Not to be deterred, South Africans took to Twitter to share memes and jokes and take the piss out of how our government is handling things.
The US Embassy released an official statement saying it received information that terrorists may be planning to attack and target large gatherings.
The R9X Hellfire variant, also known as the “Ninja” or “Flying Ginsu” missile, may be precise but it’s still a brutal way to meet your demise.
Reporting coming out of northern Mozambique shows footage of hacked-off arms, torsos, and heads strewn throughout the area’s rural villages.
Numerous attacks by the Islamic State affiliate in northern Mozambique have taken place since last Friday, with “significant casualties” among civilians and beheadings.
Thousands of al-Qaeda pages and files were recently declassified, shedding light on the lead-up to 9/11 and grand plans of an attack on supertankers.
Tony-Lee and Brandon-Lee Thulsie, known as the ‘terror twins’, have now pleaded guilty to various terrorism-related charges.
The headlines may have stopped, but the crisis continues, with battles against the insurgents ongoing.
Caroline Dries, a student at New York University at the time, grabbed her camera and captured incredible footage of the September 11 attacks.
The situation on the ground in Afghanistan is nothing short of dire. At least five people were killed at Kabul’s airport, as thousands of desperate citizens attempted last-gasp efforts to flee the country.
To understand how these insurgents have grown to be such a force in Cabo Delgado, some background is needed.
Wesley Nel, the brother of Adrian, the first South African confirmed dead following the insurgent attack on Palma, has recounted their emotional final moments together.
It’s been almost two weeks since insurgents stormed the Mozambican town of Palma, but dead bodies still line the streets and residents live in fear.
Soldiers and civilians on the ground, as well as those involved in rescue operations, have spoken about the harrowing scenes of violence and destruction around Palma.
Unarmed ships have come under fire during rescues from Palma, whilst helicopters battle machine guns from above.
As the crisis in northern Mozambique deepens, US Army Green Beret special forces are being called in to assist forces on the ground.
South African mercenaries hired by the Mozambican government have been accused of firing machine guns from helicopters and dropping hand grenades indiscriminately into crowds of people.
Having seized the coastal town of Palma, the reign of terror continues, with several villages in Cabo Delgado province coming under attack this week.
The perpetrator of the terror attack in Austria had been enrolled in a deradicalisation programme before he took to the streets armed with a machete and two guns.
In a widely shared and brutal video from Mozambique, armed men are seen murdering a woman. There is uncertainty surrounding who is behind this atrocious act of violence.
Insurgents have used high-powered speedboats to take control of a number of islands off the coast of Mozambique, including one that is home to South African tourist resorts.
Remember that porn they found on bin Laden’s hard drive? Some theories suggest it may have served a different purpose than originally thought.
Sources say as many as 100 South Africans could be fighting alongside the terrorist group, with criminal activities in our country funnelling money to aid their operations.
As if COVID-19, and the ensuing economic collapse, wasn’t enough to keep you up at night, radical militant group ISIS has now made a series of threats against South Africa.
In October of last year, then ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a night-time raid on his compound. Now this man has stepped into the void.
28-year-old Usman Khan was taken down by civilians wielding a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk, before law enforcement arrived on the scene.
The US military has released the first footage of the raid that ended the life of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Instead of enjoying the success of the mission to take down ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Trump decided to turn it into a dick-measuring contest.
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ended his life when cornered by US forces during a nighttime raid on his compound in Syria. Here’s how it went down.
In an attempt to undermine its bitter rival, Al-Qaeda has released “embarrassing outtakes” from an ISIS propaganda video.