DRC Catholics hope Pope will urge fair elections during visit
Kinshasa – Catholics in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Church has long played a dominant role, are... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Sierra Leone’s political trailblazer runs into hurdles
Freetown – When Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was elected mayor of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown in 2018, many saw the bright... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Tunisia milk market ‘collapsing’ as feed prices soar
El Battan – A Tunisian farmer attaches a machine to a cow’s udder and sets the pump whirring, but... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
UNICEF urges release of 13 kidnapped children in east DRC
Kinshasa – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Friday urged the release of 13 children who were abducted... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Fast and furious South Africa triumph as England collapse
Bloemfontein – Fast bowlers Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada earned South Africa a dramatic 27-run win in... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
David Mabuza announces plan to step aside as SA deputy president
Cape Town – The office of South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza has confirmed that he had informed President... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
South Africa gets 280 million euros in EU grants for green transition
Johannesburg – The European Union announced on Friday it would invest more than 280 million euros ($303 million) in... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Man sentenced to 15 years for rape in Kuyasa
Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) Management welcomed the 15-year prison sentence that was handed down... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
EU signals irritation at South Africa-Russia ties
Johannesburg – A top EU official visiting South Africa expressed irritation on Friday at the country’s close ties with... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Call for the arrest of ‘racists’ who allegedly doused a homeless man with petrol before setting him alight
Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called for the arrested of suspects who... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
