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U.S. Funding Cuts Worsen South Africa’s HIV Crisis

For the past two months, Elsie, a South African community health worker, has been receiving desperate calls from HIV-positive children she can no longer assist. Due to US funding cuts, she is now unable to support them. The 45-year-old, who asked to

March 20, 2025

Politics·South Africa

South Africa’s Health Minister Pushes for Stricter Regulation of Private Healthcare Sector

CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has called for increased regulation of the private healthcare sector, including private hospitals and related services. Motsoaledi stated that while the medical aid sector is regulated under the Medical Schemes Act,

March 19, 2025

The protests were over worsening economic conditions and the jailing of Chief Ndiweni, a known critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa [File: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters]

Politics·Zimbabwe

ZRP chief: “I can’t block protests” as nationwide demos loom

HARARE- Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba has clarified that he does not have the authority to permit or prohibit peaceful protests in the country. His remarks came in response to a notification from the “Concerned Citizens of Zimbabwe,” who had

March 19, 2025

Politics·South Africa·Terror attack

EFF Supports SADC Troop Withdrawal from DRC

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have welcomed the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) decision to end the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and initiate a phased troop withdrawal. Announced during an Extraordinary SADC Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, the

March 14, 2025

Highlighting key points of Trump s executive order immigration attorney Gwen Vermeulen at Move Up stated that the order seeks to prioritise Afrikaner refugees and suspend aid to South Africa

America·Politics·South Africa·US politics

How Afrikaners Can Apply for Trump’s US Relocation Programme

On 7 February, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order offering Afrikaners refugee status in response to South Africa’s controversial Land Expropriation Bill, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The order facilitates Afrikaner resettlement in the United States and prioritizes

March 14, 2025

South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana

Business·Featured·Politics·South Africa

Opposition Parties Reject VAT Increase in Budget Debate

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has sparked widespread opposition with his announcement that the Value-Added Tax (VAT) will rise to 16% by the 2026/27 financial year. The hike, which will occur in two stages—an increase of 0.5 percentage points in

March 13, 2025

Crime·Politics·South Africa

Smith kidnapping accused claims Gayton McKenzie involved in arrest

Van Rhyn alleges Gayton McKenzie transported him to police station in connection with missing 6-year-old case. Steveno ‘Steffie’ van Rhyn, one of the accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial, has claimed Patriotic Alliance (PA) president Gayton McKenzie was involved in bringing

March 10, 2025

Politics·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Opposition rocked by insider claims Chamisa linked to ruling party

Harare – Justice Alfred Mavedzenge, a close confidant of Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, has unleashed political turmoil with allegations that Chamisa may be a creation of the ruling ZANU-PF party. In a controversial article, Mavedzenge claims Chamisa is being used to

March 8, 2025

America·Politics·South Africa

Home Affairs Minister rejects EFF query on Musk’s citizenship status

Johannesburg – Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has refused to answer a parliamentary question from the Economic Freedom Fighters regarding the citizenship status of tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and David Sacks. Schreiber cited the Protection of Personal Information Act as

March 7, 2025

Secretary general of uMkhonto weSizwe Floyd Shivambu confirms the EFF is invited to the party s anniversary celebrations

Politics·South Africa

MKP rejects bullet train for freight solution on congested N3

Opposition parties in KwaZulu-Natal have urged the provincial government to abandon plans for a bullet train between Durban and Johannesburg, calling instead for investment in freight rail to reduce truck traffic on the accident-prone N3 highway. The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) criticized

March 6, 2025

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