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Oudpress. Festus Mogae of Botswana. (Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP) Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana who led this country for a decade from 1998 and received praise for his fight against, among other things, HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the presidency said on Friday. Mogae, an economist who studied in Britain, helped ensure strong economic growth oversight during his two five-year terms. “As a nation we mourn the loss of a remarkable leader and servant of the people whose commitment to Botswana remained unwavering throughout his life,” said Botswana’s President Duma Boko. The government has declared three…
A call has been made to report incidents of child abuse at home as well as in schools as there is an increase in young pregnancies.This call was made by different agencies yesterday, when the campaign for the protection of children was launched at the Mangosuthu stadium in Dumbe, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal.Mrs. Neliswa Cekiso, who is the director of the child protection unit at the Department of Community Development, said statistics show that there are more than 3,000 cases of child abuse from the first to the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year.”We are concerned about the…
Athol Trollip (Photo: Athol Trollip/Facebook) What do deputy ministers ever do? Deputy ministers’ role was debated in parliament on Thursday, after ActionSA tabled the 23rd constitutional bill in parliament. Athol Trollip, ActionSA MP, calls for this bill to completely abolish deputy ministers and save taxpayers an estimated R1.5 billion annually. The bill also asks that parliament may bring motions of no confidence against beleaguered ministers in cases where the president does not act quickly enough. That bill is only one of three that ActionSA tabled on Thursday. All six of ActionSA’s members of parliament have now submitted a bill to…
AS the date for the upcoming local government elections in the country has been announced, the Electoral Commission has urged voters to check where they are registered.The commission said that this will help the voter to know where he will be on election day which is November 4, 2026. Students living away from home, who will be in higher education institutions on election day, have been instructed to register where they will be in order to be able to vote.Mr Sy Mamabolo, the chief executive officer of the commission, said that since the date of the election has been announced,…
NewsFeedCosta Rica inaugurated right-wing president Laura Fernandez on Friday as supporters gathered in the national stadium. Fernandez promised to confront ‘organised crime’ while in office.Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Zoom CEO- Eric Yuan has expressed hope that in the future people will not need to work 5 days a week because AI agents will handle routine tasks. An AI agent is different from a typical AI chatbot. It has the ability to complete any work. Zoom CEO- Eric Yuan has said that people will not need to work 5 days a week because AI agents will handle many routine tasks.AI agents seem ready to play a big role in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Because of these, the workload on human shoulders will reduce. Zoom CEO- Eric Yuan…
8 Mei 2026 Christel Cornelissen How would you like to share the article? Malusi Gigaba (far right) and his co-accused during a previous court appearance. (Photo: IDAC) The corruption case against Dr. Malusi Gigaba and several other former Transnet executives appeared in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday where the case against them was adjourned for consultation until July. The case against Gigaba, among others a former minister of public enterprises, home affairs and finance, Anoj Singh, former chief financial officer of Transnet, Brian Molefe, former group head of Transnet, Siyabonga Gama, former chief executive, and Thamsanqa Jiyane, a former…
SESHAYA has been criticized by the founder of Thekwini Neighborhood Watch, Mr. Andile Jali, for the words spoken by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as he previously accused him of speaking dirty words.Mkhwanazi was speaking following the killing of three members of this group in Bhambayi, Nanda, on Saturday.In an incident said to have happened in the early hours of the morning, members of the West gang shot dead three members of the Durban Neighborhood Watch. Among those killed are Mr. Nkosinathi Mhlongo (41), Mr. Mazuzo Nomonti (48) and Mr. Mdunyiswa Nozulela (64). It is said that…
Despite the dangerous conditions and the stormy weather, at least all the donkeys and other farm animals on the premises are safe. (Photo: Provided) Uprooted trees and damaged fences are all that remain of the once peaceful camps at the Karoo Donkey Sanctuary. Only two months after this refuge for donkeys in the De Rust area struggled with a crippling drought that scorched the landscape, this safe haven is now facing a new natural disaster. Heavy storms that have lashed the region have led to large-scale flooding that is putting enormous pressure on the refuge. The South African Weather Service…
James Nxumalo, who has recently been appointed as the acting coordinator of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, promises to stand up for a series of problems that have dragged on for a long time in Ward 1, KwaXimba.This follows that the volunteers of this organization from KwaXimba went to the offices of this organization at Dr. Pixley Ka-Isaka Seme House in Durban yesterday with the aim of reporting on the problems that have engulfed the area and the division between the organization in the ward.Volunteers dressed in the colors of the Congress were singing endlessly outside the offices and some came…