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South Africa’s power supplier Eskom defends price hike amid record blackouts
South Africa’s debt-laden power utility Eskom on Friday defended as a “tough decision” a steep tariff increase despite record power cuts that have angered the nation. Read more…
DRC rebels agree to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’, mediator Uhuru Kenyatta says
M23 rebels have agreed to continue an “orderly withdrawal” from conquered territory in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday. Read more…
‘Daylight robbery’ – DA reacts to 18.6% tariff increase
Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister of public enterprises, Ghaleb Cachalia MP has urged South Africans to reject NERSA’s decision to green-light the 18.6% tariff increase that would see consumers pay more for electricity, as load shedding burdens citizens. Read more…
CIA chief in Libya after Lockerbie suspect handover
CIA chief William Burns has met Libya’s interim premier weeks after the authorities handed the United States a suspect in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the Tripoli-based government said on Thursday. Read more…
WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa ‘can’t ‘interfere’ with NERSA decision to hike electricity prices’
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly said that there’s nothing he can do amid the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)’s decision to hike electricity prices. Read more…
US offers $10 million for ‘mastermind’ of 2019 Kenya hotel siege
The United States announced on Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for a man described as the “terror mastermind” of a bloody hotel attack in Kenya four years ago. Read more…
Amidst higher stages of load shedding, South Africans have been informed that they will have to cough up more money for electricity after the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) gave Eskom the green light to increase tariffs by 18.6% for the 2023/2024 year. Read more…
Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso
Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said Thursday. Read more…
South African actress, filmmaker, producer, and businesswoman Connie Ferguson has taken to Instagram to dedicate the latest instalment of the Kings of Joburg series to her late husband, Shona Ferguson. Read more…
Morocco change mind over CHAN after Algeria spat
Morocco on Thursday decided to take part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) despite earlier insisting they were cancelling their participation due to the closure of Algerian airspace to Moroccan planes, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read more…
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