Thu 19 June 2025: Ousted uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu plans to consult South Africans on forming a new political movement, following his removal from the party’s leadership In a significant political shift, Floyd Shivambu, who was axed as the secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party two weeks ago, has announced his […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Over 700 people from the Mokwa community have still been missing in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State since the country saw devastating floods three weeks ago, local media reported on Wednesday. The Niger State’s Governor Umaru Bago told reporters the state recorded at least 207 deaths from the recent flooding, according to […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: As of 31 March 2025, total consumers debt owed to municipalities amounted to R416.1 billion when compared to R347.6 billion that was reported in the same period in 2023/24. This is according to a report released by National Treasury on local government revenue and expenditure for the third quarter of the […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: The R26.5 billion loan, intended for infrastructure reform, has been welcomed by the government but condemned by the country’s largest trade union federation as a “dangerous Trojan Horse.” A recently approved R26.5 billion (US$1.5 billion) World Bank loan to South Africa has ignited a sharp division between the government and […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: Experts call for a multi-faceted approach, drawing lessons from the nation’s historic public health battles. South Africa is facing a severe public health challenge as an obesity crisis places immense strain on the nation’s healthcare system. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than half of the adult population is now classified […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say that remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’. This month, the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group announced its total withdrawal from Mali, claiming it had completed its mission after three and a half years of operations in the West African country. For years, Wagner […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has confirmed that South Africa has substantially completed all 22 recommended action items outlined in the Action Plan adopted when the country was placed on the organisation’s grey list in February 2023. South Africa was placed on the FATF grey list due to deficiencies in […]
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Sun 15 June 2025: At least 102 people were killed in a pre-dawn attack on a community in Benue State in north-central Nigeria, local officials and witnesses said Saturday. Armed men, suspected to be criminal herders, stormed the Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area late Friday night and continued the assault into the early […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: Chad is nearing collapse under the weight of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, with 1.5 million people in urgent need of clean water and only a fraction currently being reached, the UN humanitarian affairs office warned Friday. Speaking at UN briefing in Geneva, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Francois Batalingaya said that […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales – representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins – were seized in shipments linked to Nigeria, despite a ban on international trade. Pangolins are scaly mammals found across Asia and Africa. They are considered the world’s most […]
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