2024-02-25: News Headlines

Ryan Cristián (2024-02-25). Zionism Vs Nazism, Israel's Connection To Extremist Ideology & ADL's History of Faking Nazi Marches. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/24/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

NEOB (2024-02-25). Election Day officially gazetted. sanews.gov.za Election Day officially gazetted | President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially proclaimed and gazetted the 29th of May as Election Day in South Africa. | "This follows consultation by the President with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The proclamation on the election date has been published in the Government Gazette of Friday, 23 February 2024," the Presidency said in a statement. | The President has also proclaimed the day of the election, 29 May 2024, as a public holiday throughout the Republic. | Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (IEC) is expected to hold a media briefing on Monday on the state of r…

NEOB (2024-02-25). Directive of professionalisation of public service issued. sanews.gov.za Directive of professionalisation of public service issued | The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) has released Volume 1 of the Directive on Human Resources Management and Development for Public Service Professionalisation. | This is a fulfilment of President Cyril Ramaphosa's long standing commitment to bolster the public service in response to the State Capture Report. | DPSA Director-General, Yoliswa Makhasi, said: "We are confident that this directive will play a crucial role in shaping a professional and efficient public service that meets the needs and expectations of South Africans."

newarab (2024-02-25). Tunisian opposition figure sentenced to six months: lawyer. newarab.com A Tunisian court has slapped a six-month prison term on opposition figure Jawhar Ben Mbarek, detained since February 2023, over remarks criticising the Ben Mbarek, co-founder of the National Salvation Front opposition alliance who is on hunger strike to protest his detention, was tried over his rebuke of legislative elections in 2022 which he had called a "ridiculous coup d'etat". | Held over "conspiracy against state security", Ben Mbarek remains behind bars…

newarab (2024-02-25). Libya factions remain on Tripoli streets as withdrawal plan announced. newarab.com Major armed factions remained visible on the streets of Interior Minister…

newarab (2024-02-25). Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to 8 years. newarab.com A This is the second prison sentence against Marzouki, who resides in

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-02-25). Namibia bids its last farewell to President Hage Geingob. plenglish.com Windhoek, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Namibia gave on Sunday a State funeral to its recently deceased third President Hage G. Geingob at the Heroes' Acre on the outskirts of this capital.

newarab (2024-02-25). Somalia 'will defend itself' if Ethiopia seals port deal. newarab.com Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country would "defend itself" if Ethiopia goes ahead with a deal to set up a Landlocked Ethiopia agreed a memorandum of understanding on January 1 to lease 20 km (12 miles) of coastline in Somaliland – a territory that Somalia says it owns, even though the northern region has enjoyed effective autonomy since 1991. | Ethiopia said it wants to set up a naval base there…

newarab (2024-02-25). Tunisian imam expelled by France says to appeal decision. newarab.com A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action in a bid to overturn the decision. | Mahjoub Mahjoubi, from the town of Bagnols-sur-Ceze in the south of France, denounced his removal as "arbitrary". | The 52-year-old was arrested and then deported to Tunisia on Thursday, where he arrived shortly before midnight aboard a flight from Paris. | Mahjoubi had been in France since the 1980s and is married with five children. | All of his children are French citizens, but he is not and had his residency permit cancelled on Sunday by French Interior Minister Gerald…

NEOB (2024-02-25). Load shedding downgraded to Stage 2 and 3. sanews.gov.za Load shedding downgraded to Stage 2 and 3 | Eskom has reduced load shedding to Stage 2 during the afternoon with Stage 3 to follow during the evening. | This after the power utility implemented Stage 4 load shedding last Thursday following challenges at power stations. | "Load shedding will be reduced to Stage 2 from 5am on Sunday until 4pm. Thereafter, Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 4pm until 5am on Monday. This is as a result of the anticipated recovery of emergency reserves overnight and the two generating units expected to return to service by Sunday. | "Eskom will provide an update of the out…

NEOB (2024-02-25). Presidential Working Group to accelerate resolution of issues impacting eThekwini. sanews.gov.za Presidential Working Group to accelerate resolution of issues impacting eThekwini | President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry NPC for an engagement on the area's pressing challenges. | The President, together with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Minister Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala, met with the groups on Friday. | "The last Presidential engagement took place in May 2022. [Friday's]…

CADTM International, Maxime Perriot (2024-02-25). In Nepal, CADTM delegates took part in the opening march of the World Social Forum and successfully completed their initial workshops. cadtm.org The World Social Forum, which took place this year in Kathmandu (Nepal), began on Thursday 15 February 2024. The CADTM International network was represented by delegates from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire and the Shared International Secretariat. A total of seven activities were carried out by the delegation.
| Thursday 15 February: The opening march
| The opening march brought together nearly 15,000 people who marched to demand a different world.The slogans (…) | – | /…


newarab (2024-02-25). Ras al-Hekma: Egypt signs huge $35 billion deal with UAE. newarab.com Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have struck a landmark investment partnership to develop the Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly heralded the project as "one of the biggest deals of its kind." | Addressing the…

Juan M. Garcia (2024-02-25). Cuban parliamentary leader attends Hage Geingob's funeral in Namibia. plenglish.com Windhoek, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National People's Power Assembly (Parliament) of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, participated in the burial ceremony of former Namibian President Hage G. Geingob, in the Acre of Heroes on Sunday.

Agence France-Presse (2024-02-25). Economy another victim of war in impoverished Sudan. scmp.com The war has led industries to cease production, while businesses and food stocks have been looted.

albawaba (2024-02-25). Economic situation in Sudan deteriorates as war continues. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – With tens of thousands killed, and millions displaced, the war in Sudan has been tearing through the country for 10+ months, leaving a devastating impact in addition to massive destruction of infrastructure, with millions left facing acute famine.Ten months into the war, although the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized power in many parts of Sudan, it continues to commit all types of crimes in the areas under its control, failing to act as a de facto ruler who provides basic necessities of life and security while causing an ongoing humanitarian crisis and the suffering of millions.For months, areas c…

newarab (2024-02-25). UN condemns 'horrific violations' by Sudan's warring parties. newarab.com

teleSUR, jaa, JDO (2024-02-25). Estados de àÅfrica Occidental levantan sanciones contra Níger. telesurtv.net Tras una cumbre extraordinaria de la entidad, los líderes abogaron por levantar estas medidas que, a largo plazo, afectarían más al pueblo de Níger.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-25). Brote de cólera deja 700 muertos en Zambia. telesurtv.net El cólera se transmite por la ingestión de alimentos y/o agua contaminados. El mayor número de casos registrados se produce en la ciudad capital, Lusaka.

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-25). Palestine, South Africa activists to address Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au

presstv.ir (2024-02-25). South Africa urges countries to testify at ICJ against Israel. presstv.ir "As South Africans, we see, hear, and feel deep within ourselves the inhumane discriminatory policies and practices of the Israeli regime," Ambassador Vusimuzi Madonsela said.

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