Algeria escalates France dispute with flight ban
Paris – The diplomatic discord between Algeria and France deepened on Sunday after Algiers banned French military planes from its... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Libya kicks off construction of oil refinery
Tripoli – Libya on Sunday said work has begun on the construction of an oil refinery in the south of... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Silent disco helps South Africans beat virus blues
Johannesburg – Watching the sun go down on a warm spring day while listening to soundtracks playing on headphones,... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
Saint-Louis – In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up the beach to lay giant blocks... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
‘Pandora Papers’ expose leaders’ offshore millions
New York – More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety’, says whistleblower
Washington – The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
At least 4 dead, 11 injured after wall collapses at Limpopo wedding
Cape Town – At least four people were killed and 11 others injured on Saturday when a wall collapsed... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Food-crisis spectre haunts 600 000 in Niger, UN says
Niamey – The United Nations on Sunday warned that the Tillaberi region of western Niger was facing a “major food... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa: 67% of managerial positions in SA are held by men compared to 33% by women
Cape Town – Although South Africa has made progress in promoting equality for women in areas like government, civil... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Tunisia TV host, MP held over comments on president, says lawyer
Tunis – Tunisian authorities on Sunday arrested a television journalist and an MP who appeared on his show for... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
