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Linda van Tilburg

Philippines seeks to deepen US ties amid rising tensions with China

A milestone in US relations was achieved this May, marking the beginning of collaboration to utilise space for maritime domain awareness.

From genocide to African policeman: Rwanda ventures into space

“We are thinking big because space is playing a key role in many different programmes, whether it’s in our agriculture, whether it’s in weather-related type of incidents, whether it’s in education.

Ramaphosa should not align South Africa with NATO’s enemies, warns defence analyst Kobus Marais 

If you want to jeopardise all those sales, markets, and investments, then supporting NATO’s adversaries will only alienate our customers further.

Former astronaut Gen. Charles Bolden warns against kinetic weapons in space

Where you hit an object with a kinetic weapon, debris is generated in that orbit and below for months, if not years to come.

Why Ukraine entered Russia: Shifting the narrative, demonstrating strength, negotiation leverage

The incursion into Russia is “definitely a blow to Putin’s image” according to Prof Haran.  

Africa needs more than 10 million doses of vaccines for mpox outbreak 

There are only 200,000 doses of mpox vaccines available according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has reported, resulting in a shortfall of 9.8 million.

US-Russia prisoner exchange not a path for Putin dialogue, says ex-US National Security advisor

There will be no re-opening of diplomatic relations between Russia and the West in the wake of the historic prison exchange, according to a former US National Security advisor.

Looming great African war with South Africa at risk: experts divided

“I think the status quo,serves quite a lot of people’s interest well and a major escalation doesn’t serve anyone.”

US pressure leads to 95 Libyans arrested in South Africa, Irish link

Confusion surrounds the intelligence which led to the arrest of 95 Libyans at a military training camp in South Africa. Government officials claim that the country’s intelligence officers were responsible for the raid on the camp in White River in the Mpumalanga province,…

WHO worries over new DRC MPOX strain, confidence in South African containment 

22 cases of MPOX have been identified in South Africa leading to three deaths. 16 patients have recovered and three are considered as ‘active cases.’