Guest: Abel Esterhuyse - Professor Of Strategy: Faculty Of Military Science: Stellenbosch University 

Guest: Devin Heffer: Brand and Communications Manager at Hollywood Group 

05 March 2025 

1. South Afrika – Mozambique 

President Chapo and President Ramaphosa discussed strengthening cooperation in transport and logistics. 

1. Sudan- Khartoum 

Rapid Support Forces and allied groups sign transitional constitution 

After two years of war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied groups in Sudan have signed a transitional constitution yesterday. 

1. Somalia – UN Security Council 

UN Security Council Extends Sanctions Against Al-Shabaab under Resolution 2776 ( 2025) 

1. Liberia – Monrovia- USAID 

Foreign Diplomats Stand with Liberia Amid USAID Aid Cut 

 Heads of various foreign missions accredited to Liberia vow to stand with the government and people of Liberia in the wake of the United States Government's cut in aid. 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 5 March 1955 when the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural Conference held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg. SACTU made a declaration at its first conference in 1956 that the fight for economic and political rights were inseparable. 

Guest: Carin Bosman Owner and Director Of Carin Bosman Sustainable Solution 

Guest: Dr Llewelyn Curlewis: Department of Procedural Law at the University of Pretoria 

Guest: Albie Isaacs: Chairperson, The Cape Flats Safety Forum 

Guest: Daniel Meyer: Lead Researcher and Prof of Business and Economics (Economic Policy) Public, University of Johannesburg (UJ)  

Guest: Matthew Parks: Parliamentary Coordinator, Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) 

Guest: Elijah Mhlanga: Spokesperson, Department of Basic Education 

04 March 2025 

1. Gabon – Libreville

Gabon's military leader announces he will run for president 

Almost two years after he led a coup to end more than five decades of Bongo dynasty rule, Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has announced he will run in April’s presidential elections. 

After the ouster of President Ali Bongo in August 2023, Nguema had vowed to give power back to civilians following a transitional period.  

Given the green light in January by the transitional Parliament, a new electoral code enables members of the military and magistrates to run in elections. 

2.Mozambique – Maputo  

Two hundred and forty criminal proceedings have been instituted by the Maputo province prosecutor’s office against those responsible for acts of vandalism and violence during the post-election demonstrations in this part of the country. 

Of the total, nine proceedings are against agents of the Defence and Security Forces who, in their actions, exceeded the limits established by law, and one civil case against alleged financiers, reported the Chief Prosecutor in Maputo province, Evelina Gomane. 

3.Congo-Brazzaville- Madagascar  

 Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from deforestation. The countries marked the launch of their conservation drive by planting 3,000 trees in Madagascar on Monday, African Environment Day. 

Madagascar has been particularly hard hit by deforestation, having lost half its forests over the past 60 years. 

1. DR Congo- Zimbabwe- South Afrika 

 Over a thousand SANDF troops in Eastern DRC are in a dire situation. Reports have surfaced that they're running out of food and supplies and want to come home. 

THE African continent has showered Zimbabwe with praises after rescuing its stranded neighbouring South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members in the war-torn Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 4 March 1932 when Mama Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in the black township of Prospect, near Johannesburg, as the only child of her father and the sixth of her mother. 

Her Xhosa father, Caswell Makeba, was a teacher; he died when she was six years old. Her Swazi mother, Christina Makeba, was a domestic worker. 

When Makeba was eighteen days old, her mother was arrested and sentenced to a six-month prison term for selling umqombothi, a homemade beer brewed from malt and cornmeal. The family could not afford the small fine required to avoid a jail term, and Miriam spent the first six months of her life in jail