Wed 21 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ COSATU rejects salary hike for politicians and judiciary: Parks said it’s an even greater affront that the salary hikes include over 9,000 councillors when most municipalities are on the brink of collapse. “If government has spare funds, it must hire doctors, nurses, […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: US President Donald Trump has argued that Denmark is unable to adequately protect Greenland, its semiautonomous territory, suggesting the issue would be discussed with international leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “I don’t think they’re going to push back,” Trump told reporters on Monday when asked for comments to […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday his firm opposition to the deployment of Turkish or Qatari forces in the Gaza Strip, amid growing disagreements with the United States over post-war arrangements for the territory. Speaking during a weekly parliamentary session, Netanyahu said there would be “no Turkish or Qatari […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Monday it has found evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, citing repeated atrocities in El Fasher and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: According to a recent Oxfam report, the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by $2.5 trillion in 2025—enough to eliminate extreme poverty 26 times over—while the organization warns of escalating inequality and threats to civil liberties. Oxfam’s latest report describes the period as a “Billionaire’s decade,” highlighting that while extreme […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Eskom says no to R213 billion from Western countries: The Electricity and Energy Minister said the terms for the R213 billion funding from major Western powers for Eskom’s decarbonisation are unappealing. He said Eskom will need to turn to other funding options, such […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Gold prices hit record high on Monday amid ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, particularly an increase in tariffs. Gold rose around 1.63% as of 0830GMT Monday to $4,670 an ounce, after hitting $4,690 thresold as a historical high point. In the last 12 months, gold prices soared around 72.9% amid trade and […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Israel and the United Arab Emirates were reportedly in cahoots since the early 2000s to build commercial ties, long before the Abraham Accords were signed between the two nations in 2020 that officially “normalised” their partnership, with disgraced billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein playing a key role in brokering the ties, […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Denmark is deploying more soldiers to Greenland, according to local media reports on Monday. The Danish Armed Forces confirmed the deployment to Danish broadcaster TV 2. A larger number of Danish combat soldiers are expected to arrive in Kangerlussuaq on Monday evening, in what has been described as “a substantial contribution.” […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Iran accuses US and Israel of provoking unrest, opposition claims state forces responsible for majority of deaths. Tehran, Iran – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has acknowledged that “several thousands” of Iranians have been killed since protests started in late December among shopkeepers in downtown Tehran, before gradually spreading to big and small cities. […]
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