# Malawi’s former president, Peter Mutharika, has won the elections, taking over a country whose economy is in crisis, with high living costs, a shortage of foreign currency, and corruption on a grand scale. The 85-year-old got 56.8-percent of the vote compared with 33-percent for president Lazarus Chakwera. Mutharika, a former professor of law, served […]
# AfriForum says it has handed its dossier on EFF leader Julius Malema to senior officials within US president Donald Trump’s administration. The civil rights organisation visited the White House on Wednesday as part of a follow-up liaison visit to the United States, alongside Solidarity. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says bringing Malema’s extremism to the attention […]
# The Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 have strongly opposed the imminent plans to shut down UNAIDS, saying this will have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The United Nations agency focusing on the HIV/AIDS pandemic could close by the end of next year, as […]
# A shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas has left one immigration detainee dead and two others injured. Officials say a preliminary investigation determined the suspect had opened fire from an adjacent building, shooting indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a van where the victims were shot. The […]
# Netball: The South African under-21 team are through to the quarterfinals of the Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar. The Baby Proteas retained their unbeaten run at the tournament with a comfortable 85-35 victory over Fiji in their final Pool D match. South Africa, whose best-ever finish at the tournament is fifth, will face […]
# Eskom says all safety-critical systems at the Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town are fully functional, carefully monitored, and continuously improved in line with strict nuclear safety standards. This follows reports that the vital monitoring system at the power station has malfunctioned, and tests have been repeatedly delayed. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says conflict, displacement, economic shocks, and the climate emergency have reversed hard-won gains in health and development. He co-chaired the Global Leaders Network event on Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health in New York. Ramaphosa says since last year, many critical programmes for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health have collapsed or face severe […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russian president Vladimir Putin will keep driving the war in Kyiv even wider and deeper unless he is stopped. He addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Zelensky appealed to world leaders to intervene to prevent Russia from leading the world through the […]
# The Road Accident Fund board says it is taking definitive steps to restore faith in the claims process, while implementing a sustainable management system to prevent future backlogs. The board has prioritised settlements based on a meticulous review, facilitating the commencement of payments. RAF has started initiating payments for claims that have been pending […]
