STATE ACCUSED OF DELAYING JUSTICE FOR APARTHEID VICTIMS

Thu 07 August 2025: 33 Families say the government’s legal manoeuvres are a betrayal of TRC promises and add to their trauma. More than 25 families of apartheid-era victims, supported by the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR), are opposing a government application to delay their constitutional damages case. They argue that the state is deliberately […]

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CABO DELGADO CRISIS DEEPENS AS THOUSANDS FLEE RENEWED ATTACKS

Wed 06 August 2025: A fresh wave of violence in Mozambique’s northern province displaces over 46 000. A severe escalation of violence in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province has triggered a mass exodus, with tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes in late July following a series of attacks by armed groups. The renewed insurgency […]

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TOURISTS FROM MALAWI AND ZAMBIA ARE FIRST TO FACE $15,000 VISA BONDS IN US

Wed 06 August 2025: Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers. The United States Department of State has announced the first foreign citizens to be subject to bonds of up to $15,000 should they visit the country on tourist visas. On Tuesday, Zambia and Malawi, both African countries, […]

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‘AS IF IT DOESN’T EXIST’: HEZBOLLAH DISMISSES LEBANON GOV’T DISARMAMENT DECREE

Wed 06 August 2025: Hezbollah has rejected a decision by the Lebanese government directing the army to formulate a plan remove the group’s weapons. “We will deal with this decision as if it doesn’t exist,” Hezbollah said in a statement. The decree, announced by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, amounted […]

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DATA REVEALS RISING HATE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST BENGALI-SPEAKING MUSLIMS IN ASSAM

Image Courtesy : Scroll Wed 06 August 2025: Washington-based advocacy and research group India Hate Lab on Thursday released a new data brief under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative on “sharp and deeply concerning” escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment and violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam state. The briefing said Senior Bharatiya Janata Party […]

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EGYPT PREPARES PALESTINIAN FORCES TO ASSUME CONTROL OF GAZA: REPORT

Wed 06 August 2025: Egypt has initiated training for hundreds of Palestinians to take on security responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as soon as a ceasefire deal is brokered with Israel, according to a report from Israeli media. An article in the Israeli magazine Epoch detailed Egypt’s comprehensive plan to regain control of Gaza, explaining […]

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NOWHERE SAFE: SEXUAL VIOLENCE CRISIS ENGULFS EASTERN DRC

Wed 06 August 2025: Humanitarian efforts overwhelmed as armed conflict fuels unprecedented attacks on women and children. A catastrophic humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed conflict has led to a surge in sexual violence, with women and children bearing the brunt of the atrocities. Humanitarian organisations on […]

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PUTIN RECEIVES US SPECIAL ENVOY WITKOFF IN MOSCOW FOR UKRAINE WAR TALKS

Wed 06 August 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin received US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Wednesday, just two days before hitting a deadline for Moscow to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine or face new sanctions The meeting between Putin and Witkoff was announced by the Kremlin in a statement, […]

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SOARING ELECTRICITY PRICES FUEL FEARS OF WIDESPREAD SOCIAL UNREST

Wed 06 August 2025: Experts warn that unsustainable tariff hikes, which have risen 600% in recent years, are pushing millions towards energy poverty and creating a volatile environment. A crisis is brewing in South Africa, not of bombs and bullets, but of skyrocketing electricity costs that threaten to ignite widespread social unrest. With tariffs having surged […]

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