ANC in dire straits ahead of local poll
Johannesburg – The African National Congress (ANC), struggling to erase Jacob Zuma’s taint of corruption, is hobbling toward South... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma to know his fate today as ConCourt rules on his rescission application
Cape Town – The Constitutional Court is on Friday expected to pronounce on the battle between former president Jacob... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
Somali president withdraws PM’s powers in escalating row
Mogadishu – The feud between Somalia’s top leadership escalated on Thursday after the president announced he was suspending the... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
Ecowas calls for Guinea elections in six months, sanctions coup leaders
Accra – West African leaders on Thursday imposed sanctions on Guinea’s coup leaders and called for elections in six... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
Africa Covid jab shortfall could take world ‘back to square one’
Brazzaville – Africa faces a 470 million shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses this year after the Covax alliance cut... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
Corruption in SA under Ramaphosa, what now after coup in Guinea?: Here are your top news headlines
From South Africans saying corruption has worsened under Cyril Ramaphosa’a administration, to Ecowas discussing possible steps after the coup... Read more
17 Sep, 2021
China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people
China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus – 71 % of its population –... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
‘Horrific killings, rapes, looting against Eritrean refugees in Tigray are clear war crimes,’ HRW says
Addis Ababa – Eritrean refugees caught up in the months-long war in Ethiopia have suffered abuses, including executions and rape... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
UN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers from Central Africa over sex abuse claims
Libreville – The United Nations on Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of Gabon’s 450-strong peacekeeping contingent from the Central African... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
Morocco supports de Mistura as UN envoy for Western Sahara – ambassador
Rabat – Morocco has agreed to the nomination of former United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura as the... Read more
16 Sep, 2021
