Sat 03 April 2021: Niger’s human rights commission has called for an independent inquiry following alleged rapes, including that of an 11-year old girl, by Chadian soldiers deployed in the country to help fight armed groups. The commission’s preliminary findings, published on Friday and based on testimonies and medical examinations between March 31 and April […]
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Fri 02 April 2021: The foreign ministers of the G7 countries are “strongly concerned” over recent reports of human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law in Ethiopia’s restive border region of Tigray, according to a statement issued on Friday. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom […]
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Fri 02 April 2021: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has deployed troops to repatriate South Africans stuck in war-torn north Mozambique, EWN reported The president said soldiers are evacuating citizens in the Cabo Delgado province following a deadly attack last week by insurgents. Speaking outside […]
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Thu 01 April 2021: As the Political Party Funding Act comes into effect today, the Electoral Commission says it is all systems go. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a Proclamation on the Commencement of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act no. 6 of 2018), which regulates public and private funding of political parties. The Act […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies will conduct public hearings into the Draft White Paper on Audio Visual Content Services Policy Framework. Last year, the department gazetted the Draft White Paper on Audio Visual Content Services for public comment. Public hearings are set to start in April. The objectives of […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: Niger’s President-elect Mohamed Bazoum on Monday called the French-led operation to defeat jihadists in Africa’s Sahel region the coalition’s relative failure, arguing that a drawdown would not change the balance of power. “We would have liked to see better results from our cooperation with the French army than what we have. […]
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Wed 31 March 2021: Given the relatively low transmission levels, President Cyril Ramaphosa in consultation with experts, representatives of provincial and local government and traditional leaders have decided to keep the country on Coronavirus Alert Level 1, with a few adjustments. The President confirmed this during a much-anticipated national address on Tuesday evening. This comes […]
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Tue 30 March 2021: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on Monday refuted claims that it has authorised Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. This comes after Afriforum, which is pushing for the use of the drug, claimed court victory in a press statement saying “doctors can prescribe Ivermectin to patients if they deem […]
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Tue 30 March 2021: The South African High Commission in Maputo on Monday said it has accounted for the 43 South Africans affected by the recent attacks in northern Mozambique. Meanwhile, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister, Naledi Pandor, has expressed her deepest condolences to the family of a South African man, Adrian […]
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Tue 30 March 2021: France on Monday reopened its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli after a seven-year closure. “Embassy reopened in Tripoli on March 29, 2021,” a tweet from the diplomatic mission said. Last week Mohammad Menfi, head of the Libyan Presidency Council, announced in a press conference during his visit to Paris that […]
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