Headlines- On Monday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that airstrikes on Iran have started for the third night in a row.
- On Monday, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that two Iranian tankers had attacked two national tankers. One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured, including four critically, by cruise missiles in the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.
- Despite unleashing fresh attacks on Iran and reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that an deal with Tehran to end the Middle East war was still possible.
- IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said in a statement on Monday that Iran will "continue to exercise our sovereignty and management over the Strait of Hormuz."
- A constitutional amendment was passed by the Hungarian parliament to oust Orban ally President Tamas Sulyok.
Tag: South Africa
Antivenom Shortage Caused by South Africa’s...
South African snake experts argue that the energy crisis is partly to blame for the sub-Saharan African region’s antivenom shortage, which has resulted in at least three deaths over the past three weeks. South Africa provides antivenom to the region, but frequent power cuts have made it more difficult to preserve the refrigerated supplies.
Court Blocks Small Town in South...
After a court decided against the town’s use of an independent solar electricity producer instead of the country’s utility, Eskom, the little town of Frankfort, South Africa, would experience fresh power outages.
South Africa:Solar Powered Cinema Inspires African...
With solar-powered, portable cinema, a South African organisation is providing youth in impoverished African nations with access to films.
Policeman Among Six Arrest for Hijacking...
A 43-year-old police sergeant was amongst six suspects who were arrested on Monday for possession of a suspected stolen vehicle and two hijacked truck trailers in Clewer, Emalahleni.
Racial Incidents Tarnish the Tourism Industry
South African tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu says acts of racism are a blight on the South African tourism sector.
Over 600 Nabbed in W Cape...
Safer Festive Season Operations in the Garden Route District in the Western Cape have seen 683 suspects arrested between 27 December 2022 and 2 January 2023.
SA Condemns Scheduled Executions of Students...
The South African Government is deeply concerned about the scheduled executions of seven students at Dagon University by the military in Myanmar.
South Africans React to Latest Presidential...
Cyril Ramaphosa is not the first president of South Africa or leader of the country’s leading African National Congress (ANC) party to be dogged by corruption charges.
Most at Risk for HIV Are...
Authorities in South Africa, which has the largest HIV-positive population in the world, say that girls and young women are now the demographic most at risk since many of them have turned to transactional sex to pay their bills during COVID pandemic lockdowns.
Victims of South Africa’s Racial Discrimination...
Apartheid victims in South Africa have been camped out in front of the country’s constitutional court, demanding the reparations that they claim were promised to them but never materialised