By Neelam Rahim One South Africa Movement’s Mmusi Maimane believes that if the electoral system cannot be fixed, it...
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South Africans Can Expect 300 Days of Load shedding Despite Eskom’s Assurance
Umamah Bakharia Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has given an update on the current rolling blackouts at a media briefing,...
Upheaval in Sri-Lanka
By Neelam Rahim Following months of economic, political and social turbulence in Sri Lanka, 1000s of Sri Lankans...
Nigerians deported from Saudi Arabia following Social Media Video
Hundreds of Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia without work or residency permits have been deported, following several migrants having posted a video on social media about their squalid conditions, and asking for help. The BBC reports that 384 people were flown from...
SA Weather Service Issues Storm Warning for Gauteng & Other Provinces
Faizel Patel – 28/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The SA Weather Service has issued a warning for the possibility of disruptive rainfall over the southern and western parts of Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the western Bushveld of Limpopo, as well as the north-eastern...
United States says Eritrean forces should leave Ethiopia’s Tigray region immediately
The United States ordered all soldiers to leave Ethiopia’s battlefront Tigray region immediately. Fugitive leaders of the Tigray region have been pursued by Eritreans, who are fighting side by side with Ethiopian forces, but Ethiopia’s government has denied their...
Hundreds of Rohingya Vanish from Indonesian Refugee Camp
Al Jazeera reports that hundreds of Rohingya, missing from a refugee camp in Indonesia, are believed to have been trafficked to neighboring Malaysia. Officials and other sources say that just 112 out of 400 refugees remain at the makeshift camp in Lhokseumawe. From...
ConCourt Orders Zuma to Appear Before Zondo Inquiry & Rules he has No Right to Remain Silent
Faizel Patel – 28/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Constitutional Court has ordered former President Jacob Zuma to appear and give evidence before the state capture commission. The apex court handed down judgement in the urgent application on Thursday the...
WHO & KSRelief Join Forces to support COVID-19 Preparedness & Response in Yemen
Faizel Patel – 28/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) have joined forces in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen through a new project to support COVID-19...
First COVID-19 Vaccine Batch to Arrive in SA on 1 February
Faizel Patel – 27/01/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has announced that the flight carrying the first one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday, 1 February....
Tanzania’s President Cautious about Vaccinating against ‘new, weird corona’
Tanzania's President John Magufuli says the vaccines against the coronavirus could harm his nation. He has warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines, saying, "The ministry of health should be careful, they should not hurry to try these vaccines...
Netherlands Riots Violently against Lockdown
Social media videos over the past few days have shown hundreds of rioters in several towns and cities in The Netherlands clashing with police. Al Jazeera reports that a COVID testing center was attacked, and that knives were thrown at police officers. Protesters...