Thu 03 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Saps say as Feroz Khan dismissed from service: “We have pushed for accountability in this matter for a long time. Khan repeatedly turned to litigation as the disciplinary process progressed, but accountability cannot be litigated away,” Cameron said in a post on X. […]
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Thu 03 September 2026: The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains “extremely serious” amid continuous transmission, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Wednesday as the death toll surpassed 3,000. At least 3,009 people have died from Ebola from 6,206 confirmed cases since its outbreak in May, according […]
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Wed 02 September 2026: Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says government is pursuing legislative amendments to move towards a strict zero percent blood alcohol policy as part of efforts to improve road safety. The legislative amendments will be made to Section 65 of the National Road Traffic Act. “We are in the process of acquiring […]
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Wed 02 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ United States gives huge win to SA: The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday (1 September) voted to pass the bill that had been amended and passed by the US Senate earlier in August. The bill was fully expected to pass, […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: The failed uprising in Niamey exposed tensions in Niger’s military, and the role of the Africa Corps in suppressing the unrest. Niger’s military government has contained an attempted mutiny in the capital, but the uprising has exposed tensions inside an army struggling to contain persistent attacks by armed groups. It has […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ South Africa’s government borrowed R288.8 billion: The South African government borrowed R288.8 billion from international financial institutions, but it is still not enough, and it is getting more loans to make ends meet. The Finance Minister revealed that South Africa secured loans […]
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Tue 01 September 2026: Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s call comes after wildfires killed at least 12 people and injured 54 in northeastern Algeria. Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for the death penalty for anyone who deliberately starts a forest fire after at least 12 people died in wildfires in the country’s northeast. Tebboune ordered Algeria’s justice […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced increases for all fuel types from Wednesday. The adjustment for prices from Wednesday are as follows: Both grades of Petrol 93 and 95 (ULP & LRP): R1.34 increase. Diesel (0.05% sulphur): R2.93 increase. Diesel (0.005% sulphur): R3.14 increase. Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: A force of 200 fighters has defected from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and joined the Sudanese army, state media reported Sunday. The group, which included prominent field commanders, arrived in Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, according to the state-run Sudan News Agency. The force was led by Abu […]
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Mon 31 August 2026: As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20 presidency set […]
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