Fri 17 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA’s population has grown by almost 53% since 1996, but it’s ageing: The elderly recorded the fastest average annual growth between 1996 and 2022 at 3%, while the population of children aged up to 14 grew by just 0.7% a year. The […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: Muslims need to have dialogue with each other, as the immigrant debate is creating divisions in the community, political analyst Thembisa Fakude said at the Kasi Muslim Dialogue in Soweto on Friday, 10 July. Fakude spoke on xenophobia, afrophobia and immigration, and said that the current climate in which tensions are high around the debate on immigration posed one […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: An exceptional 1,305-carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, according to the tenement’s Vancouver-based owner. “The recovery of our 10th diamond exceeding 1,000 carats is another extraordinary milestone for Karowe, ” William Lamb, Lucara Diamond president and chief executive officer, said Monday. “No diamond mine in history […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa to learn fate of Phala Phala interdict bid within a week: Ramaphosa wants the inquiry stopped from commencing its work until the same court rules on his bid to set aside the report behind it. The report found he has a […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: UN health agency warns of underreported cases while doctors at outbreak epicentre threaten to go on strike. The true number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is likely at least double the official tally, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) official. The WHO has confirmed […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: The Presidency has dismissed what it describes as a sustained misinformation campaign aimed at portraying South Africa as isolated from the rest of the African continent, following recent anti-illegal migration protests. Addressing a media briefing at the Union Buildings on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the campaign sought to paint […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Sudan risks facing a deepening hunger crisis due to ongoing conflict, aid funding cuts, and rising agricultural costs driven by the global disruption caused by the Iran war, a senior World Food Programme (WFP) official has said. “It’s a massive crisis, both in terms of numbers, but also due to the […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ SA’s cost-of-living crisis: Cost-of-living pressures are forcing many households to cut back on discretionary spending, cancel subscriptions, reduce medical spending, and even move into smaller homes to better manage their finances. Inflation remains the dominant concern for consumers, with 79% of respondents ranking […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Hospital staff caring for Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have initiated a strike, claiming they have not received their salaries for several months, which has caused the hospital to cease operations. Dozens of employees at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, walked off the job […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ US gives SA another deadline: The hearing concerned the Section 301 Investigations into the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced with Forced Labour. “In the […]
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