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Sudan war drives record child malnutrition, mass displacement in Darfur

Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, the United Nations (UN) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

US government to audit  immigration cases of US citizens of Somali origin

United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration says it is auditing immigration cases involving US citizens of Somali origin to detect fraud that could lead to denaturalisation, or revocation of citizenship

SA officials impound overloaded Malawi-bound bus 

The South African (SA) Department of Transport in the Limpopo province says it has impounded a bus traveling from Malawi to Gauteng

Meta sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children

The Attorney General of the United States (SA) Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its social media platforms safe for children

SA Parliament insists it sharpened accountability teeth in 2025

The Parliament of South Africa (SA) is closing the year insisting that it sharpened its teeth on accountability in 2025

SA social justice organisation concerned by abuse of alcohol

South Africa’s (SA) social justice organisation, Soul City has expressed concern over what it calls SA’s casual view of alcohol