Africa’s ‘most reliable partner’ is Europe, says EU chief
Dakar – As China and Russia court impoverished and fragile African states with offers of security or loans, EU chief... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
State capture in South Africa: how the rot set in and how the project was rumbled
Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape It seems the time of reckoning for the massive corruption that has... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Cosatu wants Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA to address policies on foreign worker employment
Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it expects President Cyril Ramaphosa to “address... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says ‘not happy with performance of some senior executives’
Cape Town – Eskom’s chief executive officer André de Ruyter has reportedly announced that the power utility intends to... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Morocco reopens airspace after 2-month virus shutdown
Casablanca – Morocco reopened its airspace on Monday in a bid to breathe life into its crisis-hit tourism sector, two... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
Eskom suspends load shedding
Cape Town – Eskom suspended load shedding on Sunday due to sufficient recovery in electricity generation capacity. The power... Read more
7 Feb, 2022
Namibia announces offshore oil discovery
Windhoek – Namibia’s state-owned oil company on Friday said Shell and Qatar Energy had discovered light oil deposits offshore, but... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Eskom reduces load shedding to stage 1 from Friday 21:00
Cape Town – Eskom says load shedding will be reduced from stage 2 to stage 1 from 21:00 on... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
South African biotech firm Afrigen makes Africa’s first mRNA vaccine
Johannesburg – A South African biotech firm said on Thursday it has produced the first mRNA Covid vaccine made... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Thousands lose power but Mauritius escapes ‘major damage’ from cyclone
Port Louis – Thousands of homes were left without power in Mauritius on Wednesday but the Indian Ocean island nation... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
