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SADC member state flags displayed at a public lecture event in Durban

SADC Summit Opens in Durban as March and March Airs Its Grievances

Leave a Comment / Curent Affairs, Politics, Trending News / Yacoob Cassim / August 18, 2026

South Africa Hosts SADC Summit as Anti-Migrant Protests Grip Durban The 46th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit ordinary session took place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban on Monday. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will serve as the gathering’s chair for this year. Among the key issues the Summit […]

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Gregory Loftus speaking, with a photo of his late son Bevan Loftus and an image of armed police officers

Father Tried to Stop Police From Killing His Son, Loftus Tells Madlanga Commission

Leave a Comment / South Africa, Trending News, Uncategorized / Yacoob Cassim / August 17, 2026

Gregory Loftus, father of the late tow truck operator Bevan Loftus who was killed in a Durban shooting in 2023, has testified to the Madlanga Commission that the day before his son’s death, he tried to interdict police officers from murdering him. Other evidence heard by the commission has, however, suggested that Bevan Loftus was

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SADC delegates and dignitaries standing before national flags at the summit

Durban to Host SADC’s 46th Summit

Leave a Comment / Trending News, Uncategorized / Yacoob Cassim / August 14, 2026

SADC delegates and dignitaries standing before national flags at the summit Durban is hosting a series of Southern African Development Community (SADC) gatherings. These events are preparing the region for the 46th Summit of Heads of State and Government. South Africa formally took over the chairmanship of the SADC Council of Ministers on 12 August

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Yemeni soldier on patrol near Al-Dhail village, with Saudi Crown Prince MBS inset

Yemen’s Houthis Resume War Against Saudi Arabia, Blockade Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Leave a Comment / Trending News, Uncategorized / Yacoob Cassim / August 13, 2026

Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Refineries Amid Growing Tribal Revolt The south-east of the Arabian Peninsula could see an all-out war. The Houthi militant group in Yemen, Yemen’s legitimate government, Saudi Arabia and a newly formed anti-Houthi tribal insurgency based in al-Jawf are all now positioned as potential combatants. The Houthis are an armed group that

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Afghan families queue outside a clinic as child malnutrition crisis deepens

Afghanistan’s Child Malnutrition Crisis: 3.7 Million Children Face Hunger as Clinics Close

Leave a Comment / Trending News, Uncategorized / Hudaa Ahmed / August 13, 2026

Afghanistan’s Children Are Starving While the World Looks Away Across Afghanistan, parents are carrying dangerously underweight children to health centres in search of therapeutic food, medicine and urgent medical care. Increasingly, they are finding closed doors, empty shelves or healthcare workers with too little assistance for too many families. In remote communities, there may be

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South African open-water swimmer celebrating with national flag after a swim

Cape Town Teen Aims to Become Youngest South African to Swim the English Channel

Leave a Comment / Sports, Trending News / Yacoob Cassim / August 12, 2026

Cape Town Teen Aims to Become Youngest South African to Swim the English Channel Eighteen-year-old Amber-Rose Berry is on the verge of making history as the youngest South African to swim the English Channel between France and the United Kingdom. The freezing crossing promises to be no picnic, but Berry plans to make her mark.

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Former Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

Leave a Comment / Trending News / Thabile Duma / August 11, 2026

Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Landmark Syrian War Crimes Case 11 August 2026By: Thabile DumaA court in Damascus has sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia. The ruling covers crimes committed during Syria’s nearly 14-year war. It marks the first conviction against the former leader since his government fell in December

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