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Libya summons US envoy to protest at Trump remarks
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 58 minutes ago Libya's foreign ministry summoned the US chargé d'affaires on Sunday to protest against rally statements by President Donald Trump it described as... →
US President Donald Trump
Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from Congo
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 59 minutes ago Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister... →
Kenya Red Cross rushes aid to Ethiopians who crossed border fleeing violence
By: Reuters 23rd October 2026 The Kenya Red Cross said it was sending humanitarian supplies to families who fled into Kenya after fighting erupted in the Ethiopian border town... →
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Mnangagwa wins the latest round of Zimbabwe’s succession battle
23rd October 2026 ZANU-PF’s conference strengthened the president’s position, but Chiwenga’s defiance signals that the struggle for power is far from over. The... →
It’s the economy . . .
23rd October 2026 The elections being held in South Africa and the US in the first week of November are different in many ways. While the words, actions, voting... →
Should adaptation be the new priority?
23rd October 2026 This year, with all the extreme heat being experienced in Europe and the catastrophic events in Nepal, a question about energy transitions and... →
Are bilateral ties the route to renewed West African security cooperation?
22nd October 2026 Pending the outcome of ECOWAS-AES talks, cooperation between neighbouring states offers a starting point for rebuilding regional security ties.... →
Recommendations
Ending gender-based violence: a foundation for inclusive societies
23rd October 2026 This briefing paper is a call to resource gender equality agendas as a crucial component of, and a pathway to creating, inclusive societies. By... →
Humanitarian governance in the Lake Chad Basin: who shapes crisis response, and how?
23rd October 2026 Stretching across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the Lake Chad Basin has experienced more than 15 years of conflict involving Boko Haram and... →
South Africans Deserve Better: The RISE Mzansi Municipal Plan
22nd October 2026 After years of careful mismanagement and methodically executed corruption, most municipalities have fallen into different levels of dysfunction,... →
MKP: The People’s Mandate 2026 Local Government Election
20th October 2026 The 2026 Local Government Elections give our people an opportunity to restore dignity by restoring our municipalities and rural communities. For... →
Statements
ActionSA demands withdrawal of all dismissal notices against Gautrain bus drivers
Updated 10 minutes ago ActionSA in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature demands that every notice of dismissal issued to Gautrain feeder bus drivers employed by Mega... →
DA within 1.2% of overtaking ANC as South Africa’s largest party
Updated 20 minutes ago The latest national polling places the Democratic Alliance at 28.4%, just 1.2 percentage points behind the ANC on 29.6%. The gap between the two... →
DA believes Ramaphosa is delaying Daybreak Foods investigation
Updated 30 minutes ago The DA wrote again to the Presidency last week to follow up on the additional Daybreak State Capture evidence submitted in September for referral... →
Executive mayor clarifies City's efforts to address longstanding challenges at Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works
Updated 50 minutes ago I note the article published by the Sunday Times yesterday concerning the longstanding operational challenges at the Bronkhorstspruit Water... →
Press Offices
From Publication to Impact: A Connected Publishing Ecosystem for African Scholarship
23rd October 2026 Digital transformation is reshaping scholarly publishing, but meaningful transformation requires more than new technology. It requires an... →
Proposed tax changes to remuneration thresholds and monetary limits put flexible benefits in the spotlight
23rd October 2026 The latest Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill, 2026, tabled during the Medium-term Budget Policy Statement on 21 October... →
AI Quality Management under the EU AI Act: Principles, Obligations and the Links to GDPR and POPIA
23rd October 2026 “The EU AI Act asks a simple question of anyone building high-risk AI systems: can your organisation reliably produce safe, lawful systems, and can... →
Confidence is not capability (Part 2): Governing AI in the age of the rogue agent
23rd October 2026 In Part 1, “Confidence Is Not Capability (Part 1): What the Data Shows, and Why POPIA Is the Foundation of Cyber Resilience”, we reviewed the... →
