Fri 11 July 2025: Advocacy group alleges formal manufacturers supply the illegal market to undermine new legislation, while industry reports point to massive tax losses. The escalating crisis of South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade has ignited a fierce debate, with a leading public health advocate accusing formal tobacco manufacturers of deliberately supplying the illegal market […]
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Fri 11 July 2025: South Africa faces renewed rabies threat as funding cuts halt mass pet immunisations. Rabies is quietly re-emerging across South Africa, and veterinary consultant Dr. Bryce Marock is sounding the alarm. With vaccination rates dropping and funding for awareness campaigns drying up, the virus is reclaiming ground. “Rabies is 100% fatal to […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: – Washington is likely seeking to diversify metal and mineral imports by engaging with resource-rich African countries, says analyst Beverly Ochieng – African nations are leveraging geopolitical rivalries to maintain balanced partnerships, says expert US President Donald Trump is hosting leaders from five West African nations at the White House on […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Despite the nationwide perception that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is underperforming compared to other defence forces and is unable to defend the country, the government has reaffirmed its support through a substantial financial commitment and a renewed strategy to improve conditions for the troops. Delivering her budget vote […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: At least 70 people were killed and many others injured as bandits ambushed local vigilantes on Monday in Kanam local government area of Plateau state, north-central Nigeria. According to local media, most of the victims were vigilantes invited from different communities to address incessant attacks by bandits in Kanam. Aliyu Baffa, […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: A Tunisian court sentenced Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the opposition Ennahdha Party, to 14 years in prison Tuesday on charges related to “conspiracy against state security” and “belonging to a terrorist group,” the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. The verdict was issued by the criminal chamber for terrorism-related cases […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: An independent panel investigating racial bias in South Africa’s medical aid schemes has reaffirmed its earlier findings that black healthcare providers were disproportionately accused of fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) from 2012 to 2019. While the report acknowledges some improvements since 2020, it argues that systemic inequities continue to exist. “Black […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: Political parties and civil society demand action against the Police Minister following claims of executive overreach and interference in SAPS investigations. Calls are mounting for the dismissal of, and an official inquiry into, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu following explosive allegations of political interference and misconduct levelled against him by KwaZulu-Natal Police […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: On Monday, France’s parliament authorized the return of a “talking drum,” seized by colonial forces from the Ebrie tribe in Côte d’Ivoire in 1916, marking another step in repatriating colonial artifacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, a massive communication instrument over three meters long and weighing 430 kilograms, was used to send […]
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Tue 08 July 2025: Kenya saw at least 10 fatalities and 29 people injured during nationwide Saba Saba demonstrations. the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said Monday. The watchdog group documented two abduction cases as well as 37 arrests across 17 counties, it said in a statement. The group said looting was reported in […]
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