Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Wednesday for world leaders to invest in peace as violence, division and conflict exacerbate suffering worldwide.
Category: World Affairs
SADC positions Southern Africa as an Integrated Investment destination at AIM Congress 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the Committee of SADC Stock Exchanges (CoSSE), successfully participated in AIM Congress 2026 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 9 September 2026, using the global investment platform to showcase Southern Africa as an integrated investment destination and to promote regional capital market integration as a catalyst for investment, industrialisation and sustainable development.
African Union Commission Convenes African Ambassadors in Geneva to Coordinate the Continent’s Digital and AI Diplomacy
By Tendai Keith Guvamombe The African Union Commission’s Department of Infrastructure and Energy, together with the African Union Mission in…
Global Media Institutions petitions USA to act on VISA restrictions affecting foreign correspondence
CPJ and 30 organizations, including the Society of Professional Journalists, The Foreign Press Association, and the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association, issued a joint letter on Wednesday urging members of the United States Congress to act on new visa restrictions for international correspondents.
Operation Dudula movements target SADC Summit
DURBAN – March and March is planning to picket outside the SADC Summit in Durban.The demonstration is themed ‘It’s time to fetch your people’, warning heads of state to prepare for mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals by 30 September.The group has yet to explain how it expects this to happen.
“Can’t Be Seized By A Tweet”: Iran On Trump’s ‘Will Soon Declare Hormuz US Territory’ Remark
New Delhi:Tehran on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz “has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian”, an assertion that came after President Donald Trump said the United States would “soon” declare the key energy waterway part of US territory.Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stressed that the strait — Tehran effectively closed at the start of the Middle East war, will “only be closed and opened under Iran’s command”.
Dr. Abigale Mupambi grabs Global Affairs Accolade at GBA Network Awards
Political and global affairs analyst Dr. Abigale Mupambi has been honoured with the Excellency Award for Outstanding Female Political and Global Affairs Analyst: 2026 at the inaugural Global Business Achievers Network Awards Ceremony held in Harare.
Zimbabwe Media Commission equips Journalists on AI in the digital era
Empowering Zimbabwe’s Media: Capacity Building on AI in Journalism
Yesterday, journalists gathered in Harare for an insightful Capacity Building Workshop on the Application of AI in Journalism, hosted by the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC).
Impunity in Indonesia: The leads left unfollowed in journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribui
Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the journalist’s murder, a joint investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Free Press Unlimited (FPU) — drawing on hundreds of pages of court documents, military investigation files, witness testimonies, and interviews with key individuals — has found major shortcomings in the official case.
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa to a South African father
Elon Musk attended Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Bryanston High School and Pretoria Boys High School in South Africa.