Tensions have sharply escalated in the Middle East as Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the United States of violating prior understandings amid an ongoing naval blockade. In a statement on Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared that control of the strategic waterway had “returned to its previous state,” citing continued US restrictions…
In a ruling that has sent ripples across South Africa’s political and legal landscape, Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, has been sentenced to five years of direct imprisonment by the East London Regional Court, with Magistrate Twane Sandi presiding, following his conviction on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm in a…
The All People’s Congress has issued a strongly worded statement following its engagement with international moral guarantors, declaring the meeting a turning point in its push for justice, transparency, and democratic integrity in Sierra Leone, while rejecting recent developments it described as politically troubling. In the official communication dated April 14, 2026, the opposition party said its high-level interaction…
