Fri 07 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ South Africa’s migrant exodus leaves employers short-handed: For employers, the challenge is not only finding workers but replacing years of experience. Labour unions and researchers argue there is no shortage of South Africans willing to work. Instead, they say, many employers favour […]
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Fri 07 August 2026: Dozens of health workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main Ebola hotspot have gone on strike to demand unpaid wages, while aid organizations caution that the outbreak continues to spread rapidly. Staff in Bunia, capital of Ituri province—which has recorded nearly 90% of the country’s Ebola cases—are the most […]
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Fri 07 August 2026: Uganda’s parliament voted on Thursday to authorize the potential deployment of its troops to Gaza as part of a multinational security force envisioned in U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ceasefire plan for the territory, according to Reuters. Before the vote, Ugandan Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka told lawmakers Trump had, through emissaries, […]
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Fri 07 August 2026: Erdogan will meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his office says. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting in Saudi Arabia on Friday for what his office has billed as a routine one-day working visit amid regional tensions. The trip will be […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: Islamabad seeks economic backing while balancing new defence commitments and a volatile regional security landscape. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit, which comes “against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf”, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Egypt “will not allow” Ethiopia to build new dams on the Nile River, Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam said Tuesday amid a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Sewilam’s remarks came about two weeks after media reports said that Ethiopia is planning to build three additional dams on the […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ New protocol for former presidents: The government is taking steps to avoid a repetition of its recent embarrassment when South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, was photographed at an event in India with former president Jacob Zuma and State Capture-linked […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: Authorities are screening 5,000 refugees as rights groups warn they remain at risk of persecution in Myanmar. Malaysia has said it will not proceed with the repatriation of 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar if their lives would be at risk upon return. On Wednesday, government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the foreign […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: On Wednesday, Russia’s Energy Ministry announced that the government has temporarily allowed the production, import and sale of lower-environmental-standard gasoline in order to boost domestic fuel supplies. The measure allows Euro-2, Euro-3 and Euro-4 gasoline to be produced, imported and sold in Russia until July 1, 2027. The resolution was signed […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Wednesday that communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently “very difficult” while describing his presence as “a major source of strength” for the country. Speaking in an interview broadcast by Iranian state television to mark the second anniversary of his inauguration, Pezeshkian said the more […]
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