Wed 11 March 2026: Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was reportedly injured in his legs during the opening day of US-Israeli strikes on the country, according to reports by The New York Times citing both Israeli and Iranian sources. Khamenei, 56, was announced as the successor to his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed […]
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Wed 11 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ United States reveals five demands for SA: Speaking at the Biznews Conference in Hermanus, Bozell said that he has been in the country in his official capacity for three-and-a-half weeks and has already learned of the complexity of “the situation” here. However, […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that more than 52,000 Indians have safely returned to India from the Gulf region between March 1 and 7, as the government continues to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia. In an update, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government is […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: The Trump administration is mulling a ground operation to retrieve Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, according to a media report published on Monday. The highly enriched uranium is believed to be sitting in a storage facility deep underground, according to military officials who spoke to CNN. The officials said that US President Donald Trump’s […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Afghanistan faces compounding crises as regional instability threatens to push the country further toward collapse, a senior UN official warned Monday. “The conflict with Pakistan has had punishing human and economic costs,” Georgette Gagnon, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) deputy special representative for Afghanistan, said during a UN Security […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Australia will deploy a long-range military aircraft and missiles to the Gulf region, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that the move aims to help protect Australian citizens during the ongoing conflict. Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Albanese said that Australia will send an E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft to the […]
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Tue 10 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ South Africa risks invasion: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned President Cyril Ramaphosa to enhance defence cooperation, highlighting both countries’ vulnerabilities to foreign invasion. “I don’t know if comrade Ramaphosa realises that if we don’t prepare ourselves in terms of defence, […]
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Mon 09 March 2026: Oil prices surged past $105 and briefly hit $108 after Iran’s leadership change during the US-Israel war. African economies reliant on fuel imports face rising inflation, currency pressure & higher transport costs as Strait of Hormuz risks threaten global supply. US-Israel war on Iran is sending economic shockwaves across Africa as […]
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Mon 09 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ South African exports under pressure: Fruit producers are looking to redirect their produce to India or other Middle Eastern countries through Saudi Arabia due to regional conflict. Exporters noted that this diversion may incur $4,000 (R67,189) in surcharges, and citrus, grapes, pome, and […]
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Sat 07 March 2026: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said neighbouring countries will no longer be targeted, unless an attack originates from there, as the war launched by the United States and Israel, which triggered sustained retaliation from Tehran across the Gulf and beyond, enters its second week. The Iranian interim leadership council approved the motion […]
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