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Despite pursuing a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, South Africa’s economic engagement with Israel has continued in specific sectors. In 2025, South Africa became Israel’s largest seaborne coal supplier, following Colombia’s August 2024 export ban. According to Kpler commodity analytics, Reuters reporting (December 2025), UN

In August 2024, a women-led startup support programme was implemented through a collaboration between Lamatsamo Holdings (Pty) Ltd and the Carolina Employment Business & Training Centre (CEBT), a Section 18A organisation. The programme was fully self-funded by Lamatsamo Holdings, under the leadership of Bonisile Fortunate Shongwe. No corporate sponsorship and

Following the Bekkersdal mass shooting that killed nine people on Sunday morning, the Rand West City Local Municipality has called for military deployment. This response reveals more about systemic security failures than it solves. Police report that in the early hours of December 21, approximately twelve gunmen opened fire at

Acting Minister of Police Professor Firoz Cachalia will meet with Bapo ba Mogale Traditional Council leadership on Monday, 22 December 2025, to address illegal mining operations in Bapong village, North West province. Professor Cachalia was appointed as the Acting Minister of Police on August 1, 2025, after President Cyril Ramaphosa

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Photo credit: NovaNews As South Africa prepares to host the G20 Leaders’ Summit this weekend – the first on African soil – the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has expressed strong confidence in security preparations. Deputy National Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili told the country yesterday that