Countries

Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade

Binga – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits... Read more

2 Oct, 2021

Countries

UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray

Addis Ababa – The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more

2 Oct, 2021

Countries

Kenya drought leaves 2.4 million at risk of hunger by November, says WFP

Nairobi – At least 2.4 million people risk going hungry by November as drought ravages northern and eastern Kenya, a... Read more

2 Oct, 2021

Countries

Nigeria’s Buhari orders Twitter ban lifted once conditions met

Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the country’s ban on Twitter to be lifted... Read more

2 Oct, 2021

Countries

FULL SPEECH | Over 8.6M South Africans ‘are fully vaccinated’, says Cyril Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved  South Africa to lockdown adjusted alert level 1 with effect from October 1. Here... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

News

WATCH | Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor

Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC) candidate Mpho Moerane has been sworn in as the new mayor... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Jacob Zuma Parole

Jacob Zuma’s ‘welcome prayer’ planned for October 14 in KZN, says foundation

Cape Town – A “welcome prayer” has been planned for former South African president Jacob Zuma in KwaZulu-Natal following... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Countries

Rwandan YouTuber jailed for 15 years after anti-Kagame posts

Kigali – A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Business

Nigeria delays launch of eNaira digital currency

Abuja – Nigeria has delayed the launch of its eNaira digital currency, initially planned for Friday, because of the country’s... Read more

1 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus

WATCH | South Africa presses UK on travel limits as it eases Covid rules

Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday eased national Covid-19 restrictions, and said he had pressed Britain to... Read more

1 Oct, 2021