Day: September 16, 2025
News24 | Crisis-hit Malawi votes in election as youth demand change
Thousands of Malawians turned out to vote in general elections on Tuesday with the incumbent president and his predecessor vying for a second chance to govern the southern African nation battered by soaring costs and fuel shortages.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Five things to know about South Sudan’s fragile peace deal
South Sudan’s opposition has called on its forces to mobilise for “regime change” in response to Vice President Riek Machar’s arrest. The fragile 2018 peace deal faces collapse, but how did it come to this?
Continue ReadingNews24 | Glencore set to meet Ramokgopa in a bid to save smelters
Glencore will meet with the South African government this week to seek ways to prevent smelters that make a key stainless-steel ingredient from shedding thousands of jobs as they grapple with surging power prices.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Brazil President Lula welcomes Jair Bolsonaro jail sentence, rejects US ‘witch hunt’ criticism
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has dismissed criticism from the US over the conviction of the country’s former leader, Jair Bolsonaro, on coup charges, and slammed Washington’s sweeping tariffs on Brazilian products as “misguided” and “illogical”.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Lungu family dealt another blow as High Court upholds ruling on late president’s remains
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an application by former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family to overturn its previous ruling, which ordered his remains to be repatriated for a state funeral in Zambia.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US acting legend Robert Redford dead at 89
US acting legend Robert Redford died early on Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, the New York Times reported. He was 89.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Epstein prosecutor Comey sues Trump administration over firing for ‘no legitimate explanation’
Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who handled the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and whose father is a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump, filed suit over her firing.
Continue ReadingNews24 | On which legal arguments are the NHI court cases set to turn? Part 1: Affordability
Eight separate groups are challenging the constitutionality of the NHI Act, with many arguing the scheme is financially unworkable. Spotlight unpacks the key legal questions, from affordability to the rationality of Ramaphosa’s decision to sign it.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Luxembourg latest to recognise a Palestinian state in push for ‘two-state solution’ – PM Frieden
Luxembourg has said it will join a raft of countries recognising the State of Palestine at a United Nations summit in New York.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Police kill security officer in shootout, girlfriend’s body found
A dramatic shootout in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, in the early hours of Tuesday ended with the death of a security officer, who allegedly opened fire on police officers.
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