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More than 140 South Africans have returned home after a voluntary evacuation flight departed Doha in Qatar amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The flight, carrying 143 South African nationals, left Hamad International Airport at 11:55 local time and landed at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at 18:54 on Thursday, 12 March. The…
UPDATE | New South Wales Health Minister Ryan Park told local 9 News that 16 people are now dead following the mass shooting incident at Bondi Beach, including a child who died of wounds at Sydney Children’s Hospital. It is unclear if this toll includes the shooter. As was earlier confirmed, two gunmen shot and…
It has been approximately five years since COVID-19 took the world by storm, and talks about it exposing huge gaps in the health system took the spotlight at the 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit. The G20, through its health security commitments, is on a mission to close the gap in access to adequate healthcare and innovations….
The UK, Australia and the USA have the largest populations of South African diaspora. Emigration patterns are notoriously difficult to track, and third-party sources like the United Nation’s (UN’s) “migrant stock” data are said to offer the most reliable estimates. Statistics SA does publish a Migration Profile Report, while Aussie Home Affairs, US Homeland Security…
Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead Wednesday in an apparent assassination that sparked fears of more political violence in an increasingly febrile United States. Trump confirmed on social media that Kirk, 31, had died from his injuries. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk,…
The United States on Wednesday defiantly expanded efforts to hobble the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its prosecution of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sanctioning a judge from ally France. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also targeted a Canadian judge in a separate case in his latest volley of sanctions against the tribunal in The…