Countries DA leader John Steenhuisen arrives in Ukraine Cape Town – Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says he has arrived in the city of Lviv in... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business Kenya boosts minimum wage as inflation bites Nairobi – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Sunday a 12% hike in the minimum wage as the country confronts... Read more 1 May, 2022
Countries WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa abandons Workers’ Day rally after chaos breaks out in Rusternburg Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa was reportedly whisked away from a Cosatu Workers’ Day rally in North West... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business Suez Canal records record monthly revenue in April Cairo – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced on Sunday an all-time revenue record for April, earning $629 million following... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business How informal sector organisations in Zimbabwe shape notions of citizenship Kristina Pikovskaia, University of Oxford Since the late 1990s, as companies in Zimbabwe have shut down and laid off... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business OPINION | Stereotypes about young jobless South Africans are wrong: what they’re really up to Hannah J. Dawson, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the... Read more 1 May, 2022
Countries WATCH | Julius Malema addresses EFF May Day rally in Mpumalanga Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has addressed party supporters at a Workers’ Day rally... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business Intercape driver, 35, shot and killed as bus company comes under attack Cape Town – A 35-year-old Intercape bus driver reportedly lost his life after being shot outside the company’s depot... Read more 1 May, 2022
Business As tobacco burns out, Malawi looks to cannabis Nambuma – Under a scorching sun at a trading post in Malawi, Chikumbutso Chekeni and his wife head to... Read more 1 May, 2022
Algeria Leading Algeria opposition figure freed after 24-hour detention, his lawyer says Algiers – One of Algeria’s leading opposition figures, Karim Tabbou, was released on Saturday after 24 hours in detention... Read more 1 May, 2022