Zimbabwe government under fire for halting bank lending
Harare – A move by Zimbabwe to suspend lending by banks will backfire, create a parallel banking system and usurp... Read more
10 May, 2022
Zambia looking to triple copper output in next decade
Cape Town – Copper-rich Zambia plans to more than triple production of the mineral to three million tonnes a year... Read more
9 May, 2022
Four South African tourists missing in Namibian canyon
Windhoek – Four South African tourists have gone missing in Namibia’s Fish River Canyon, one of the world’s largest... Read more
9 May, 2022
At least 11 fishermen missing after Ghana vessel sinks
Accra – Ghanaian authorities said on Monday they had rescued 15 people from a sinking trawler off the country’s coast... Read more
9 May, 2022
Sudan’s electric rickshaws cut costs, help environment
Sudan – Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation... Read more
4 May, 2022
Somali gov’t, AU condem Al-Shabaab attack on AU base in Somalia
Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering... Read more
4 May, 2022
Call for help as Horn of Africa drought worsens, 20 million at risk of hunger
Nairobi – From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, swathes of land across the Horn of Africa are... Read more
4 May, 2022
UN chief calls for safe return for Nigeria’s displaced
Maiduguri – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the safe and “dignified” return of people displaced by... Read more
4 May, 2022
UN chief visits Sahel’s ‘martyred’ refugees
Ouallam – The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday visited a displaced people’s camp in Niger, where he appealed... Read more
3 May, 2022
SA’s Aspen says has zero orders for new covid jab
Johannesburg – South African pharma giant Aspen said on Tuesday it has not received any orders for its new... Read more
3 May, 2022
