Sat 14 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:*👇🏼 ◼️ GNU splits on Bozell: The Government of National Unity has suffered another ruction, this time based around the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s decision to démarche US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell, over comments made at a conference this week. At […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: The Turkish National Defense Ministry said a ballistic munition fired from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was intercepted and neutralized by NATO air and missile defense systems in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish National Defense Ministry confirmed that NATO air and missile defense units deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean destroyed the […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Kyiv is seeking a major agreement with the US on drone production. In a statement on Telegram, Zelenskyy said he hopes Washington will show greater interest in signing the agreement following the escalation of the conflict. “We wanted to sign a major agreement with […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Mbalula and AfriForum in war of words over US ambassador’s remarks: The situation escalated further when Bozell remarked that he “didn’t care” about South African court rulings regarding the apartheid struggle song “Kill the Boer”, arguing that the chant constitutes hate speech. […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was not interested in winning the Nobel Peace Prize, brushing aside questions about whether the military campaign against Iran might affect his chances of receiving the award. “I don’t know. I’m not interested in it,” Trump told the Washington Examiner, adding that the prize […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a brief official visit, a day after holding a phone call with the Iranian president, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, state media reported. During the visit, Sharif will hold a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. […]
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Thu 12 March 2026: Russia is reportedly sharing drone warfare tactics learned in Ukraine with Iran, potentially boosting Tehran’s ability to target US and Gulf interests in the Middle East, according to a Western intelligence official cited by CNN. Russia is reportedly assisting Iran with advanced drone tactics developed during its war in Ukraine, potentially […]
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Thu 12 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ One loaf, one vote? In a video circulating on social media, party volunteers can be seen with a tray of loaves of bread and handing them out to the community. One of the volunteers can be heard saying: We are here from […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, roughly 30 km off Iran’s coast in Bushehr province, is far more significant than its size suggests. The 20-square-kilometre island functions as Iran’s principal oil export terminal and handles almost all of Iran’s crude exports. It collects oil coming by pipeline from Iran’s […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Global oil prices climbed sharply as the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran continues to rattle energy markets and raised concerns over crude supplies. The international benchmark, Brent North Sea crude, rose by 5.1 percent to reach $92.23 per barrel during trading. Meanwhile, the main US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, recorded an […]
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