Sat 15 February 2025: UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups. Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape by armed men, according to the United Nations […]
Continue Reading
Sat 15 February 2025: A meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA), set to take place in Johannesburg this week, has drawn the anger of medical professionals sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Professor Ido Didi Fabian, an eye expert, faces criticism for his affiliation with Sheba Medical Centre. The facility is alleged to […]
Continue Reading
Sat 15 February 2025: South Africa’s 2025 budget is expected to address high debt service costs and increase taxes on alcohol and tobacco, a South African economist said on Tuesday. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG South Africa, made the remarks while announcing the consulting company’s key predictions for the upcoming 2025 national budget speech […]
Continue Reading
Fri 14 February 2025: Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Wednesday that her country is committed to strengthening engagement with its African partners, including through the G7. “South Africa is the G20’s first African President, while Canada holds the G7 Presidency,’’ she said on X after speaking by phone with South African Foreign Minister […]
Continue Reading
Fri 14 February 2025: People find love in many ways and through diverse mediums. Online platforms have become popular meeting places for people looking to find intimate partners, making them a prime target for cybercriminals. Online romance fraud has become a global phenomenon. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US, romance scams accounted for losses to […]
Continue Reading
Disgruntled white South Africans protest against farm murders they blame on the government. Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty Images Fri 14 February 2025: American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the South African government’s plan to “seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property […]
Continue Reading
Fri 14 February 2025: URGENT: SASSA Gold Cards Will Stop Working Soon – Get Your New Postbank Black Card NOW! 🚨 📅 Deadline: 28 February 2025 Time is running out! If you rely on a SASSA Gold Card to receive your grant, you must switch to the new Postbank Black Card before 28 February 2025 – or you […]
Continue Reading
Thu 13 February 2025: Sudan’s Sovereign Council leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Thursday that there will be no negotiation or compromise with groups taking up arms against the state, Anadolu reports. “The army will not abandon those who took up arms to fight alongside it in the war of dignity,” Burhan said during a visit to the […]
Continue Reading
Thu 13 February 2025: With the diamond industry facing an uncertain future, Botswana is seeking to develop industries such as agriculture, copper mining, and tourism to diversify its economy, the country’s vice president said on Monday. “Botswana’s reliance on diamond revenues has been both a strength and a vulnerability. To secure Botswana’s future, we must […]
Continue Reading
Thu 13 February 2025: Social Development Deputy Minister Ganief Henricks has told the portfolio committee on Social Development the scourge of substance and drug abuse is a challenge not only for South Africa, but globally. Addressing the portfolio committee on Wednesday, the Deputy Minister highlighted the consequences of drug abuse on South African society. The […]
Continue Reading
