PAKISTAN TO CREATE NEW PARAMILITARY FORCE AHEAD OF MORE PROTESTS BY IMRAN KHAN’S PARTY

Tue 15 July 2025: Pakistan said on Monday it was creating a national paramilitary force, prompting concern among opposition parties and human rights groups that it could be used as a tool of political repression. The move turns an existing paramilitary force deployed on Pakistan’s northwestern border with Afghanistan into a national security force that will […]

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‘LIVES CONTROLLED BY CRIME’: EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS HIT SOUTH AFRICA POLICE

Tue 15 July 2025: Government under pressure as a provincial police commissioner accuses the country’s police chief of colluding with criminal gangs. Cape Town, South Africa – When Patricia Blows heard a senior police official’s explosive allegations against South Africa’s political and law enforcement elite last week, her thoughts went straight to the stalled investigation into […]

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DEVIL WORSHIP, MUTI AND MURDER: WHAT’S BEHIND THE GROWTH OF OCCULT GANGS IN SOUTH AFRICA?

A gang member’s drawings of satanic symbols. Images courtesy Ashwill Phillips. Tue 15 July 2025: Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and contribute to ongoing violence, drug trafficking and territorial conflict. But gangs have continued […]

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FIROZ CACHALIA: NEW BROOM TO SWEEP POLICE CLEAN?

Mon 14 July 2025: Professor Firoz Cachalia, a respected legal mind and anti-corruption advocate, takes the political helm of the police service amid a national outcry over alleged rot within its ranks. Professor Firoz Cachalia has been appointed as South Africa’s acting Minister of Police by President Cyril Ramaphosa, a move that follows explosive allegations […]

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THREE NEW AFRICAN SITES INSCRIBED ON UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

Mon 14 July 2025: Three sites from the African continent were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Sunday during the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee held in Paris, France. Malawi’s Mulanje Mountain, revered by locals as a dwelling place for gods and sacred spirits and known for its unique flora and numerous hiking routes, […]

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PERUVIAN CITADEL THAT IS NEARLY 4,000 YEARS OLD OPENS DOORS TO TOURISTS

Mon 14 July 2025: To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization — one of the oldest in the world — opened its doors to visitors in Peru on Saturday, after eight years of study and restoration work. The archaeological site, known as Penico, was a meeting point for trade between the first […]

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GAZA WAR STRATEGY TO ‘CRUSH’ ISRAELI SOLDIERS AS ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS EXEMPTED: RESERVIST

Sun 13 July 2025: An Israeli reserve soldier warned Saturday that the government’s war strategy in Gaza will “crush” army soldiers amid the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, Anadolu reports. The Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “helpless and weak before the ultra-Orthodox rabbis and politicians in Israel,” soldier Dan Oron said in statements carried by […]

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