Wed 01 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ ‘Worst political interference’: A week after former national police minister Nathi Mthethwa was fingered in the Madlanga Commission, he was found dead outside a hotel in Paris. Mthethwa, the country’s ambassador to France, was discovered at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: South Africa’s ambassador to France has been found dead at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in Porte Maillot in the west of Paris, newspapers Le Parisien and Le Figaro reported on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Paris Police declined to comment. Calls to the South African Embassy […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: A senior official in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Taher al-Nounou, said on Monday evening “We were not part of the negotiations on the current American plan.” In a press statement, Al-Nounou said that “the release of the Israeli prisoners is linked to ending the war and the withdrawal of the […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed that there is no seizure of frozen Russian assets and that Ukraine would repay the loan if Moscow pays reparations, during a joint news conference with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday. “There is no seizing of the assets. Ukraine has to repay […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: The Bank of Israel has kept short-term interest rates unchanged, citing Israel’s push deeper into Gaza along with persistent inflation, while warning of the effect of the country’s growing global isolation. In a news conference after the decision, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron cautioned that Israel’s deteriorating reputation over Gaza […]
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Tue 30 September 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ United States puts SA on watch list for sanctions: It was published on Monday, nearly three months after it was due to be delivered to Congress, after most of the staff in the office that prepares it were laid off. Brazil and South […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: A Sudanese community committee has announced the death of 95 people, including 73 children, in Abu Shouk camp in El Fasher, due to hunger and disease over the past 40 days. The emergency room of Abu Shouk camp (a popular committee) said in a statement: “More than 73 children under the […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: The deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Monday that speculation in European countries about a possible war with Russia in the next five years “should not happen,” stressing it goes against Moscow’s interests. “Russia does not need a war with anyone in principle, including with the frigid […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: Indian leader controversially refers to the politically-charged win as an extension of ‘Operation Sindoor’. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contentiously invoked the conflict with Pakistan in May, which brought the nuclear-armed neighbours to the cusp of a fifth all-out war, to celebrate India’s Asia Cup final cricket win against their regional arch […]
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Mon 29 September 2025: Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party secured a clear victory in a parliamentary election marred by allegations of Russian meddling, viewed as a critical decision between aligning with Europe or gravitating toward Moscow’s influence. Sandu’s ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which has held a parliamentary majority since 2021, won 50% of […]
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