New members of the Film and Publication Board’s council will serve for a five-year term. The Film and Publication Board’s (FPB’s) nine-member council has been officially appointed for a five-year term, communications minister Solly Malatsi has announced. The new members are: Lungelo Dhladhla Nxele, Mariann Maartens, Ditaba Lucy Maraka, Dr Phosa Jan Mashangoane, Zandile Gail…
The ruling body of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has rejected proposals for special prayers to be developed for same-sex couples in the church. A motion proposed by representatives of the Diocese of False Bay, which is centred on Somerset West in the Western Cape, proposed that “m embers of our church who are…
Miami — A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said. The plane took off from Great Harbour Cay and was heading to Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, Bahamas police said in a statement….
London — The BBC has asked a Florida court to subpoena members of President Trump’s family as part of the British public broadcaster’s legal defense against Mr. Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, according to a court filing released Friday. The BBC’s legal team asked the U.S District Court in the Southern District of Florida for…
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed concerns from families of service members about the grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment had been overextended in the Middle East due to the Iran war. In interviews with NBC News and other outlets, family members of some of the thousands of people aboard the ship…
Music group says it is ‘proud’ to have made ‘impromptu expression’ of support for Palestine by unfurling flag during concert. Published On 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026 British trip-hop band Massive Attack has said its members were detained by police in Singapore after a concert last week, during which a Palestinian flag was unfurled on…
At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon’s most recent update on 25 July. Among those wounded, 417 are attributed to Operation Epic Fury, while 207 are attributed to “Overseas Operations”. The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire…
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning convened members of his Cabinet to bid farewell to his long-time colleague & friend, H.E. Amb. @souefmo_elamine, the outgoing Chief of Staff of the Commission, who has been appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Central Africa. The Chairperson expressed…
SANSA acts through a board consisting of a chairperson and 10 to 15 other members. (Image: 123RF, Wikipedia) The search for new board members of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has commenced, with interested parties invited to nominate their preferred candidates. SANSA is one of the entities within the portfolio of the Department…
Washington, D.C. — At an extraordinary meeting, the Governing Board of the Pandemic Fund approved the activation of the Fund’s Emergency Financing Procedures (EFP), enabling the mobilization of up to US$220.6 million in Pandemic Fund grant financing to provide rapid and flexible support to fill critical gaps in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central and…
