorite discovered in the […]
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Wed 23 July 2025: Durban seafood business loses thousands in a sophisticated fake payment scam, highlighting a growing trend targeting online sellers. A Durban seafood business has been swindled out of R6 492 in a cautionary tale for all online vendors, falling victim to a sophisticated fake payment scam. The incident saw a fraudster use […]
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Tue 22 July 2025: The Pestalozzi Trust has launched a constitutional court challenge against the BELA Act, arguing Parliament failed to ensure meaningful public participation, creating a flawed and potentially unconstitutional law. South Africa’s controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act is facing a significant legal challenge that could send it back to Parliament. The Pestalozzi Trust, […]
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