Category: Africa

SOUTH AFRICA HAS A NEW EDUCATION LAW: SOME LOVE IT, SOME HATE IT – EDUCATION EXPERT EXPLAINS WHY

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Mon 23 September 2024: South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address inequalities in the school system by standardising rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and even the operation of homeschooling. But it has sparked controversy. Education professor […]

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AFRICAN LEADERS MEET ON MPOX

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Mon 23 September 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the continent tackles Mpox, Africa needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We need to ensure equitable distribution of medical countermeasures based on transparent criteria and readiness to initiate vaccination. We ask Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to lead the consultation with […]

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FAMILIES OF JAILED TUNISIANS TO URGE ICC TO PROBE MIGRANT ABUSE: REPORT

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Sat 21 September 2024: Relatives of jailed Tunisian opposition figures plan to file a submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged rights violations against migrants and refugees in the country, The Guardian newspaper reports. The move planned for next week by the group, which previously petitioned The Hague-based court to probe alleged political persecution […]

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SOUTH AFRICA PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS UN AMID GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL

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Sat 21 September 2024: South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will address the upcoming annual session of the UN General Assembly amid an ongoing genocide case against Israel over its offensive on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. Ramaphosa will lead the South African delegation to New York to attend the 79th session of the assembly, currently presided […]

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URGENT WARNING AS LEVEL 6 SNOWSTORM APPROACHES KZN

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Fri 20 September 2024: KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has warned residents of severe weather conditions that are expected to affect large parts of the province from Friday until the weekend.  According to the latest warning issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), Level 6 disruptive snow can be expected […]

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MALI JUNTA SUFFERS MAJOR BLOW AS MILITANTS ATTACK BAMAKO, KILLING MORE THAN 70

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Fri 20 September 2024: In one of the deadliest attacks in recent years, a jihadist assault in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has left more than 70 dead and over 200 wounded. The attack, which took place at a military police training camp and nearby airport on Tuesday, was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Group to […]

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SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PERMANENT AFRICAN SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL

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Thu 19 September 2024: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated Africa’s demand for permanent representation in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The South African leader emphasized that it is unacceptable for the continent, home to 1.3 billion people, to remain unrepresented. Speaking to reporters at the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exhibition Airshow at the […]

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