Shell agrees 95m euro payment over 1970 Nigeria spills
Abuja – Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay around 95 million euros to communities in southern Nigeria over... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Eskom suspends staff over explosion at Medupi power station
Cape Town – Eskom has suspended employees who were on duty when a generator exploded at its Medupi Power... Read more
10 Aug, 2021
Moroccan man ‘sets himself alight after cart seized’
Rabat – A young Moroccan has died after setting himself on fire in protest after officials seized his cart in... Read more
10 Aug, 2021
Russian tourists fly in to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts after 6-year ban
Cairo – A Russian tourist flight from Moscow landed in an Egyptian Red Sea resort on Monday for the first... Read more
9 Aug, 2021
Economic woes set to weigh heavily on high-stakes Zambia vote
Lusaka – Soaring food prices and economic hardship could sway this week’s tightly-contested Zambian presidential vote in favour of... Read more
8 Aug, 2021
Corruption: Ex-head of Algeria’s Sonatrach extradited
Algiers – The former head of Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach was extradited from the UAE on Wednesday, state... Read more
6 Aug, 2021
Africa’s top cocoa producers sign deal to combat child labour
Accra – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two largest cocoa suppliers, on Thursday agreed to better cooperate on pricing... Read more
6 Aug, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi sparks anger as he vows to raise price of subsidised bread
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said this week his administration is ready to raise the price of... Read more
5 Aug, 2021
SA’s ‘crazy’ mountain farmers cash in on truffle bet
Ceres – Only shrubs grew naturally in the sandy acid soil that farmer Volker Miros chose as a site... Read more
5 Aug, 2021
Mango leaves customers frustrated over ticket refunds
Cape Town – Mango customers are reportedly frustrated, as the airline is taking too long to address the issue... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
