Natalie Ortiz — News & World Editor 
South Africans will receive an extra day off work on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, after President Cyril Ramaphosa formally declared the local government election date a national public holiday to encourage voter turnout, according to government announcements and reports from outlets like The South African and Briefly News. Presidential Proclamation and the Public Holidays Act … Read more
A second Malaysian pilot has been arrested by authorities investigating an international drug trafficking syndicate linked to a Malaysia Airlines co-pilot detained in Jakarta last July, bringing the total number of local arrests in the sprawling case to seven. Bukit Aman NCID Details Arrest of Second Pilot in Klang Valley The latest suspect, a Malaysian … Read more
The Islamabad High Court has decided to form a larger bench to hear a petition challenging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s planned September 27 protest, with Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar terming the matter sensitive and noting it carries constitutional implications. Islamabad High Court Forms Larger Bench for September 27 PTI Protest Petition The legal challenge … Read more
Administered by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria, the Small-Scale Development Projects (SSP) program offers funding ranging from 200,000 to 500,000 CZK for grassroots initiatives across nine accredited Southern African countries ahead of its 15 September 2026 application deadline. Navigating the 2027 Small-Scale Projects Funding Window Organizations aiming to secure backing for community-level … Read more
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government is preparing to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The crash resulted in the death of one pilot, while the second pilot managed to survive, though conflicting claims and a lack of official disclosures have left the circumstances…
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has faced intense public scrutiny after Official Information Act documents revealed that officials routinely classified food as “not an essential need” when declining Special Needs Grant applications over a six-year period. According to the data obtained by news outlets, this specific reason was used more than 8,000 times to … Read more
Nepal Flags Fly at Half-Mast as Nation Mourns Over 1,300 Dead in Himalayan Floods Nepal observed a national day of mourning, lowering flags to half-mast thirteen days after a catastrophic glacier collapse triggered deadly Himalayan floods that claimed more than 1,300 lives and left thousands missing. National Day of Mourning and Cultural Rituals on Day … Read more
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln docked at the Laem Chabang port in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Wednesday, Sept.
Latvian civic initiative proponent Richard Bumbers has formally proposed amending Article 5 of the Constitution of Latvia to shrink the Saeima from 100 to 70 seats. Why Richard Bumbers Proposes Shrinking the Saeima to 70 Seats The core justification behind the constitutional overhaul is a stark demographic shift over the past three decades. According to … Read more