Workers make garments at Rivatex East Africa Limited in Eldoret town in Kenya. Kenya exports garments to the US under AGOA. KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | The United States earlier this month announced the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through the end of 2026, bringing relief to African countries seeking to expand their exports to the …
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Diteboho Ntimane 2 hours ago News 0 Views The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP) Ad Hoc Committee member, David Skosana, has implored National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to ensure that forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan returns to account before the committee. O’Sullivan walked out of Parliament on Thursday during proceedings, claiming that he needed to catch a flight. Didiza has stated that …
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By Eric Yiga For days, Fredrick Namara Karuhanga lay unconscious after a brutal assault that nearly claimed his life in March 2023. Severely beaten, abandoned along the lakeshores of Mbeya Island in Mukono District, and stripped of his property, Namara survived only after marine soldiers intervened and rushed him for medical attention. He later opened a criminal case, now under …
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SABC 3 hours ago News 2 Views Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will return to the Ekapa Mine on Friday, where five miners are still trapped after a mud rush incident. Mantashe’s follow-up visit comes after the diamond mine, which is Kimberley in the Northern Cape, announced its decision to apply for liquidation. Over 1 000 miners have …
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Male Mabirizi at Court. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal activist Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka has said his imprisonment is not going to cow him to stop advocating for a better-run judiciary and country at large. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network at Luzira Prison, where he was remanded following his arrest three weeks ago, Mabirizi said that although he has …
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Reuters 3 hours ago News 2 Views Pakistan struck targets inside Afghanistan’s major cities overnight, Pakistani and Taliban officials said on Friday, as cross-border fighting intensified following months of tensions and skirmishes between the two countries. A security source in Pakistan said the strikes involved air and ground strikes against Taliban posts, headquarters and ammunition depots in multiple sectors along …
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Nonjabulo Mntungwa-Makamu 4 hours ago News 2 Views The High Court in Durban will hear an application for the provisional liquidation of Tongaat-Hulett on Friday. Business rescue practitioners have brought the application. The company was placed under business rescue in 2022. Since then, the 134-year-old sugar giant has suffered a R12 billion share value loss. This is despite creditors approving …
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Sibahle Motha 2 hours ago News 3 Views Suspended Ekurhuleni Human Resources Head Linda Gxasheka will be back to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on Friday morning. On Thursday, she denied allegations that she had failed to resolve a disciplinary issue against six officers from the Ekurhuleni Drug Enforcement unit. Police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative …
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Bulelani Phillip 3 hours ago News 2 Views The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it believes that private investigator Paul O’Sullivan has breached the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act. This comes after O’Sullivan left the hearings of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on Thursday without the Chairperson, Soviet Lekganyane, granting him leave of absence. O’Sullivan said he was rushing to catch …
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Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Main Gate. Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An employee of the USAID Uganda Health Activity (USAID-UHA) has allegedly confessed to stealing and selling a vehicle belonging to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital for 45 million shillings. The suspect, a 40-year-old male Ugandan, was arrested over the weekend in Gulu City after he reportedly returned from Karenga …
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Justin Ichabala Ziraba, the MTN Enterprise Segment Manager in Black poses with the various lady golfers, Lady Men’s, Captains and Chairman of the club pose for a group photoCourtesy Photo Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two of the favourites, defending 2024 Entebbe Ladies Open champion Peace Kabasweka from Toro Club and Uganda Ladies Open 2025 champion Mercy Nyachama of Kenya jumped …
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Preggie Moodley 11 hours ago News 2 Views President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is commander in chief of the SANDF, has instituted a panel to investigate the failure to observe his order last month that the Iranian navy no longer participate in the Chinese-led Exercise Will of Peace that took place in South African waters. The order came amid global concern …
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Colin Stewart 11 hours ago News 2 Views Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill to ban LGBTQ+ content online which, if passed, could lead to job losses in the media and social media industries, while also restricting the community’s access to specialised services such as health. The third-largest democracy in the world is a big market for digital platforms with 143 million …
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Home»News»Phahlane forced to retract comments at Ad Hoc Committee Skhangiwe Mthiyane 11 hours ago News 2 Views Former acting National Police Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has been forced to withdraw and apologise for comments he made before the Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. The committee is probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Phahlane …
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A multi-year comparison of Watoto Child Care Ministries’ filings in the United Kingdom (UK) for the years 2020 to 2024 have revealed a pattern of escalating financial and governance red flags. A Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) ruling of November 2025 has revealed that Watoto Child Care Ministries has engaged U.S based companies linked to senior figures within Watoto Network to …
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