UAE Humanitarian Council Unites to Support Global Communities

UAE Humanitarian Council Unites to Support Global Communities

The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Chairman of the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council board in Abu Dhabi, to discuss the UAE’s commitment to global humanitarian development. The high-level meeting reviewed and strategised the country’s international aid initiatives and highlighted the country’s continued push for supporting vulnerable communities in […]

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Kenyan Farmers Sue Over Ban on Traditional Seed Sharing

Over 50,000 different types of seed are kept in Kenya’s National Seed Bank. The facility was established in 1988 with the intention of preserving seeds for study and subsequent farm reinstatement. Given that some traditional kinds are disappearing due to climate change, the centre has become even more crucial. It plays a vital role in […]

Facebook and TikTok Ban Lifted in South Sudan Following Violent Response

Facebook and TikTok Ban Lifted in South Sudan Following Violent Response

Following the viral release of horrific films reportedly portraying the murders of South Sudanese citizens in Sudan, the government had put a ban on Facebook and Tik Tok last week. This ban on social media sparked protests and violence around the nation so South Sudan had removed its ban on Facebook and TikTok today. On […]

M23 Rebels Claim Capture of Congo’s Goma Amid Mass Civilian Displacement

M23 Rebels Claim Capture of Congo’s Goma Amid Mass Civilian Displacement

Rwanda supported M23 rebels claimed to have taken control of the regional capital early Monday as fierce battle raged in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They made their announcement just minutes before the group’s 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to turn in its weapons expired. The two million residents of the city […]

UAE Sends Medical Aid to Angola, Reinforcing Global Healthcare Support Initiative

UAE Sends Medical Aid to Angola, Reinforcing Global Healthcare Support Initiative

According to WAM, The United Arab Emirates has sent 25 ambulances; critical medical supplies and advanced medical equipment to Angola to help strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the country. The UAE’s intervention to this humanitarian work is at the heart of a much larger $220M international development and public health sector effort announced at COP28 in […]

McDonald’s SA Unveils Wallet-Friendly Menu Amid Financial Strains of Customers

McDonald’s SA Unveils Wallet-Friendly Menu Amid Financial Strains of Customers 

McDonald’s South Africa has launched new wallet friendly menu items to assist customers in overcoming the January blues. The new menu features value for money options like products from the McSaver menu and Nazo Meals. McDonald’s is also providing one off in app offers that give customers even more ways to save such as cashback […]

Trump announces again the withdrawal of the USA from the Paris agreement

Trump announces again the withdrawal of the USA from the Paris agreement

Immediately after taking office in the White House, Donald Trump has caused the United States to backtrack on climate action. The American president has declared that he will once again withdraw his nation from the historic Paris climate agreement while his country remains one of the world’s leading carbon polluters. The withdrawal, which is expected […]

What Led to the Fatal Explosion in Nigeria That Killed 70?

What Led to the Fatal Explosion in Nigeria That Killed 70?

According to Nigeria’s emergency response organisation, a petrol truck crashed early Saturday morning and exploded killing at least 70 people in north-central Nigeria. Locals who had hurried to gather the fuel that was spilled when the truck collapsed made up almost all of the victims.  According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, the majority of […]

Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison in the United States

Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang sentenced to 8 and a half years in prison in the United States

Manuel Chang, Mozambique’s former finance minister, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in the United States. The sentence stems from the so-called “tuna bond” scandal, a $2 billion fraud. The funds were supposed to modernize fisheries and improve maritime safety in the southern African country. Manuel Chang, 69, was convicted […]

Nigeria Joins BRICS Strengthening Africa’s Role in Global Economy

Nigeria Joins BRICS Strengthening Africa’s Role in Global Economy

Brazil, the current head of the Brics bloc of developing economies, has announced that Nigeria has been accepted as a “partner country.” South Africa joined the Brics alliance in 2010 which was first established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China. The bloc was created to act as a check on the dominant industrialized […]

US says Sudanese military used chemical weapons, imposes sanctions on Burhan

US says Sudanese military used chemical weapons, imposes sanctions on Burhan

The US government has revealed that the Sudanese military used chemical weapons in the civil war, imposing sanctions on the country’s leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In a statement, the US Treasury Department stated that the Sudanese army, under the leadership of Burhan, used war tactics such as attacks on schools, markets and […]

Doc Shebeleza has died

Doc Shebeleza has died

Legendary kwaito musician Doc Shebeleza, born Victor Bogopane, has died at age 51.  The renowned businessman and kwaito veteran had been battling health issues for several years.  On 2 December 2024, Doc Shebeleza shared with the public that he had undergone successful surgery, with plans for a second operation scheduled for 2 February 2025. Sadly, […]

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Yazini Tetyana Quit EFF in Parliament, Sparking Speculation

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and Yazini Tetyana Quit EFF in Parliament, Sparking Speculation

Following weeks of speculation, the Economic Freedom Fighters reported that Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, their former Member of Parliament has resigned. Along with him another MP Yazini Tetyana announced her resignation from Parliament raising questions about the future of both prominent personalities in South Africa’s political landscape. The EFF said on Thursday that both Ndlozi and […]

South Africa: Matric pass rate

South Africa: Matric pass rate

The 2024 matric results to be released on January 13 will be scrutinised for signs of improvement in performance in maths and physical science, two critical gateway subjects for university admission. Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates are likelier to find employment than those with humanities degrees, and the industries they find work in […]

Kémi Séba announces his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election in Benin

Kémi Séba announces his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election in Benin

In a video speech lasting around ten minutes posted on his social networks on the afternoon of 5 January, he drew up a gloomy assessment of President Patrice Talon’s governance. He accuses the Beninese president of favouring Western companies, particularly French ones, which benefit from numerous tax exemptions, while local companies are overtaxed. According to […]

South Africa Public Holidays 2025 Complete List

South Africa Public Holidays 2025 Complete List

This article contains all the national public holidays announced by the government but these dates may change and official changes will be announced priorly in the official website. The Public Holidays Act establishes the twelve public holidays in South Africa. According to the Act, if a public holiday comes on a Sunday, the Monday that […]