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U.S. President Donald Trump Revises its Travel Advisory Plan, Warning its Citizens Traveling to South Africa

Kouthar Sambo 11 June 2025

By Kouthar Sambo Following the level two travel advisory issued on 27 May 2025, which urged U.S. citizens to exercise increased caution when visiting South Africa, the U.S. government has since updated its travel advisory. The revision comes shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump

Crew members of the Madleen humanitarian ship are deported while others are still in prison

Kouthar Sambo 11 June 2025

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has condemned Israel’s interception of the Madleen ship. The statement follows reports from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which claimed the vessel was “attacked” by Israeli forces who “unlawfully boarded” the Madleen while it was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Speaking on VOC’s

The running community condemns the participation of Israeli athletes in the 2025 Comrades Marathon

Kouthar Sambo 10 June 2025

The running community was rocked when Israeli athletes participated in the Comrades marathon in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) on Sunday, 8 June 2025, causing civil society groups, activists, and critics to question the “very principles this race has come to embody — unity, sacrifice, and justice.” According to the African National Congress

National Budget 2025: The fiscal framework and revenue proposals face a fierce batttle to meet political muster

Kouthar Sambo 10 June 2025

Following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget presentation in May 2025, reports suggest that the proposed budget will likely face strong opposition from parties within the Government of National Unity (GNU) as preparations begin for parliamentary debate. Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive show, political economist Professor Bonke Dumisa argued that GNU

Hamas: “We condemn in the strongest terms the crime of the Zionist occupation forces that intercepted the solidarity ship Madleen in international waters”

Kouthar Sambo 9 June 2025

“We condemn in the strongest terms the crime of piracy committed by the Zionist occupation forces by intercepting the solidarity ship Madleen in international waters, forcibly preventing it from reaching the Gaza Strip, towing it to the port of Ashdod, and detaining the international solidarity activists on board who were

Hamas: “We confirm that the massacre committed by the Zionist occupation army involves direct targeting of unarmed civilians”

Kouthar Sambo 5 June 2025

“We confirm that the massacre committed by the Zionist occupation army at dawn today in the ‘Al-Alam’ area of Rafah governorate – involving direct targeting of unarmed civilians waiting to receive aid, which resulted in dozens of martyrs and wounded – constitutes a deliberate genocide crime added to the occupation’s

NEHAWU: “The NHI Bill ensures that the government fulfills its constitutional obligation, in particular Section 27 of the Constitution”

Kouthar Sambo 5 June 2025

By Kouthar Sambo Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s petition to the Constitutional Court in an application for leave to appeal a High Court judgment over the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, a recent report noted that Ramaphosa stated that access to a record revealing what influenced his decision to sign the

A Ugandan man and woman were arrested for trafficking in Goodwood

Kouthar Sambo 4 June 2025

By Kouthar Sambo Early reports stated that a Ugandan man and woman, Josephine Namitala and Rashid Kalule, were arrested for trafficking in persons in Goodwood on Friday, 30 May 2025. However, the case has been postponed to Monday, 2 June 2025, for a bail application. This comes after the Hawks

Palestinians wounded and killed near a U.S.-backed aid centre in Gaza

Kouthar Sambo 4 June 2025

Following scores of Palestinians wounded and killed near a U.S.-backed aid centre in Gaza, United Nations (UN) Chief Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation on Monday, 2 June 2025. According to Gaza’s Civil Defence agency, Israeli gunfire claimed the lives of at least 31 Palestinians and wounded 176 near

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