The right-wing party will announce a set of "flagship policies" on Wednesday, including dropping GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation which protects how personal information is used by organisations in the UK.
Reform's Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick will unveil a plan to replace the current protections with a "light-touch style privacy law modelled on New Zealand".
By Kate Nicholson
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed there will be arrests for those who instigated unrest over the presence of undocumented migrants in the country.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema on Tuesday told Ramaphosa that the failure to bring those responsible to book gives the impression that the violence was state-sanctioned.
Answering questions in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Ramaphosa could not offer a timeline for arrests, as Malema challenged that many of those behind the campaign are already well-known.
Full story at EWN
By Lindsay Dentlinger
The issue was discussed behind closed doors at the summit, which came amid heightened tensions over undocumented migration in South Africa and a series of anti-immigration protests.
On Monday, the March and March movement protested in Durban and handed over a memorandum calling on SADC leaders to address undocumented migration.
By Hope Ntanzi
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August 14, (THEWILL) — Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has alleged that the opposition party, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) was effectively “sold” to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) before former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike moved to “organise the funeral.”
Melaye made the allegation in a snippet from an interview on the Kaa Truth Podcast, released on his official X handle on Friday, August 14, 2026, while reflecting on his earlier declaration that the PDP was politically dead.
By Segun Adeyemi
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Botlhale Boikanyo is an award-winning South African poet, actress, speaker, and youth advocate whose journey from becoming the first poet and youngest winner of South Africa's Got Talent at the age of 11 has evolved into a powerful platform for youth empowerment and social change. As the founder of the Botlhale Boikanyo Foundation, she has dedicated her work to amplifying young voices, championing education and self-expression, and inspiring a new generation of African changemakers through the power of storytelling. Through her advocacy and leadership, she has inspired young people to use their voices and engage in shaping policies and solutions that affect their lives and futures.
As Regional ICPD Youth Champion, Botlhale will work alongside UNFPA to amplify the voices of young people across East and Southern Africa and advocate for accelerated action towards achieving the commitments of the ICPD Programme of Action. She will support efforts to advance bodily autonomy, gender equality, access to quality sexual and reproductive health services, and meaningful youth participation in decision-making processes.
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For UNFPA, young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow; they are the leaders of today. Putting young people at front and centre of sustainable development is both urgent and non-negotiable. Their voices, experiences, and innovations are essential in building the Africa we want.
Speaking on her appointment, Botlhale Boikanyo said:
“My hope and dream is to live in a world where every young person, especially women and girls, has the freedom and opportunities to shape their own future and is included in the rooms where decisions about their lives are made. Being a UNFPA Champion is another step towards turning that vision into reality. It is an opportunity to amplify the voices of young people through storytelling across our region, and advocate for investments that uphold the rights, dignity, well-being and potential of every young person everywhere.”
The appointment comes at a critical moment for the region, where young people in Africa constitute a significant share of the global youth population of 1.9 billion and are leading transformative efforts in their communities. Yet many continue to face barriers to education, healthcare, employment, and opportunities to meaningfully participate in decisions that affect their lives. She believes that storytelling is a catalyst for social change and that young people must not only be heard, but meaningfully included in shaping the decisions that affect their lives and futures.
As Regional ICPD Youth Champion, Botlhale will use her energetic presence and platform to engage with young people, policymakers, civil society, and development partners to advocate for investments and policies that uphold the rights, dignity, and potential of every young person.
