Zimbabwe trial of NY Times freelancer wraps up
Bulawayo – The trial in Zimbabwe of New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo, accused of arranging fake accreditation for two... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
South Africa’s luxury Blue Train suspended over ‘safety concerns’
Johannesburg – Travel on South Africa’s luxury Blue Train, which connects Cape Town to Pretoria in two days, has been... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Zimbabwe opposition leader briefly detained while on campaign
Harare – Zimbabwe’s former finance minister, Tendai Biti, was on Monday detained for several hours while campaigning for upcoming... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
WATCH | Julius Malema launches scathing attack on Ramaphosa… tells him he’s the ‘worst president ever for black people’
Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has launched a scathing attack on President Cyril Ramaphosa,... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Algeria ex-energy minister gets 20-year jail term for graft
Algiers – An Algerian court on Monday sentenced in absentia ex-energy ministry Chakib Khelil, who served under former president... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Ghana activist in court on treason charges
Accra – A popular Ghanaian activist who organised protests against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government was charged with treason on... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Tear gas fired at Sudan protest against coup, arrests
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Monday at protesters rallying against last year’s military coup and the... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Zimbabwe suspends at least 135 000 teachers for failing to report for work
Harare – A strike by Zimbabwean teachers that has crippled learning entered a second week on Monday, with no resolution... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
South Africa’s new chief justice: Why the wheels came off the appointment process
Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town There has been an outpouring of critical comment about the interviews of candidates... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Rebels promise to free seven Senegalese soldiers
Dakar – Separatist rebels in Casamance, a region of southern Senegal afflicted by a longstanding separatist conflict, are to free... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
