President Cyril Ramaphosa had reasonable grounds to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. NEWS JUST IN – IT WAS FOUND THAT RAMAPHOSA HAD GROUND TO SUSPEND MKHWEBANE The Constitutional Court has found that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to suspend Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was lawful and rational. ALSO READ: Busisiwe Mkhwebane may find herself homeless – Here’s why The Western Cape […]

Egypt has invited war-torn Sudan’s neighbours for a summit Thursday to “stop the bloodshed”, the presidency said, with Ethiopia’s premier Abiy Ahmed in Cairo despite tensions over a massive Nile river project. ALO READ: Sudan’s warring sides must face accountability for crimes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed “discussed ways to […]

Kenya’s police chief banned opposition supporters from holding “illegal demonstrations” on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 following a wave of anger over tax hikes announced by President William Ruto’s government. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has urged Kenyans to take to the streets over the surging cost of living, and at least three people were killed following […]

In March we reported that after ten years of court battles, Home Affairs would re-open a Cape Town refugee office, having unlawfully closed its office in 2012. Home Affairs fought the matter all the way to the Supreme Court of Appeal, losing every court round, until it was finally denied leave to appeal by the Constitutional Court. Many asylum […]

Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says those behind the torching of trucks are committing an act of economic sabotage. This comes as at least 15 trucks have been torched in separate incidents in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng and Mpumalanga in less than seven days. TRANSPORT MINISTER WEIGHS IN ON TORCHING OF TRUCKS Chikunga said the incidents are […]

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will kick off his Africa tour a day late on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 the foreign ministry in Nairobi said after he failed to appear at a press event. The rare visit to Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe marks the latest diplomatic effort by the Islamic Republic to forge new alliances and […]

Just a month in power, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already received foreign entrepreneurs and investors at his villa, telling them Nigeria is open for business after a flurry of surprise economic reforms. ALSO READ: West African bloc chooses Nigeria’s Tinubu as new chairman The former Lagos governor added a diplomatic step this week, becoming chairman […]

A roadside bombing blamed on the jihadist group Al-Shabaab killed eight members of an extended family in central Somalia, a local mayor said on Monday, 10 July 2023. The blast occurred late Sunday near a village outside Buloburde, which lies about 220 kilometres (136 miles) north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “Eight innocent civilians were killed […]

All eight police officers that were involved in the N1 assault case have been suspended in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS) disciplinary regulations, as of Monday, 10 July 2023. Last week, Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola announced that the eight members of the South African Police Service have been issued with suspension […]

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has revealed that Eskom cannot afford a move to renewable energy despite its commitment to shift from coal-powered electricity. In grid expansion alone,  it would cost the power utility an estimated R210 billion over the next decade. Ramokgopa made the announcement following the ANC’s NEC meeting in Boksburg. ALSO READ: ‘138 […]

Today the All England Lawn Tennis Club, hosts of the famous Wimbledon Championships, pledges to be diverse and inclusive. But in 1971 an 18-year-old university student, Hoosen Bobat from Durban, was excluded from achieving his dream of becoming the first black South African to play in the Wimbledon men’s junior tournament. This was due to […]

South Africa’s crushing electricity outages could end sooner than expected as power generation is being ramped up, an upbeat cabinet minister said on Sunday 9 July 2023. The state energy firm Eskom has been imposing daily scheduled blackouts, called load-shedding, to safeguard the grid whenever demand outstrips supply due to underperforming power plants. ALSO READ: South […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured his deputy, Paul Mashatile, that his job at the Union Buildings is safe. City Press reported that Mashatile said there were plans to remove him from office by August. He was elected the African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President in December 2022 during the party’s National Elective Congress and had David […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday 9 July 2023 that next month’s BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader. South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS, a grouping of heavyweights that also includes Brazil, Russia, India […]

An armed attack in northern Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadist violence, has left about 10 civilians dead, security and local sources told AFP on Thursday 6 July 2023. A large group of armed men descended on the village of Sampelga, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the northeastern town of Dori in the […]

Zimbabwe’s leading opposition said on Thursday 6 July 2023 that police arrested eight of its supporters after banning a campaign rally, in a move the party denounced as part of an escalating crackdown ahead of national elections. The southern African country, where the ruling ZANU-PF party has been in power since 1980, is bracing for […]

At least six people have been killed in a conflict over land in northern DR Congo that has already claimed dozens of lives, local officials said Thursday 6 July 2023. Armed men on Monday attacked the village of Babusoko, 35 kilometres (22 miles) from Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo province, they said. “We buried five […]

Senegal’s main opposition politician on Thursday warned of “indescribable chaos” if he is unable to contest February’s election, in his first comments since President Macky Sall confirmed he would not seek another mandate. “There will be no elections in this country, or there will be indescribable chaos if President Macky Sall uses judicial tricks to […]

South Africa remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Palestine caused by Israel’s continued occupation, says International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Alvin Botes. “The demolition of Palestinians’ properties, continued illegal settlement and expansion by Israel of Palestine territories, forced evictions of Palestinians by the Israeli army from their territories, as well as collective […]

Unknown assailants killed three senior police officers in the restive Ethiopian region of Amhara this week, according to the local authorities. Amhara has been the scene of unrest since a controversial move by the federal government earlier this year to dismantle regional forces and integrate them into the national army or regional police. The police […]

The Presidency has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s judgement to have the private prosecution instigated against the head of state, set aside. This is following months of court battles, dating back to when the bid was first brought forward in December 2022, by his predecessor, Jacob Zuma. Zuma, who brought about the bid, was amid […]

At least 17 people died due to a gas leak in the Angelo informal settlement in Boksburg, Gauteng, on Wednesday, 5 July. Emergency services first reported that 24 people had died, this total was revised to 16, and according to reports another individual died in hospital early on Thursday. READ: ‘Very cold, wet and windy’: Another […]

Fikile Mbalula has come guns blazing in support of its Deputy President, Paul Mashatile. This is following what has been backlash and widespread condemnation of his VIP Protection officials, who have since coined the name “Blue Light Bullies”. Speaking at a media briefing at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday, Mbalula expressed the party’s condemnation of […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to set aside Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution against him on Wednesday, 5 July. Zuma was also hit with a cost order –the second court defeat for the former president in recent weeks. COURT SETS ASIDE JACOB ZUMA’S PRIVATE PROSECUTION As previously reported, the High Court found […]

On 12 June 2023, the National Assembly (NA) passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI Bill seeks to provide universal access to health care services in the country in accordance with the National Health Insurance White Paper and the Constitution of South Africa. The Bill envisages the establishment of a National Health Insurance […]