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Netanyahu orders Air Strikes on Tehran in Military Operation “Rising Lion”

Israel carried out air strikes on Tehran, capital of Iran. These strikes targeted the country’s nuclear program and raised the potential for a larger war between the two bitter adversaries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his generals called this military Operation, “Rising Lion”. Iran’s Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said last week Friday […]

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Egypt Warns Gaza Convoy Participants not to Use its Borders without Permits

Egypt has found itself on unstable ground when in comes to an aid Convoy of around 1,700 activists that had set off from Tunis, Tunisia to the border with Gaza in solidarity with Palestinian civilians.  Around 1,700 activists have set off from Tunis in buses and cars, according to the state news agency TAP, including

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While Parliament Considers Fiscal Framework for Budget Country’s Economy is stabilizing

Act two of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget proposals took place yesterday. Both houses of Parliament convened in separate sittings to consider voting on the fiscal framework and revenue proposals for this year’s budget speech. The framework serves as the blueprint for how South Africa plans to raise revenue, spend money and manage the country’s

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Deputy President’s Trip to Japan in March Costs R 2.3 million

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has disclosed that his office had spent R2.3 million on a single working visit to Japan in March of 2025. This included expenses of flights, accommodations, ground support, restaurant services, and laundry costs. Overall, the Deputy President confirmed that about R7.9 million was spent from the state treasury on four official

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Comrades took Place on Sunday Tete Dijana came First

Tete Dijana who won the Comrades Marathon twice before has taken a third ‘run down’ victory on Sunday. Thirty-seven-year-old Dijana, won the race in 2022 and 2023. Dijana outpaced the clock in an official time of 5:25:28, with Dutchman Piet Wiersma second in 5:25:33. Russian Nikolai Volkov took third place at 5:29:42. The Comrades which

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Durban Bakery under Construction is being built at wrong site while seventy people are rescued from settlement ablaze

The eThekwini Municipality officially launched R6.7 million community bakery development programme last week. However, a bump in the road was hit when construction started on one of them but on the wrong plot of land in Glenwood on Wednesday. In December 2024, the Economic Development and Planning Committee received support from council to fund five

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Zimbabwe What South Africa Owes and Where we will be in the Future?

The Issue of Zimbabwe’s crisis remains a complex matter for its sudden neighbour South Africa. The relationship between the two nations can be described as contentious at best. The number of Zimbabwean immigrants who live in South Africa and other countries due to economic hardship and authoritarianism number in the thousands. In South Africa their

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Two court Cases Related to President Ramaphosa take strange twists

Two separate Court cases related to President Cyril Ramaphosa took place this week. The first case against a man who allegedly made threats against the President and the Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hills-Lewis was postponed to allow for the verification of his address and investigation into the status of his passport. The plaintiff, Philip

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Mamelodi Sundowns to take on Pyramids FC at CAF Champions League Final

Betway Premiership champions Mamalodi Sundowns went against Egypt’s Pyramids FC in the CAF Championships League on Sunday the first of June. It follows the first leg tie last weekend; Sunday’s second leg will start at 1-1. Lucas Ribeiro was the one who broke the stalemate between the teams after fifty-four minutes before Pyramids’ Walid El

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