Wed 19 August 2026: South Africa’s decision to assist in the return of Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) soldier Daniel Perez has raised concerns about the country’s foreign policy, especially given the government’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Speaking on the matter, South African Jewish activist, writer, and commentator Paul […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to constitute a global health emergency, with cases in the country now exceeding 5,000. After holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to the international community […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Big changes coming for anyone entering or leaving SA: “We must accelerate the establishment of the identified One-Stop Border Posts. A truck carrying goods across Southern Africa should not spend days waiting at a border,” President Ramaphosa said. “Our borders must facilitate legitimate […]
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Tue 18 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:*👇🏼 ◼️ March and March to meet AfriForum to ‘learn’ from its advocacy strategies: The leader of the controversial anti-migrant movement March and March, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, says the organisation will meet with AfriForum on Tuesday to learn more about the civil rights group’s advocacy strategies. […]
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Mon 17 August 2026: Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema holds an early lead in the general election and appears headed for a possible first-round victory, though the process has been clouded by opposition allegations that armed personnel raided the home of his main challenger. Polls closed on Thursday, and by Sunday more than half of the […]
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Mon 17 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Here’s what R100 could buy you in 2000 vs today: Concerningly, food inflation has beaten inflation in many categories. For example, cooking oil has seen a 703.9% price increase since 2000, far exceeding the inflation rate. Similarly, staples like bread and milk […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly 1.2 metric tons (2,630 pounds) of illegal elephant ivory and about 80 kilograms (176 pounds) of animal bones hidden inside timber crates shipped from Africa, VietNamNet reported Friday. The shipment, which arrived from the Republic of Congo in three containers, was intercepted at Quy Nhon Port […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: The Ebola outbreak currently raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is advancing more rapidly than health officials can control and is projected to become the most lethal in history, the World Health Organization reports. On Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that if the epidemic continues at its […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Ramaphosa tells African leaders that South Africans are ashamed of the actions of anti-illegal migration movements: “The criminal actions of a few within our communities are a repudiation of the solidarity upon which this southern African is built. We cannot preach integration at […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Friday blocked offshore exploration led by Shell along the country’s pristine Wild Coast, a setback for the oil major after years of legal challenges by local communities and environmentalists. The ruling is the latest outcome in a series of court cases that have dampened investor appetite […]
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