Kenya govt plans to reinstate some taxes to raise $1.2 bn
Kenya — The Kenyan government plans to raise about $1.2 billion by reinstating some unpopular taxes contained in a... Read more
19 Aug
Kenya airport workers’ union delays strike by two weeks
Kenya — A planned strike by aviation staff at Kenya’s international airport has been delayed by two weeks to... Read more
19 Aug
Fear grips east DRC as displaced await mpox vaccine
DRC — An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more
19 Aug
Ukraine says struck second key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine — Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt... Read more
19 Aug
Blinken says Gaza talks ‘maybe the last’ chance for truce
Israel — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Israel to push for a Gaza truce, said on Monday... Read more
19 Aug
10 000 free taxi rides for women-owned businesses this August, and more
Cape Town — Companies across South Africa are stepping up to mark Women’s Month in August. Ride-hailing app Bolt,... Read more
16 Aug
Ukraine, Russia both claim advances in Kursk region
Ukraine — Ukraine on Thursday claimed fresh advances in its cross-border offensive into Russia, where it said it had... Read more
15 Aug
Mpox killed 548 people in DRC since start of 2024
DRC — An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of... Read more
15 Aug
Trump slams Harris on economy ahead of major policy rollout
United States — Donald Trump tore into the Biden administration’s economic record Wednesday, just days before Kamala Harris unveils... Read more
15 Aug
Israeli air strike kills two Palestinians in West Bank
Palestinian Territories — An Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed two Palestinians... Read more
15 Aug
