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 […]
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Thu 13 February 2025: The hearing of an unprecedented case brought by the Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwanda over alleged human rights violations began on Wednesday amid the ongoing conflict in Kinshasa’s eastern North Kivu province. Congo filed the case at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania in 2023 alleging […]
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Thu 13 February 2025: Senegal distances itself from colonial past, following trend sweeping across West and Central Africa since 2022. France and Senegal are setting terms for a withdrawal of all French soldiers stationed in the West African country by the end of this year. The two countries said in a statement on Wednesday that […]
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Wed 12 February 2025: The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) announced plans to introduce a new series of banknotes and coins, comprising six denominations of each, which will be officially launched on March 31. “This initiative, which was kick-started by the board’s approval in July 2021, reflects the bank’s commitment to providing currency that is secure, […]
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Wed 12 February 2025: South Africa has vowed not to withdraw its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), despite the Trump administration’s threats and aid cut. There is “no chance” South Africa could withdraw its case it filed in December 2023, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told the Financial Times. “Standing […]
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Wed 12 February 2025: On a humid January day last year, a group of women activists gathered outside the UAE’s sprawling embassy in Pretoria’s upscale Waterkloof neighborhood. Among them were pensioners, homemakers, doctors, and journalists, standing resolute with large posters condemning the UAE’s complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. As they chanted in unison, […]
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Tue 11 February 2025: President John Mahama has directed his minister of finance to “take urgent steps” to bridge the funding gap caused by the Trump administration’s freeze on US Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. “The President expressed deep concern over the funding gap estimated at $156 million,” a statement from Mahama’s office reads. That […]
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Tue 11 February 2025: The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has announced the adjustment to the toll tariffs effective from 1 March 2025. The tariffs are adjusted annually in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as obtained from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). The annual toll tariffs will increase by 4.84%, […]
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Tue 11 February 2025: South Africa – The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) recently opened a treason case against AfriForum at the Cape Town Central Police Station, accusing the organisation of lobbying foreign powers to act against South Africa’s sovereignty and economic interests. The MK Party describes these actions as deliberate economic sabotage and betraying the […]
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Tue 11 February 2025: European Council President Antonio Costa expressed the European Union’s full support Monday for South Africa’s leadership of the G20 during a phone call with President Cyril Ramaphosa. “I highlighted the EU’s commitment to deepen ties with South Africa, as a reliable and predictable partner,’’ Costa said in remarks posted on X. […]
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