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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Thu 24 April 2025: Millions of people in Ethiopia are on the brink of starvation as the World Food Programme (WFP) prepares to suspend malnutrition treatment for 650,000 women and children by the end of April. The decision comes after the UN agency received less than half the funding it had secured in the previous […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct. When cases of misconduct in schools emerge, they tend to follow the same pattern: public outcry, media […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Pretoria, South Africa early Thursday for talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa on bilateral cooperation, trade and the war with Russia. Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola welcomed Zelenskyy upon arrival. According to a government statement, the visit provides the two countries an “opportunity to discuss bilateral relations […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced that headline consumer inflation decreased for the first time in five months due to lower fuel prices and softer tuition inflation. According to Stats SA, inflation was edging lower to 2.7% in March from 3.2% in February. “The fuel index softened by 0.4% from […]
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Wed 23 April 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a Ukrainian Head of State to South Africa. This engagement follows President Ramaphosa’s visit to Ukraine in June 2023, as part of the African Peace Initiative, which also […]
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