Today South Africa commemorates Black Wednesday. On October 19, In 1977, the apartheid government banned 18 Black Consciousness organisations, shut down The World and Weekend World newspapers and detained journalists including Percy Qoboza. Forty-nine years later, the day is being marked with focus on attacks on journalists, censorship and disinformation. For more we spoke to SANEF projects manager, Hopewell Radebe.

South Africa confirms four new mpox cases
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Former President Thabo Mbeki scheduled to appear before the TRC Cases Inquiry
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Today marks exactly 40 years since the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of former Mozambican President Samora Machel and 34 others
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