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Dec
05
2025
By The African Mirror
SA Minister delivers stinging rebuke to Rubio over G20 exclusion and “misinformation”

SA Minister delivers stinging rebuke to Rubio over G20 exclusion and “misinformation”

NEWS
SOUTH Africa’s Foreign Minister has issued a scathing and detailed response to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, defending the country’s democratic record and economic achievements while condemning Washington’s decision to exclude Pretoria from G20 meetings—a diplomatic rupture that has laid bare the deepening rift between the two nations. In an extraordinary open letter, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola directly challenged Rubio’s characterisation of South Africa’s G20 presidency as marked by “spite, division, and radical agendas,” countering with testimonials from world leaders who praised the country’s “incredible hospitality” and vision of inclusive global leadership. “South Africa is…
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Dec
04
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nearly 100,000 flee as violence spreads in northern Mozambique

Nearly 100,000 flee as violence spreads in northern Mozambique

NEWS
ALMOST 100,000 people have been displaced in just two weeks as armed attacks escalate and spread across northern Mozambique, the UN refugee agency warned on Monday. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said intensifying violence is forcing families to flee at an unprecedented rate, with humanitarian capacity failing to keep up with rapidly growing needs. "Armed groups stormed their villages – often at night – burning homes, attacking civilians, and forcing families to flee with nothing," said Xavier Creach, UNHCR's representative in Mozambique, speaking at a briefing in Geneva. Survivors described chaotic escapes in which parents lost sight of…
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Dec
04
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Trump halts immigration processing for applicants from seven African nations

Trump halts immigration processing for applicants from seven African nations

NEWS
THE Trump administration has announced a suspension of all immigration applications - including green card and citizenship processing - for people from 19 non-European countries, with seven African nations among those affected by the restrictions. The pause cites national security and public safety concerns and builds upon partial travel restrictions implemented in June, further limiting immigration pathways that have been central to President Donald Trump's political agenda. African Countries Affected The following African nations are included in the suspension: Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan face the most severe restrictions, including a near-complete…
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Dec
04
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
The betrayal: When peacekeepers became predators in Kenya

The betrayal: When peacekeepers became predators in Kenya

NEWS
FOR over half a century, British soldiers have arrived in Kenya's central highlands with a stated mission of partnership and preparation - training troops, honing military skills, building capacity for peacekeeping. But a devastating parliamentary investigation has unveiled a darker legacy: one of systematic violence, sexual predation, and abandoned justice that has left Kenyan communities traumatised and betrayed. The recently released 94-page report from Kenya's parliamentary committee doesn't merely document misconduct. It chronicles what victims describe as an ongoing assault on human dignity - a catalogue of horror perpetrated by those who arrived under the banner of cooperation but behaved,…
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Dec
05
2025
By STAFF REPORTER
Two Nigerian nationals arrested for rhino horn trafficking at Kempton Park storage facility

Two Nigerian nationals arrested for rhino horn trafficking at Kempton Park storage facility

NEWS
TWO Nigerian men have been arrested in South Africa in connection with an alleged international wildlife trafficking operation after police discovered 17 rhino horns and large quantities of big cat remains at a Kempton Park storage facility. The Hawks' Wildlife Trafficking Section, working with multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested the suspects, aged 34 and 35, on Sunday following intelligence about rhino horns being smuggled from South Africa through Singapore to Laos. Authorities seized 17 rhino horns weighing 55.4kg, along with lion and tiger bones, claws and a skull weighing 26.2kg. Two vehicles suspected of being used in the operation were…
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Dec
03
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Tunisia: Opposition leader arrested hours after 45-year sentences to other leaders

Tunisia: Opposition leader arrested hours after 45-year sentences to other leaders

NEWS
TUNISIAN police arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa during a Saturday protest in the capital, just one day after an appeals court delivered prison sentences of up to 45 years to a group of opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers in what human rights observers have condemned as a politically motivated show trial. The dramatic arrest—which Issa herself predicted moments before police detained her—crystallises the central role Tunisia's criminal justice system now plays in President Kais Saied's systematic suppression of political opposition, transforming what was once the Arab Spring's sole democratic success story into an increasingly authoritarian state lurching from one…
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Dec
03
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Tanzania’s President defends mass killings as pro-democracy rally looms

Tanzania’s President defends mass killings as pro-democracy rally looms

NEWS
IN a defiant address that shocked international observers, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday refused to apologise for security forces accused of killing thousands of unarmed protesters, instead justifying the deadly crackdown as a proportionate response to what she characterised as a foreign-funded coup attempt. Speaking to a gathering of elders in Dar es Salaam, Hassan stood by police and military forces implicated in post-election massacres that the main opposition party CHADEMA claims killed over 2,000 people - deaths documented through satellite imagery showing signs of mass graves and CNN video evidence of police firing on unarmed demonstrators who…
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Dec
03
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nigeria: Defence minister’s exit exposes deepening fractures as kidnapping epidemic spirals

Nigeria: Defence minister’s exit exposes deepening fractures as kidnapping epidemic spirals

NEWS
THE resignation of Nigeria's Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, on December 1 has laid bare the profound dysfunction at the heart of Africa's most populous nation's response to an escalating security catastrophe that has seen nearly 500 people abducted in less than three weeks. While officially attributed to health concerns, the 63-year-old minister's sudden departure comes at a moment of acute national vulnerability. More than 250 schoolchildren and 12 teachers remain in captivity following a brazen November 21 raid on St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Niger state, where armed gangs seized 303 students and their educators in…
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Dec
03
2025
By JOVIAL RANTAO
SA: The unravelling of “uMama”: When the makeup, lipstick came off

SA: The unravelling of “uMama”: When the makeup, lipstick came off

NEWS
SHE arrived like a woman prepared for her close-up. Red lipstick: applied. Hair: coiffed to perfection. Nails: immaculate. Confidence: overflowing. Dr Imogen Mashazi, the former municipal manager of Ekurhuleni - affectionately known as "uMama" (Mother) in her glory days - took her seat at the Madlanga Commission with all the poise of someone who'd never heard the word "accountability" before. For context, the Madlanga Commission, established by South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, has spent 40 days wading through the cesspool that various witnesses have lovingly nicknamed the "Den of Criminals" (previously known as the City of Ekurhuleni). And now it…
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Dec
04
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
South Africa, Mozambique sign key agreements to deepen bilateral ties

South Africa, Mozambique sign key agreements to deepen bilateral ties

NEWS
SOUTH Africa and Mozambique signed multiple memoranda of understanding on Tuesday aimed at strengthening cooperation across energy, mining, infrastructure, and other strategic sectors, as the two nations concluded their 4th Bi-National Commission meeting. Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Daniel Chapo oversaw the signing of the agreements, which they described as providing fresh impetus to concrete cooperation between the neighbouring countries. "Through your leadership, I have no doubt that as neighbours with common purpose and determination, South Africa and Mozambique will use this Bi-National Commission to achieve practical benefits," Ramaphosa told Chapo following the conclusion of talks in Maputo. New Cooperation Framework…
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