Fri 02 May 2025: Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US President Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding. Patrick Arbuthnot was browsing his emails on what seemed like a normal workday in his lab in Johannesburg when he saw a strange notification pop up. “Stop Work,” it read. Arbuthnot […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by his party intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes, taking a step that survivors and families of those who were killed had demanded for decades. The landmark move will address allegations of “improper influence in […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began Tuesday to withdraw troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo peacekeeping mission through Rwanda, according to sources. The troops will travel by land “through Rwanda’s Rusumo border post to a designated area in Tanzania, from where they will fly to their respective countries,” anonymous […]
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Tue 29 April 2025: OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso remains tense following the military government’s announcement last week that it had thwarted a significant plot to overthrow junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Security measures have been visibly increased in the capital, Ouagadougou, particularly around government buildings and military installations. The government, led by Security Minister Mahamadou […]
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Tue 29 April 2025: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deployed a military radar in the Somali region of Puntland as part of a secret deal, amid Abu Dhabi’s ongoing entrenchment of its influence over the region’s security affairs. According to the London-based news outlet Middle East Eye, sources familiar with the matter told it […]
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Pope Francis with Archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu. Mon 28 April 2025: Some Africans are hoping one of their own could maybe become the first Black pope in modern history and add onto Francis’s legacy of championing the developing world, although the chances of that happening appear to be thin. A continent where religion […]
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Sat 26 April 2025: The World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that it reached 4 million people in Sudan in March alone, the highest number since war broke out in April 2023, but warned that aid efforts still cover only a fraction of the population in dire need. “This includes 1.6 million people in […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: As the world marks World Penguin Day, South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting one of its most iconic yet critically endangered species — the African penguin. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) has outlined bold steps being taken to halt the dramatic population decline of these […]
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Fri 25 April 2025: West African regional bloc ECOWAS condemned an attack by suspected militants which killed 54 troops in northern Benin as a “barbaric and cowardly act”. After authorities previously gave a death toll of eight soldiers, the Benin government on Wednesday said suspected militants killed 54 troops last week in an attack on […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: The VAT increase will be scrapped, with the National Treasury confirming that the rate will remain at 15% from 1 May 2025. This follows weeks of consultations with political parties and a review of recommendations from parliamentary committees. The Treasury has acknowledged that keeping the VAT rate unchanged will leave a […]
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