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MKP Tables Motion of No Confidence, Citing Ramaphosa’s Leadership and Governance Failures

UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Ghana down Banyana in dramatic penalty shootout to claim 3rd place at Wafcon

50% Center coverage: 6 sources

Ghana needed penalties to beat South Africa in the third-place playoff at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. This was a rematch of their group stage fixture, where Bayana Bayana ran out 2-0 winners. But the game to decide the bronze winners between the two teams ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. Nonhlanhla Mthandi pounced on a defensive error to roll the ball into an empty net before the break. But the Black Queens equalized in the …Soccer · Ghana See the Story

French Car Dealer Charged over Takata Air Bag Injury

54% Center coverage: 13 sources

A car dealer has been charged over failures that led to a driver being injured when a faulty Takata airbag sprayed him with metal fragments, a source said Friday, the first criminal charges in France in a massive recall scandal.Mercedes · France See the Story

Constitutional Court to hear MK Party case against Ramaphosa’s handling of police minister

Coverage: 2 sources

Former President Jacob Zuma and the MK party are seeking to invalidate Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on a leave.Jacob Zuma · South Africa See the Story

ZANU–PF warns South Africa against US sanctions and Trump’s influence

50% Center coverage: 4 sources

In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi cuts through the panic and misinformation surrounding the US–SA Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025. Are sanctions really imminent? What stage is the bill really at? From Washington, Tlhabi explains the legislative process, the politi...Donald Trump · South Africa See the Story

Bogus Prosecutor Charged After Defrauding NPA of R1. 1 Million Using Fraudulent Law Degree

Coverage: 2 sources

The fraud began unravelling when the NPA requested original academic certificates from Nomandindi.Africa · South Africa See the Story

News24 | Jayden-Lee murder: Lawyer says blood on pillow could have been from his nosebleeds

Coverage: 2 sources

Blood found on a pillow in Tiffany Nicole Meek’s apartment, which was recovered as evidence in the investigation into the murder of her 11-year-old son, Jayden-Lee Meek, became a focal point in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Africa · South Africa See the Story

MK Party calls for secret ballot in no-confidence vote against Ramaphosa

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

The MK Party is calling for a secret ballot in its motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.Cyril Ramaphosa · South Africa See the Story

News24 | Fort Hare fraud: State withdraws charges against Cape Town lawyer

Coverage: 2 sources

The State has withdrawn charges against a Cape Town lawyer accused in the University of Fort Hare fraud scheme case.Corruption · South Africa See the Story

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