Fri 11 April 2025: With the media industry fighting for its survival amidst the rise of digital media, Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called on the industry to make deliberate efforts to transform the sector’s ownership patterns. “Government remains committed to working alongside industry stakeholders to ensure that South Africa’s media landscape […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Malawi has signed a landmark labour agreement with Israel to export nurses to Israeli healthcare institutions, marking a new chapter in bilateral relations. While the deal is being touted as a solution to Malawi’s high unemployment among professional nurses, it has also sparked criticism and concerns over transparency, working conditions, and political motivations. […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: As tensions mount over South Africa’s 2025 national budget, the country’s fragile coalition government—dubbed the Government of National Unity (GNU)—is teetering on the brink of collapse, with the word “budget” now at the center of a political storm threatening to reshape the nation’s governance. On 2 April, the African National Congress […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Amnesty International documents 36 cases of women and girls as young as 15 subjected to many forms of sexual violence. Members of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been subjecting women and girls to “horrific” sexual violence and gang rape, as part of their strategy in the country’s civil war, according to […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Representatives of 40 states and four international organizations say they intend to join public hearings on Israel’s obligations in the occupied Palestinian territory that are expected to be held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court said Wednesday. In a statement, the ICJ said they will hold public hearings […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: With the launch of the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF), government is ready to assist entrepreneurs who want to establish startups, expand their businesses, and gain essential business skills to improve the performance of their enterprises. This is according to the Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni. With […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: US aid cuts force South Sudanese clinics to close, as children die while on a desperate trek for medical care. Eight people, including five children, have died after walking for three hours in blistering heat to seek treatment for cholera in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state, as United States aid cuts forced local […]
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Tue 08 April 2025: Rwanda began a weeklong commemoration Monday marking 31 years since the 1994 genocide against the ethnic Tutsi population. President Paul Kagame and first lady Jeannette Kagame, joined by the dean of the diplomatic corps in the capital Kigali and representatives of genocide survivors, laid wreaths at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where […]
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Mon 07 April 2025: The proposed Firearms Control Amendment Bill has ignited widespread public opposition and political backlash across South Africa. At the centre of the controversy is the Bill’s attempt to overhaul the Firearms Control Act of 2000 — with critics warning that it could disempower law-abiding citizens while failing to address the core issues fuelling […]
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Mon 07 April 2025: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s relations with Algeria have deteriorated amid a series of coups and strengthened Russian ties. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have recalled their ambassadors from Algeria in response to the downing of a Malian drone. The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of the three African […]
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