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As Mapisa-Nqakula Resigns as Speaker some Call for Ramaphosa to follow Suit

As Mapisa-Nqakula Resigns as Speaker some Call for Ramaphosa to follow Suit

Speaker of the National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapis-Nqakula has resigned her position after having come under investigation by the Hawks over money laundering and bribery going into millions.1 This took place when she was Minister of Defence and War Veterans.2 President Ramaphosa has commended Nquakula for her resignation but came under fire having not followed in […]

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Israel Could face Lawsuit from Iran Over Missile Attack on Syria Embassy

Israel Could face Lawsuit from Iran Over Missile Attack on Syria Embassy

Syria remains relatively stable since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was pushed back to the periphery. Now with Israeli fighter jets having fired missiles at the Iranian Embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this week, killing senior military commanders1 vulnerabilities are exposed. Syria is Iran’s closest Arab ally so Israel was

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As Israel Deploys Troops to Rafah Tensions Simmer with the US

As Israel Deploys Troops to Rafah Tensions Simmer with the US

Tensions simmer after Russia and China vetoed a U.S. sponsored resolution last week, the U.N. Security Council approved a new resolution yesterday, demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during the holy month of Ramadhan, which ends April 9th.1 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a delegation that was supposed to visit the

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President Ramaphosa has Expressed his condolences to Russia over ISIL Attacks

President Ramaphosa has Expressed his condolences to Russia over ISIL Attacks

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin after 133 people were killed in an attack on Moscow.1 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is being blamed.2 Other than to discuss these latest attacks on Russian soil, Ramaphosa will discuss with Putin the Ukraine-Russia conflict.2 Director-General in the

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Syria The Nation whose Regime can’t Consent to attend a Meeting with the UN’s Constitutional Committee

Syria The Nation whose Regime can’t Consent to attend a Meeting with the UN’s Constitutional Committee

On February 22, 2022, United Nations Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, had set the dates for the seventh, eight, and ninth rounds of the Syrian Constitutional Committee’s proceedings.1 Indeed, two out of the three rounds were held, leaving the ninth round pending since then, conditional on the political changes that the International scene has

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As Spain and Egypt call for More Aid to be allowed into Gaza Conflict continues

As Spain and Egypt call for More Aid to be allowed into Gaza Conflict continues

The Spanish and Egyptian foreign ministers called on the International, community Thursday to rally for a ceasefire in Gaza “as a first step” to peace between “a Palestinian state side by side” with Israel.1 In a joint conference in Cairo Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Spanish counterpart José Manual Albares stated this.2 Albares

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South Africa Needs a more Serious Overhaul of its electoral law and setup

South Africa Needs a more Serious Overhaul of its electoral law and setup

When it comes to electoral reform there has been some headway with the new electoral amendment act that will allow Individuals to contest elections.1 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has recently signed the amended bill into law to allow individual candidates to contest national and provincial elections independently of political parties.2 However there is a

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