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Mozambique President Chapo Hails Rwanda’s Role in Cabo Delgado
1+ week, 2+ day ago (404+ words) President Daniel Chapo has praised the contribution of Rwandan forces in his country's fight against militants in the Cabo Delgado province. During a visit to the Rwandan troops' headquarters, Chapo said Rwanda has played a major role in protecting civilians…...
Africa: The African Union's Corruption Wake-Up Call - Is This the Beginning of Renewal or Just Another Speech?
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (566+ words) Every so often, a statement emerges from the African Union that makes one pause and wonder whether the institution has finally found its voice. For an institution that has too often been accused of mistaking rhetoric for results, the remarks…...
South Africa: Zulu King Apologises After Leaked Video Catches Him Calling Church Leader an Idiot
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (316+ words) King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has apologised to the Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church and its leader, Inkosi Mduduzi Nyazilwezulu Shembe of eBuhleni, after a leaked video showed him calling the church leader an idiot. The recording was shared on Facebook on 9 July,…...
Zimbabwe: Missing Company File Case Delayed Over Planned Charge Change
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (309+ words) The trial of a 37-year-old man accused of stealing documents from a file belonging to a local company, T and J Investments (Private) Limited, failed to kick off at the Harare Magistrates' Court after the prosecutor assigned to the matter…...
South Africa: There Is No Universal Healthcare Without Disability Inclusion
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (360+ words) [Health-e] The curtain on my long-standing career as a public health service employee after more than a decade spent championing the health rights of the most vulnerable, has drawn to a close. But it closes with sobering thoughts about what…...
South Africa: Four Years On, Enyobeni Inquest Finally Names Those Responsible
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (279+ words) An inquest has found that five people may bear criminal responsibility for the deaths of 21 teenagers at Enyobeni Tavern in June 2022. Families gathered for prayer at the East London Regional Court in Mdantsane on Friday, ahead of the judgment. Magistrate…...
South Africa: Investment in Border Security Is Paramount to Avoid Deportation and Repatriation Revolving Door
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (356+ words) The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has concluded that sustained investment in border security is essential if South Africa is to break what it described as the "deportation and repatriation revolving door", where thousands of undocumented foreign nationals are repeatedly…...
Uganda: 1,102 Repatriated From South Africa in Phase One
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (373+ words) The government has completed the first phase of its voluntary repatriation exercise for Ugandan nationals affected by xenophobic unrest in South Africa, with a total of 1,102 people safely returned home. The final group of 219 Ugandans arrived at Entebbe International Airport…...
South Africa: Springbok Tour Faces Fight Over Black Economic Empowerment Rules
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (268+ words) A fight has started over government plans to protect the Springboks and All Blacks tour from fake goods and unauthorised businesses. The Rugby's Greatest Rivalry 2026 Tour will take place between August and September. The government wants to declare it a…...
South Africa: Underground ANC, Military Camps, Paris - Convicted SA 'Spy's' Movements Before U.S. Jail
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (259+ words) Portia 'Posh' Anyamba, a former South African Air Force brigadier general recently sentenced to jail in the US for being a foreign agent for this country, has a deep history connected to the fight against apartheid. Former president Thabo Mbeki…...