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The Department of Home Affairs is under pressure to permanently employ thousands of contract workers under the Digitisation Programme. The programme is designed to employ 10 000 young unemployed graduates to digitise over 350 million civic paper records. Civic group, Soil of Africa, which represents the workers, says it’s unfair for the department to downgrade these employees to month-to-month contracts. …

The Western Cape Infrastructure Department says the N9-N12 in the Little Karoo will be closed at 14h00 and reopened at 17h00 on Wednesday afternoon.   It says road users should expect traffic delays between Oudtshoorn and George, as well as between Uniondale and George.   The Department’s spokesperson, Jandre Bakker, has advised motorists to use alternative routes like the Robinson Pass.   Bakker …

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has nullified the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, in a landmark decision that is already reshaping the country’s legal and political landscape.The law, introduced by Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko and passed by Parliament in September 2022, had become one of the most debated legal instruments governing digital expression in Uganda. Its annulment raises critical questions …

Alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and four others are expected to be back in the High Court in Johannesburg.   The legal team for Matlala’s wife, Tsakani Matlala, and one of the other accused in the matter have asked the state to withdraw charges against them.   The five are alleged to be behind the attempted murder of socialite …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States had been informed by most of its NATO ​allies that they did not want to get involved with the ‌country’s military operation in Iran, a move he described as a “very foolish mistake”. But Trump gave no indication that he plans to punish NATO allies for their stances, as he took …

Nandutu and her lawyer Caleb Alaka at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has fixed April 1, 2026, for assessors to deliver their opinion in the corruption trial of former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu. The three assessors—Bob Nabende, Sarah Namayanja, and Joanita Rose—will advise Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga on …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated a medical team responsible for the surgery that separated conjoined twins at Mankweng Hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo.   The twins who were born in January were joined at the abdomen and chest.   Paediatric surgeon Nyaweleni Tshifularo led a multi-disciplinary medical team that separated them.  Ramaphosa praised the team in a phone call to Dr Tshifularo.  “We thank you for having succeeded …

Senegal has been stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and the trophy has been awarded to Morocco. The ruling of the Confederation of African Football comes after Morocco’s Football Federation lodged an appeal. The January 18 final in Rabat descended into chaos after hosts Morocco were awarded a penalty late into normal time. VIDEO | CAF imposes …

Member of Gauteng’s organised crime unit, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, has denied celebrating a raid at Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala’s house with taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has shown that Nkosi sent a message to Sibanyoni on December 5, 2024, a day before Matlala’s home was raided. The message, which was accompanied by fist emojis, read …

KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will this Wednesday morning return to testify before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Mkhwanazi, who was the first witness to testify before the committee, will also be the last. The committee is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. Mkhwanazi made the allegations in a media briefing in …

MassResistance moves beyond its anti-trans, anti-drag activism in the U.S. Protesters against homosexuality gathered in Dakar, Senegal, in May 2021 to call for a harsher anti-gay law. Pink News wrote about this news, which was first reported by Reuters:   US ‘pro-family’ group helped Senegal push anti-LGBTQ+ law By Amelia Hansford US-based lobbyists known for calling homosexuality a public health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Trust Bank donated food and household supplies worth about Shs 10 million to support vulnerable children at Noah’s Ark Children’s Village, Uganda, as part of activities marking International Women’s Day. The donation included staple foods such as posho, rice, beans and groundnuts, as well as cooking oil, sugar, bread and soya porridge. The …

Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected with 94.82% of the vote, state television said on Tuesday, extending his nearly 42 years leading the Central African oil producer. Diplomats and political analysts had expected an easy victory for Sassou, 82, who was running against six little-known challengers, in an election whose run-up was tightly controlled by the ruling …

U.S. President Donald Trump (JINI via Xinhua) WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is “not ready” to end the conflict with Iran, which is now entering its third week. “We’re not ready to leave yet, but we’ll be leaving in the near future,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Asked …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has submitted his responses to the questions that were sent to him by the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. The Presidency missed its own deadline to submit the answers on Monday and requested to be given until the end of business Tuesday. His office says the …