🇿🇦 South Africa Today
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50 years on: South Africa commemorates 16 June 1976 Soweto Uprising
Tsietsi Mashinini has been credited as the mastermind of the student protests in Soweto in 1976.
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Former school hails Sue Nyathi as The Polygamist trends globally
A school in Zimbabwe has congratulated former student Sue Nyathi after The Polygamist series began trending globally.
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BAD news for ‘late’ July 2026 SASSA Children’s Grants
Unfortunately, the agency has decided to push back July 2026 SASSA Children’s Grants, leaving millions of homes with kids in the lurch …
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Speeding in Gauteng could soon become much harder to get away with
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed plans to introduce a new type of speed camera on Gauteng's major freeways.
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Two of SA’s best-selling cars score poorly in latest crash tests
Safety experts are urging buyers to pay close attention to crash ratings after 2 best-selling cars in SA scored poorly in recent crash tests.
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Shakira’s World Cup outfit sent me straight back to South Africa
Shakira lit up the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in a custom Off-White look that was bold, bright, and packed with meaning. The post Shakira’s World Cup outfit sent me straight back to South Africa appeared first on SA People.
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Comrades Marathon 2026: ALL the official results and prize money payouts
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has announced the final results of the 99th edition of the Comrades Marathon.
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Mamelodi Sundowns announce first new signing
Mamelodi Sundowns have finally signed Antonio van Wyk who had left these shores to ply his trade in Austria. The post Mamelodi Sundowns announce first new signing appeared first on SA People.
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Transfer news: Sundowns announce first signing
Mamelodi Sundowns have officially confirmed the signing of winger Antonio van Wyk, completing one of the club's first business ahead of the new season.
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Major win for the rand: Here’s how South Africans benefit
The rand has become stronger and more stable as the US and Iran struck a deal declaring an 'immmediate and permanent' end to war.
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Fuel price update: Here’s how much petrol and diesel could fall in July
South Africa's motorists could finally receive some welcome relief at the pumps in July, with mid-month fuel price data pointing to significant decreases for both petrol and diesel.
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Johannesburg’s Alexandra township tops SAPS’ carjacking stats
Based on the latest crime statistics from the South African Police Service, Alexandra in Johannesburg has become the top spot for carjacking.
🌍 International News
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Systematic Vilification of Russian LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Them Underground
BRATISLAVA, June 16 (IPS) - LGBTQ+ people in Russia are being forced to increasingly use self-censoring strategies in their daily lives as they struggle with systemic vulnerability, one of the […]
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This Is Not Just Ukraine: The Global Danger of Normalising Russia’s Occupation Crimes
KYIV, June 16 (IPS) - People often discuss Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine in terms of drones, missiles, shifting front lines, and territorial borders. But this war has another dimension […]
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The Last Bottle of Halothane: Why Africa Cannot Wait
KAMPALA Uganda, June 16 (IPS) - Global health has a habit of mobilizing around the visible and the dramatic. Ebola, malaria, and Mpox have all dominated headlines related to Africa in recent years, […]
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Banquets and personalised football shirts: How Europe is still mollycoddling Trump at the G7
With smiles for the cameras and a series of staged events, Europe leaders have gone out of their way to accommodate Donald Trump at the G7, Maira Butt reports
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Iran-US war latest: Tehran issues stark new warning over fragile ceasefire as G7 leaders meet Trump in France
A White House official said Trump’s Iran deal does not include Israel’s conditional withdrawal from Lebanon amid its conflict with Hezbollah
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Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival cruise ordered into custody
A federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult
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Bank of Japan rate hike greeted with a market shrug
TOKYO – Only in Japan can a central bank on its fifth rate hike in two years still be accused of pulling its punches. Yet here is the Group of Seven’s most predictable monetary institution as […]
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55 million Africans connected to power in ‘unprecedented’ partnership between aid agencies
Exclusive: Agencies including the World Bank and the Africa Development Bank tell Nick Ferris how their new partnership, Mission 300, has been able to transform energy access in Africa even as […]
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Eight people aboard B-52 bomber confirmed dead in horrific California crash, Air Force says
Horrific footage of the scene showed a charred runway with smoke still billowing
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Moscow deal could be next after talks with Putin and Zelensky
The US president was speaking immediately after announcing that he had signed a memorandum to bring an end to the Iran war
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Can a Trump-Modi Meeting Reset U.S.-India Relations?
Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.
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France, Britain and Other Countries Say They’ll Send Ships to the Strait of Hormuz
For months, a coalition led by Britain and France has been preparing to send minesweepers and other ships to secure the strait once the fighting ends. That moment may finally be here.