Wed 26 March 2025: The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is facing a defence crisis of unprecedented proportions, with its air force effectively crippled by budget constraints. Defence analysts warn that without urgent intervention, the country’s ability to defend its borders and participate in international peacekeeping operations will continue to deteriorate. According to multiple […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Britain’s Prince Harry said he was “in shock” after quitting as a patron of Sentebale, a British charity he set up to help young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and Botswana, following a row between trustees and the chair of the board. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, co-founded Sentebale in 2006 in honour […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: Sudan’s army has recaptured Khartoum airport from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), “fully securing it”, according to military sources. Soldiers also encircled areas surrounding the airport in the Sudanese capital on Wednesday, a key development in a two-year-old conflict between the armed forces and rival RSF. Troops “surrounded the strategic […]
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Wed 26 March 2025: In Africa’s Ghost Reporters, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit reveals a shadowy influence campaign that uses fake journalists and local media to spread political propaganda, mainly in the French-speaking countries of West and Central Africa. The investigation uncovers how images of the dead have been used to create fake journalists, how middlemen […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Government has implemented island closures with immediate effect to enhance the conservation of South Africa’s penguin populations. This follows the recent finalisation of a historic settlement agreement — in the form of a court order — securing critical protections for South Africa’s penguin populations. The landmark agreement — reached between the […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Building tension and violence threatens to unravel the peace deal that halted ethnic conflict in 2018. South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war as violence between rival factions escalates, the United Nations has warned. The situation in the country is “dire” said Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The Department of Home Affairs has announced a comprehensive upgrade to its digital verification system, a crucial component of national security, as well as both public and private sector services in South Africa. The verification system enables government departments, including National Treasury and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), as […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Rwandan authorities on Sunday welcomed the M23 rebel group’s decision to withdraw from the strategic mining town of Walikale and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s move to halt hostilities in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A statement by the office of the government’s spokesperson said Rwanda supports […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: Expelled South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool said Sunday he returned home with “no regrets,” following his 32-hour flight from the US via Qatar to Cape Town, Anadolu Agency reports. Stating that he would have preferred to come to South Africa with secured deals with the US, Rasool told South […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has deepened its interest in Libya following the developments in the country after the military attack launched by the House of Representatives-affiliated leadership on the capital, Tripoli, in 2019. One of the most dangerous consequences of this attack was the direct military presence of foreign forces, particularly the Russians […]
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