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Nov
08
2025
By STAFF REPORTER
When the gatekeepers fall: ANC elite face criminal justice system

When the gatekeepers fall: ANC elite face criminal justice system

NEWS
IN a striking tableau of political accountability, two high-ranking African National Congress figures found themselves on opposite sides of law enforcement desks on Friday morning, marking what may prove a watershed moment in South Africa's protracted reckoning with state capture and corruption. Former minister Malusi Gigaba met with the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) in Pretoria on Friday morning regarding potential charges related to procurement irregularities at state rail operator Transnet during his tenure as Public Enterprises Minister. Despite his earlier announcement that he would be formally charged and appear in court, IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame clarified…
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Nov
08
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Starvation used as weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, researchers say

Starvation used as weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, researchers say

NEWS
FAMINE in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the 2020-2022 war was deliberately produced and systematically obscured by government policies designed to destroy civilian life, according to researchers who have closely documented the crisis. In findings published by the World Peace Foundation, academics Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel of the University of Manchester and Birhan Mezgbo of Tufts University in The Conversation argue that what happened in Tigray represents one of the least documented humanitarian disasters of recent years - and exposes critical failures in global famine detection systems. "Famine in Tigray was not an outcome of war. It was the result of policies…
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Nov
07
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Detained Biafran leader begs Trump for help as Nigeria rejects US threats

Detained Biafran leader begs Trump for help as Nigeria rejects US threats

NEWS
FROM his solitary confinement cell in Nigeria's State Security headquarters, detained Biafran independence leader Nnamdi Kanu has issued an urgent appeal to US President Donald Trump, calling for military intervention and sanctions over what he describes as "state-sponsored genocide" against Christians and Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. The extraordinary plea, dated November 6 and delivered through the US Embassy in Abuja, comes as the Nigerian government has firmly rejected Trump's October 31 threat to "act militarily and cut aid" if Nigeria fails to protect its Christian population. Both the President of Nigeria and the Foreign Affairs Minister have dismissed the…
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Nov
07
2025
By The African Mirror
Young women in ‘blesser’ relationships face severe health risks, national study finds

Young women in ‘blesser’ relationships face severe health risks, national study finds

NEWS
JOHANNESBURG – Nearly 6% of sexually active young South African women have been involved in so-called "blesser" relationships, exposing them to significantly higher risks of HIV infection, pregnancy and intimate partner violence, according to the first national study of its kind. The research, published this week in The Conversation, draws on data from over 3,000 adolescent girls and young women across eight provinces and reveals the severe health consequences of transactional relationships in which older, wealthier men provide money, gifts or lifestyle access in exchange for sex. "While blesser relationships may offer short-term rewards, the long-term consequences for health and…
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Nov
07
2025
By STAFF REPORTER
From battlefields to bars: South Africa’s mercenary crisis unfolds

From battlefields to bars: South Africa’s mercenary crisis unfolds

NEWS
FROM dodging bullets and bombs in a war zone to facing courtrooms and possibly jail cells. This is the stark reality confronting 17 South Africans who have pleaded with their government to rescue them from Ukraine's Donbas region - the same men who now sit at the centre of a criminal investigation that could see them prosecuted under laws prohibiting mercenary activity. The paradox is brutal: young men desperately seeking rescue from a foreign war may return home only to face the very legal system they've called upon for help. President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the investigation on Thursday after the…
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Nov
06
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Drone strike kills 40 at funeral in Sudan as humanitarian crisis spirals

Drone strike kills 40 at funeral in Sudan as humanitarian crisis spirals

NEWS
AT least 40 people were killed Monday when a drone strike hit a funeral gathering in al-Luweib village outside the army-controlled city of El-Obeid in North Kordofan state, according to local officials and activists. The attack targeted mourners assembled in a tent just 15 kilometres east of El-Obeid. Officials blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the strike, though the group has not commented. Many victims died before reaching hospitals in El-Obeid, a strategic hub connecting the capital Khartoum to western Darfur. "Drones belonging to the Rapid Support Forces militia attacked citizens who were at a funeral, resulting in…
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Nov
06
2025
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
African civil society condemns human rights commission over letter to Cameroon’s Biya

African civil society condemns human rights commission over letter to Cameroon’s Biya

NEWS
A coalition of 21 African civil society organisations and 33 prominent human rights advocates has issued a scathing condemnation of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights for sending a congratulatory letter to Cameroon's President Paul Biya following disputed elections that left multiple people dead. The joint statement, released Tuesday, accuses the Commission of compromising its impartiality and undermining its mandate to investigate human rights violations by congratulating Biya just days after the contentious October 12 elections, which were followed by deadly post-election violence. "The African Commission was established to promote and protect human and peoples' rights, not as…
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Nov
06
2025
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
After the deluge: Tanzania awakens to an uncertain peace

After the deluge: Tanzania awakens to an uncertain peace

NEWS
THE curfew has lifted. The internet flows again. But in the haunted streets of Dar es Salaam, no one is celebrating liberation - only counting the cost of survival. The sun rises over Tanzania on a landscape transformed by violence, and the question hanging in the humid air is not whether normalcy will return, but whether the word "normal" still means anything at all. Burnt-out vehicles mark the capital's arteries like breadcrumbs from a nightmare. Armed soldiers stand watch at intersections where, just days ago, crowds surged and bullets flew. Shop owners peer cautiously from doorways, calculating risk against hunger,…
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Nov
07
2025
By The African Mirror
Pan-African Parliament adopts laws to protect migrant workers, advance gender rights across continent

Pan-African Parliament adopts laws to protect migrant workers, advance gender rights across continent

NEWS
THE Pan-African Parliament has adopted two model laws aimed at transforming the lives of millions of Africans through improved labour mobility protections and strengthened gender equality measures across the continent's 55 member states. The Model Law on Labour Migration in Africa and the Model Law on Gender Equality and Equity, adopted during the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament, provide African governments with frameworks to harmonise national legislation on critical issues affecting workers, women, and marginalised communities. For the continent's migrant workers—who number in the tens of millions—the labour migration law offers potential protections against exploitation and abuse. The…
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Nov
07
2025
By The African Mirror
Two suspects in AKA murder case extradited from Eswatini

Two suspects in AKA murder case extradited from Eswatini

NEWS
TWO men accused of murdering popular South African rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes are to be handed over to South African authorities after withdrawing their appeal against extradition from eSwatini, the Justice Ministry has announced. Siyabonga Gezani Ndimande and Malusi Dave Ndimande returned to South Africa on 11 November 2025 to face charges including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. The pair fled to the neighbouring Kingdom of eSwatini after being sought in connection with the February 2023 killing of Forbes and his friend Tebello Motsoane outside a Durban restaurant. They had previously fought attempts…
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