Fri 22 May 2026: Chief of humanitarian action warns caregiving roles, weak health systems increase dangers for women, girls during outbreaks Women and girls are likely to face the highest risk of Ebola infection during the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda because of their caregiving and frontline community roles, […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Trump accepts credentials of SA’s new ambassador: Meyer succeeds former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled as ambassador in March last year. In a SABC interview from Washington, Meyer described the credential ceremony at the White House as “warm”. A […]
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Security escort migrants in a National Public Health Agency (NPHA) after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, formerly known as Lungi International Airport in Sierra Leone. Fri 22 May 2026: The first plane carrying nine migrants from West African countries has arrived from the United States to Sierra Leone, making it the latest African country […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Protesting migrants camp at refugee centre following police clashes and threats from vigilante groups. Foreign nationals are camping outside the Diakonia refugee centre in the Durban city centre after police used rubber bullets to disperse them on Tuesday. The group of over 500 people had initially picketed at the Durban Central Police Station […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: A 50-day water shutdown can be expected across Gauteng, the North West, the Free State and Mpumalanga, affecting millions of residents across several municipalities, after Rand Water announced major planned maintenance at its Palmiet and Zuikerbosch systems. The interruptions are scheduled to run between 29 May and 17 July 2026. The […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Numbers are expected to rise, the WHO warns, as European officials emphasise that the risk of a European outbreak is low. The number of suspected Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has risen to 600, with 139 suspected deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ SA’s security under threat: This, they said, has led to a decline in South Africa’s defence capability with ageing and inadequate equipment, a lack of infrastructure maintenance, and inadequate provisioning for military personnel at a time when the role of the SANDF has […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: The Consumer Price Index (CPI), known as inflation, has risen by some 1.1% in April to reach some 4% mainly driven by rising fuel prices. According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), this is the highest inflation has been since August 2024 when it stood at 4.4%. “Consumers were dealt a […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: Nigerian Army lauds joint US operation as part of ongoing military campaign to ‘hunt down and kill terrorists anywhere’. Nigerian forces working with the United States claim to have killed 175 ISIL (ISIS) fighters in a series of joint strikes in the country’s northeast in recent days. The Nigerian Defence Headquarters […]
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Wed 20 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Mantashe fires back over SA coal exports to Israel: Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is in hot water over South Africa’s 87% year-on-year increase in coal exports to Israel, which critics have argued is enabling its continued military campaign in Gaza. However, Mantashe […]
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