Fri 08 August 2025: President Gustavo Petro says his government is trying to find out how many Colombians died in the attack. Sudan’s air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at an airport in Darfur controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), army-aligned state TV reported. The […]
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Fri 08 August 2025: Legal experts and activists question government inaction as citizens allegedly commit war crimes in Gaza Legal experts and human rights activists are raising alarms over the South African government’s failure to prosecute its citizens serving in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), creating what they describe as a state of impunity. This […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: The surge in African billionaires signals elite capture rather than economic progress, locking millions into poverty. On July 9, 2025, I was overwhelmed by a profound sense of despair and disappointment upon reading a report from Oxfam International, a globally recognised NGO, revealing that just four of Africa’s richest billionaires hold a […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: ◼️ Inside Ramaphosa’s call with Trump: “The two leaders undertook to continue with further engagements, recognising the various trade negotiations the US is currently involved in. Respective trade negotiating teams will take forward more detailed discussions,” Ramaphosa spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said. https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/ramaphosas-call-trump-devastating-tariffs/ ————- ◼️ SA raises concern over arrival of “dangerous […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: Government has raised concerns with the Kingdom of Eswatini over the arrival of dangerous criminals to that landlocked country and the impact it would have on South Africa’s national security. “South Africa has raised concerns with the Kingdom of Eswatini following confirmation by the acting spokesperson of the Government, Mrs Thabile […]
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Thu 07 August 2025: 33 Families say the government’s legal manoeuvres are a betrayal of TRC promises and add to their trauma. More than 25 families of apartheid-era victims, supported by the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR), are opposing a government application to delay their constitutional damages case. They argue that the state is deliberately […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: A fresh wave of violence in Mozambique’s northern province displaces over 46 000. A severe escalation of violence in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province has triggered a mass exodus, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes in late July following a series of attacks by armed groups. The renewed insurgency […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers. The United States Department of State has announced the first foreign citizens to be subject to bonds of up to $15,000 should they visit the country on tourist visas. On Tuesday, Zambia and Malawi, both African countries, […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Humanitarian efforts overwhelmed as armed conflict fuels unprecedented attacks on women and children. A catastrophic humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed conflict has led to a surge in sexual violence, with women and children bearing the brunt of the atrocities. Humanitarian organisations on […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: ◼️ Thin (blue) line of policing: South Africa’s police serves the ANC insiders, not the people – and a politicised leadership has effectively stopped policing various categories of crime, including fraud, corruption, and certain types of theft involving politically connected people, two researchers have warned. https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/thin-blue-line-of-policing/ ————- ◼️ Soaring electricity prices […]
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