DA wants urgent overhaul of SA’s foreign policy amid tensions with US, cites Constitution 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th March 2025 Democratic Alliance spokesperson on International Relations & Cooperation Emma Louise Powell stated on Wednesday that under the Government of... →
Rebels' battlefield advantage in east Congo complicates push for talks
By: Reuters 19th March 2025 For years, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo demanded direct negotiations with Congolese authorities. Battlefield... →
Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies
By: Reuters 19th March 2025 In a nutrition ward at a hospital in Sudan's war-stricken capital, gaunt mothers lie next to even thinner toddlers with wide, sunken eyes. The... →
Trump aid pull-back prompts talk, not action, from African leaders
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Leaders across Africa have said US President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly end billions of dollars of aid to the continent is a wake up call... →
African economies reassess interest-rates path with eye on Trump
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Central banks in South Africa, Egypt and several other African nations will pronounce on interest rates over the course of the next month and stake... →
MKP questions GNU's commitment to public service professionalism as Bill passed
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th March 2025 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has urged all stakeholders to monitor the implementation of the Public Service Commission Bill once it becomes law, as... →
South Africa consumer inflation at 3.2% y/y in February
By: Reuters 19th March 2025 South Africa's headline consumer inflation remained at 3.2% year on year in February, unchanged from the month before, data from the statistics... →
Families call on govt to continue efforts to free Potgieter, Huxham ahead of Human Rights Day
By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th March 2025 As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21, the families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham are calling on the South African government to... →
Cogta committee calls for sustainable solutions for municipalities’ water challenges
By: Natasha Odendaal 19th March 2025 As water utility Rand Water outlined the challenges it faces, including the debt owed to it, the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and... →
AMSA, govt near funding deal for stricken mills
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 South Africa is nearing a deal to provide funding to ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and keep the steel mills open, which are crucial for the... →
South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key element of a 2018 peace deal as relations... →
Somalia appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre replaced his defence minister with the Minister of Commerce and Industry Jibril Abdirashid Hajion Monday... →
Rwanda-backed rebels demand sanctions removal before talks start
By: Bloomberg 18th March 2025 The M23 rebel group fighting to control eastern Congo wants sanctions against its members lifted before it joins talks that were scheduled to begin... →
