Mass demonstrations in Iran, calling for the ousting of Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have escalated. The mass movement across the streets of Iran’s major cities, has resulted in 538 people dead (according to BBC estimates), in violent clashes with police and the arrest of over 2,200 civilian demonstrators. The unrest was sparked by […]
The term “Black Swan” popularised in the world of Business and Investment, can also be applied to the arena of geopolitics. “Black Swan” refers to an event that is “impossible” but can and sometimes does occur. The events that took place in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela is a “Black Swan” in geopolitics – these
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was engaged in a heated debate on Monday over the United States Operation “Absolute Resolve” in which Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and extracted by a team of American commandos as the US Air Force and Navy launched strikes in northern Venezuela and
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In a special military operation on January 3 2026 Washington codenamed “Absolute Resolve”, the US launched air strikes across northern Venezuela, including the capital Caracas. This was followed by the capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores by American Commandos. The capture of the Venezuelan President and his spouse by American
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A search and rescue team from the eThekwini Municipality has teamed up with the Umdoni Local Municipality search efforts for three drowned swimmers. The search had escalated when eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba approached Umdoni Mayor Mbali Cele-Luthuli with an offer of assistance. The hope is to find three potential survivors who are still missing. “The
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned against the spread of misinformation, dis-information and false narratives that have sought to portray South Africa as a society that is deeply divided, warning that such narratives are intended to sow fear, hatred and division. The president was delivering a speech at the National Day of Reconciliation Commemoration at the
Two US soldiers and their interpreter were murdered, while three US soldiers suffered serious wounds as a result of being attacked by a lone gunman linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/Syria (ISIL/ISIS). The three soldiers who were wounded are making a good recovery. The soldiers were patrolling the Syrian province of
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Seven groups of companies were selected as prequalified bidders for the country’s R440 billion transmission-grid expansions program overseen by the Department of electricity. Companies among the consortia include Adani Power’s Middle East Unit, Chinese firms State Grid International Development and China Southern Power Grid International, Electrite de Frace SA, the ministry said in a statement
The Iconic Golden Mile Durban Funworld theme park that is a hallmark of tourism on Durban’s water front will be receiving a R 1-billion amusement park overhaul. This is to be completed by 2027. eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba made the announcement yesterday (December 10), the ambitious development forms part of a strategy to revitalize the
KwaZulu-Natal rolled out a major festive-season publicity and safety activation on Friday at the N3 Ultra City (southbound) in Estcourt — one of the busiest entry points into the province — as officials and tourism partners seek to reassure and inform the more than one million visitors expected over the summer peak. The one-stop “Stop