Kinshasa zoo needs major makeover to woo back crowds
Kinshasa – In Kinshasa’s dilapidated zoo, the two oldest residents – a pair of Nile crocodiles called Simon and... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Fuel price set to go up on Wednesday
Cape Town – The price of fuel is set to increase on Wednesday, with petrol going up 53c/l and diesel... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Rwanda reopens Uganda border after three-year closure
Gatuna – Rwanda on Monday reopened its land border with Uganda after a three-year closure, signalling a thaw in relations... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
‘No choice’: Burkina miners toil in Ouagadougou quarry
Ouagadougou – Dust and toxic fumes billow from a cavernous, ashy granite quarry in the centre of Burkina Faso’s... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Top oil producers to meet amid record crude prices
London – The world’s top oil-producing countries will meet on Wednesday to discuss a further increase in output, while... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Gold demand soars on economic rebound, inflation surge: industry
London – Global gold demand soared in the fourth quarter of 2021 as inflation rocketed, helping to recoup much... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Rwanda to reopen Uganda land border after three-year closure
Kigali – Rwanda said on Friday it will reopen its land border with Uganda at the end of the... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Sanctions put squeeze on Mali’s lucrative cotton sector
Noumoutene – Malian cotton farmers are set to produce a bumper crop this year, but Mahamadou Konate is worried,... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Morocco to end flight ban, in place since November, official says
Rabat – Morocco said on Thursday that it would end a ban on flights to the kingdom, in place since... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Asian markets mixed as torrid week draws to close
Hong Kong – Asian markets were mixed on Friday, at the end of a broadly damaging week for global investors... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
