Tue 10 June 2025: An intense cold front brings widespread snow, forcing the closure of the N2 highway and other key routes in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, with authorities urging extreme caution. A powerful cold front sweeping across South Africa has resulted in significant snowfall, forcing the closure of major national roads and mountain passes in […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Hundreds of activists from across North Africa have launched a symbolic land convoy, aiming to cross into the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing. A large land convoy carrying hundreds of activists from Tunisia and other nations departed from Tunis on Monday, embarking on a journey to the Gaza […]
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Tue 10 June 2025: Kremlin announcement comes as Wagner Group quits West African state of Mali. Russia is working to enhance its economic and military ties in Africa, Moscow has outlined. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared on Monday that Russia’s presence in Africa is “growing”. The move is part of an ongoing bid by Moscow […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: Eskom has called on communities to stop illegal connections and energy theft as South Africa heads into a week of severe winter conditions. The power utility warned that these activities often lead to transformer overloads, equipment failures and, in some cases, explosions and extended outages—forcing Eskom to implement load reduction to […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: Rwanda announced its withdrawal from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), accusing the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo of “instrumentalising” the bloc with the support of member states. “Rwanda’s right to the rotating presidency, as stipulated in Article 6 of the treaty [establishing ECCAS], was deliberately ignored” with instructions […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: Africa’s push for a seat on the UN Security Council continued Wednesday with the 13th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union’s Committee of Ten (C-10) in Zambia. The meeting in the capital Lusaka is focused on the Common African Position (CAP), which aims to secure at least two permanent and five […]
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Sat 07 June 2025: What does it take to stand for justice in a world shaped by power and politics? In this episode, OnePath’s Malaz Majanni sits down with Ebrahim Rasool, former South African Ambassador to the United States, for a timely conversation on diplomacy, faith, and moral leadership. __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ From South Africa’s […]
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Sat 07 June 2025: The announcement follows a spate of attacks in recent weeks that militants say killed more than 100 Malian soldiers as well as some Wagner mercenaries. Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said on Friday it was leaving Mali after fighting militant groups for three-and-a-half years and returning home after its mission in the […]
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Fri 06 June 2025: In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent South African businessman and the father of Elon Musk, Errol Musk. Topics of discussion include: Family background and heritage: from England to South Africa. Growing up white in apartheid South Africa: memories and reality. Marriage to Maye […]
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Fri 06 June 2025: Sardines ignite a massive feeding frenzy and lead to extensive beach closures along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline. The eagerly awaited 2025 sardine run has made a spectacular entrance in KwaZulu-Natal, with the “Greatest Shoal on Earth” making its formidable presence known south of Durban, particularly around Isipingo, and extending from Port Edward to […]
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