Soweto, the President and the ANC’s ’empty promises’
Soweto – Sbusiso Mbele, just 14, runs joyfully after the presidential convoy shouting: “I wanna see Ramaphosa, he’s going to... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Equatorial Guinea tightens Covid-19 restrictions as third wave hits
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Friday stiffened measures to tackle Covid-19, citing a third wave of the pandemic in the... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma takes fight to rescind his imprisonment to African Court on Human and People’s Rights
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma is turning to the African Court on Human and People’s Rights to... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Key dates in the life of Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algiers – Key dates in the life of Algeria’s former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died on Friday at the age... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Jacob Zuma’s medical parole: ‘I got to hear about the decision once it was made,’ says Ramaphosa
Cape Town – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed reports that he was aware of the national commissioner... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
DRC’s military solution to violence misses pathway to peace – report
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s crackdown on rebel groups is having no discernible impact on attacks... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Hundreds of Malians protest Ecowas call for swift elections
Bamako – Hundreds of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday, demanding the nation’s military rulers be given more... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast to try more than 40 police officers for corruption
Abidjan – More than 40 police officers in Ivory Coast accused of racketeering will be tried in October, prosecutors... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
Amboasary – Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two hours.... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
China losing battle to sell its ‘win-win’ deals to Congolese
Kinshasa – Much has ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, but not the march of Sino-Congolese friendship. Or... Read more
18 Sep, 2021
