Thu 20 March 2025: Sudan’s army is close to taking control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), state TV reported today according to Reuters. The RSF quickly took the palace and most of the capital at the outbreak of war in April 2023, but the Sudanese Armed Forces have […]
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Thu 20 March 2025: At least 10,000 people were displaced in February in Mozambique’s violence-hit northern province of Cabo Delgado, a UN agency said Wednesday. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report that 93% of those movements of people were found to be due to “attacks or […]
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Thu 20March 2025: Consumer price inflation has remained at 3.2% in February – unchanged from January. According to Statistics South Africa, the main contributors to the annual inflation rate were: Housing and utilities (4.4% and contributing 1.0 percentage point); Food and non-alcoholic beverages (2.8% and contributing 0.5 of a percentage point), and Restaurants and accommodation […]
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Wed 19 March 2025: Social grant beneficiaries who have not replaced their South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards with the new Postbank black cards, have only one day left to make the change, before their gold cards stop working. After tomorrow, 20 March 2025, SASSA gold cards will be deactivated and beneficiaries who […]
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Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, meet with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar Wed 19 March 2025: The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ in eastern DRC. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan […]
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Tue 18 March 2025: From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map. Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and jagged in […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to be intimidated by the White House following the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool. The party condemned the US decision to declare Rasool persona non grata, calling it an attack on South Africa’s sovereignty. […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced the phased withdrawal of its military mission from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking a significant shift in the region’s approach to resolving the ongoing conflict. The decision follows mounting casualties among SADC troops and renewed diplomatic efforts to bring […]
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Mon 17 March 2025: The leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan vowed on Saturday to continue fighting and threatened new offensives against the Sudanese army. In a video statement, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemetti, said that the RSF will not withdraw from the presidential palace or the capital, Khartoum. “The […]
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Sun 16 March 2025: The Zimbabwean government is grappling with its worst armyworm outbreak in 20 years, and is stepping up efforts to ensure that farmers secure their crops from the pest, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere has said. During a media briefing on Tuesday, Muswere said the Ministry of Lands, […]
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