Mon 31 March 2025: The Department of Small Business Development has unveiled a digital platform to support spaza shops and other food-handling facilities as well as combat illegal businesses. The new digital platforms went live on Friday, 28 March 2025, following the announcement by Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni. DSBD Connect is a digital […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Saturday that “the joy of victory will not be complete until the rebellion is eliminated from every last part of the country.” His remarks came in a pre-recorded Eid al-Fitr address, aired by Sudan’s state television, according to an Anadolu correspondent. “There […]
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Sat 29 March 2025: Residents in northern Nigeria protested Friday and Saturday after a mob in southern Edo State killed 16 travelers, mostly Hausa hunters, over false accusations of kidnapping. The victims were traveling from Port Harcourt to Kano for the Eid al-Fitr holiday when they were stopped near midnight Friday by members of the […]
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Sat 29 March 2025: The International Court of Justice will hold public hearings on April 10 in Sudan‘s case against the United Arab Emirates, the court announced Friday. The hearings, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, will address Sudan’s request for provisional measures over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention. Sudan will deliver its oral argument from 10 a.m. […]
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Sat 29 March 2025: Over 200 South African and Palestinian human rights organisations have urged South Africa to return to the International Court of Justice to ensure the implementation of the provisional measures previously issued by the court against Israel, Al Jazeera reported. In a statement, the groups thanked South Africa for being a “staunch […]
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Fri 28 March 2025: Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) decision to withdraw the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) should not be interpreted as a sign of defeat or abandonment of peace efforts. “However, it should be seen as a confidence-building measure to ensure peace and stability […]
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Fri 28 March 2025: Somalia said Thursday that it received a large shipment of military equipment from the African Union. “The Federal Republic of Somalia received a substantial shipment of military equipment from the African Union on Thursday, including armored vehicles, helmets and vests, an armored personnel carrier, fuel and water tankers, engines, medical supplies […]
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Thu 27 March 2025: Trump is following Musk’s lead in branding post-apartheid South Africa a country riddled with racial discrimination. They are wrong. As a white South African man now living in the United States, I am acutely aware of the oversized role played by Elon Musk and a few other white men with strong […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is facing a defence crisis of unprecedented proportions, with its air force effectively crippled by budget constraints. Defence analysts warn that without urgent intervention, the country’s ability to defend its borders and participate in international peacekeeping operations will continue to deteriorate. According to multiple […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Britain’s Prince Harry said he was “in shock” after quitting as a patron of Sentebale, a British charity he set up to help young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and Botswana, following a row between trustees and the chair of the board. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, co-founded Sentebale in 2006 in honour […]
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