NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES SECURE FREEDOM FOR 130 CATHOLIC KIDNAPPED STUDENTS

Mon 22 December 2025: According to a presidential spokesman, Nigerian officials have obtained the freedom of the remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by armed men from a Catholic boarding school in November, following the earlier release of approximately 100 students this month. “Another 130 Abducted Niger State Pupils Released, None Left In Captivity,” Sunday Dare said […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | MONDAY – 22 DECEMBER 2025

Mon 22 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ No go for Eskom-Nersa R54bn secret settlement: The controversial R54 billion settlement reached in secret in July between Eskom and the energy regulator Nersa, which consumers would have had to pay through further electricity tariff increases, will not be made an order of […]

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AFRICAN LEADERS URGED TO MAINTAIN ‘COURAGE’ IN PUSH FOR SLAVERY REPARATIONS

Sun 21 December 2025: Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama held talks with a global delegation seeking reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, who urged him to rally other African leaders to choose “courage over comfort” and support the growing movement. The delegation, made up of experts from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the […]

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9 KILLED, 10 OTHERS WOUNDED IN TAVERN SHOOTING WEST OF JOHANNESBURG

Sun 21 December 2025: According to the South Africa’s police At least 9 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, on Sunday. South African Broadcasting Corp (SABC) News reported that the attack occurred overnight at the KwaNoxolo tavern in the Tambo section, […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | FRIDAY – 20 DECEMBER 2025

Sat 20 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ US Senate confirms anti-ANC activist Leo Brent Bozell III as incoming ambassador: This move transitions his controversial “priority list” from the campaign of a nominee to the official mandate of a confirmed envoy. No longer just a nominee’s opinion, Bozell now carries official […]

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POOR RAINY SEASONS DEEPEN DROUGHT RISKS ACROSS HORN OF AFRICA: UN

Fri 19 December 2025: The October-December 2025 rainy season has “essentially failed” across the eastern Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, raising concerns of a sharp deterioration in food security during the first half of 2026. Cyril Ferrand, resilience team leader for Eastern Africa at FAO, told reporters […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | FRIDAY – 19 DECEMBER 2025

Fri 19 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA reaffirms its sovereignty as US again attacks Pretoria: “These individuals were engaged in work without the necessary work permits. “The government will not negotiate its sovereignty and the implementation of the rule of law,” cautioned Phiri. Dirco spokesperson Chrispin also said that […]

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UNITED STATES CONDEMNS SA GOVERNMENT OVER DETENTION OF ITS OFFICIALS

Thu 18 December 2025: The United States has issued a strong condemnation of the South African government’s recent detention of US Officials in relation to an operation conducted by Home Affairs and law enforcement officials in Johannesburg, in which seven Kenyans were arrested, SABC News reported. They had allegedly violated the country’s immigration laws. The […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | THURSDAY – 18 DECEMBER 2025

Thu 18 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ US firm after billionaire Motsepe’s companies for R3.2 billion: A South African court has the power to overturn any decision taken by a Tanzanian court against billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s investment firm African Rainbow Capital (ARC) in a multibillion-rand lawsuit initiated by a US-based […]

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NIGERIA MUST NOT BECOME AMERICA’S NEXT BATTLEFIELD

Wed 17 December 2025: Trump’s rhetoric risks recasting criminal violence and state failure as a religious war with devastating consequences for civilians. In early November, United States President Donald Trump declared that “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria”. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, he accused “radical Islamists” of […]

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