HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 31 DECEMBER 2025

Wed 31 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Call to remain vigilant: The Brigadier added that women are also falling victim to spiked drinks as a number of cases have been reported nationwide of women who have been found raped, assaulted or dead while coming back from taverns, shebeens, nightclubs and […]

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ISRAEL’S DECISION TO RECOGNIZE SOMALILAND ILLEGITIMATE, UNACCEPTABLE: ERDOGAN

Tue 30 December 2025: Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland is illegitimate and unacceptable, the Turkish president said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a significant improvement in security has been achieved in Somalia despite various acts of sabotage by those […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | TUESDAY – 30 DECEMBER 2025

Tue 30 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA concern over Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: “We uphold the African Union’s principle of uti possidetis the sanctity of inherited borders as the continent’s essential safeguard against conflict. We distinguish unequivocally between decolonisation and secession. The former restores sovereignty; the latter dismantles it,” […]

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SA CONCERN OVER ISRAEL’S RECOGNITION OF SOMALILAND

Tue 30 December 2025: South Africa has noted with concern, the recent announcement by the State of Israel recognising Somaliland as an independent state. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation said the recognition constitutes a violation of the Federal Republic of Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and is a […]

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SA RANKED WORLD’S MOST GENEROUS NATION IN NEW GLOBAL STUDY

Tue 30 December 2025: South Africa has been named the world’s most generous nation in a new global study conducted by Remitly, a digital financial services provider. The study, which assessed more than 4 500 people across 25 countries, measured generosity not through money or material giving, but through broader human behaviour including empathy, emotional […]

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NIGER ENACTS GENERAL MOBILIZATION ORDINANCE AMID HEIGHTENED SAHEL SECURITY PUSH

Mon 29 December 2025: Niger’s government on Friday adopted an ordinance authorizing nationwide mobilization, a move that would allow authorities to requisition citizens, property, and services to address internal and external threats. The decree was approved during a Council of Ministers meeting presided over by Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani and sets out measures for organizing and […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | MONDAY – 29 DECEMBER 2025

Mon 29 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ DA leadership tensions spill into Public Protector complaint: The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, has submitted a formal complaint to the Public Protector, requesting an investigation into possible abuse of state resources by former Minister Dion George and his […]

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NIGER INTRODUCES AES E-PASSPORTS, BIOMETRIC ID CARDS

Sun 28 December 2025: The Nigerien government, meeting in a Council of Ministers on Friday, adopted a draft decree regulating ordinary and service electronic passports as well as the biometric national identity cards of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). According to the council’s statement, the measure aims to facilitate the free movement of persons […]

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