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
South Africans react angrily to govt’s plan to donate R50 million to Cuba
Cape Town – South Africans have reacted angrily to reports that the SA government plans to donate R50 million... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
South Africa uncovers $1.8bn gold scam, report says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Egypt signs $1.7bn deal for South Korean howitzers
Cairo – Egypt has signed a $1.66 billion deal for South Korean howitzers, the military said on Wednesday, a week... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding from 11:00 until Monday next week
Cape Town – Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load-shedding, from 11:00 on Wednesday until 05:00... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
