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Project Thusano was initially intended to focus on the maintenance and repair of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) operational vehicle fleet but has morphed to include expensive supplementary agreements such as training soldiers as medical practitioners and mechanical engineers in Cuba. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?

The threat is real, say experts about the warning from the United States about a possible strike in Sandton

A picture of Clare Stewart and her son Themba. (Samantha Reinders/New Frame)

Clare: The terror of the mundane

Christopher Clark’s debut book, Clare: The killing of a gentle activist’ explores the context of the murder of an activist in KwaZulu-Natal

US President Donald Trump (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

South African security cluster has met over terror alert, says Presidency

President Jacob Zuma said in a Wednesday statement that the security cluster planned to ensure "the continued safety of all in the country".

The Union Buildings in Pretoria was designed by Sir Herbert Baker

US embassy insists it consulted with SA government before issuing terror alert

After the South African government accused the US of not following procedure regarding their terror alert, the US embassy says it did consult with SA.

Kenya: Al-Shabab threatens to kill Nairobi mall hostages

Somalia’s al-Shabab militants have threatened to kill hostages they are holding in a Nairobi shopping mall as Kenyan troops move to end their siege.

Algerian troops enter Mali to fight al-Qaeda

Algerian troops have crossed into Mali to help government forces combat groups affiliated to al-Qaeda, officials and witnesses have said.

Nairobi bus explosion deaths increase

Nairobi bus explosion deaths increase

A bomb exploded on a bus in central Nairobi during a security search before it left for the Ugandan capital Kampala, killing three so far.

Clashes in Sudan region cloud hopes for peaceful division

US offers to remove Sudan early from state terror list

The United States has offered to remove Sudan from its terror list early to keep a January referendum that may partition the country on track.