Mon 07 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️OTT prices in line of fire: The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has put over-the-top (OTT) service providers — including multinationals Netflix and WhatsApp, and the country’s telecommunications giants — on notice over the pricing of their services. “As the country […]
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Sun 06 September 2026: School students across multiple states have held protests in recent weeks, seeking better conditions — seemingly inspired by the Gen Z protests that challenged the Narendra Modi government. Bengaluru, India — It was past time for class, but none of the 122 students at the government-run primary school in Samuhi Bhatpurwa village […]
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Sun 06 September 2026: Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Greece will begin talks with potential partner countries Denmark, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Greece agreed Friday on the next steps toward creating migrant return hubs outside the European Union, paving the way for discussions with potential partner countries, Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration […]
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Sun 06 September 2026: Russia-Ukraine war pressures grain supplies as attacks disrupt exports from two major wheat suppliers Global food prices climbed in August to their highest level since late 2022, driven by renewed disruption to grain markets and Black Sea exports linked to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to United Nations data and the Polish […]
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Sun 06 September 2026: Yemen’s internationally recognized government forces have been locked in heavy fighting with Houthi rebels on several fronts, with the fiercest combat concentrated in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces and along the western Red Sea coast. The Yemeni military announced that it had retaken Hais district, south of Hodeidah — a strategically important […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Investigation reportedly targets officials linked to disclosures about shortages of long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors US investigators administered polygraph tests to 50 military officers and civilian officials in August as part of a probe into leaks about depleted American weapons stocks, multiple media outlets reported on Friday. The investigation focused on […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian state news agency Tass reported. According to the agency, a special jet carrying the two US envoys landed at Vnukovo Airport. Russian presidential envoy Kirill […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Resolution promotes equal-area projections to address distortions in how Africa and other regions are represented The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution calling for greater use of world maps that more accurately reflect the relative sizes of countries and continents. The measure, known as the “Correct the Map” […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: The United States is signing bilateral health deals with African countries. By the end of February 2026, deals worth US$19.8 billion had been signed in new health funding. Of this amount, the US has committed US$12.2 billion and African countries US$7.5 billion. Eighteen African countries have signed these deals. They are Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, […]
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Sat 05 September 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️SAFM apologises over Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview: The BCCSA has upheld a complaint over an interview with March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma. It ruled that the SABC failed to flag her statements as opinion or challenge them, even though a prior segment with […]
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