The Media Lens

by | | News, World

13 August 2025 | 11:11 CAT 1-minute read Echoes in the Dust: Gaza’s Press Silenced Amid War In the battered streets of Gaza, journalists like Anas al-Sharif have become both witnesses and casualties of one of the deadliest campaigns in history against the press. In...

Corruption Allegations Shadow Pretoria Police Appointment, Sparking Calls for Reform

by | | News, South Africa

12 August 2025 | 13:40 CAT 2-minute read Controversy has erupted following the appointment of a police brigadier allegedly linked to multi-million rand fraud and corruption to a key policing role in Pretoria’s Moot District. Despite lacking operational experience and...

The Africa Report

by | | Africa, News

12 August 2025 | 13:17 CAT 2-minute read SADC Summit in Madagascar; US Tightens Travel Restrictions for some African Travellers On 17 August 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene its 45th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government...

The Debrief Report

by | | News, South Africa

11 August 2025 | 13:39 CAT 2-minute read Heritage Foundations Withdraw from National Dialogue Amid Transparency and Planning Concerns What was meant to be a unifying moment for South Africa’s fractured body politic now hangs in the balance. The National Dialogue,...

Palestine Report

by | | News, Ummah

11 August 2025 | 11:29 CAT 2-minute read Israeli airstrike kills Al-Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif In a devastating blow to press freedom and human rights, Anas al-Sharif, 28-year-old Al Jazeera Arabic, was killed late yesterday evening in Gaza, alongside fellow...