Countries Tunisian opposition announces alliance against president Tunis – A veteran Tunisian opposition figure announced on Tuesday the creation of a new alliance to “save” the... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Agriculture Chaos in SA’s Kirkwood as striking farmworkers bring town to a standstill… one dead, 2 injured Cape Town – One person was reportedly shot dead on Monday as hundreds of disgruntled farm workers protested in... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Countries Long list of unfinished business mars South Africa’s Freedom Day Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Tshwane University of Technology On 27 April 1994, South Africans from all walks of life voted... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina tries ‘dialogue’ tack in fight against jihadists Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency – “dialogue”... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Arts and Leisure ‘I’m where I am because of love I received from strangers’ – Big Zulu reflects on his life Cape Town – Award-winning rapper, Big Zulu, has taken to Instagram to open up about his life and reveal... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Countries WATCH | Officers sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to driver at roadblock in Joburg Cape Town – A video of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers singing “Happy Birthday” to a driver... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Countries Fearful Gambians start to return home after Senegal offensive Karinorr – Gambians who fled border villages last month after the Senegalese army launched an offensive against separatist rebels... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina junta stands by three-year transition to civilian rule Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s military-dominated government on Thursday pushed back against regional demands to reduce a three-year timetable for restoring... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Countries Renewed clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur kill 4, aid group says Khartoum – Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region spread on Monday claiming four more lives, an aid group said, bringing the... Read more 26 Apr, 2022
Countries Niger, Burkina Faso say 100 jihadists killed in joint operation Niamey – A three-week joint operation by Niger and Burkina Faso in their jihadist-hit border area killed around 100 “terrorists”... Read more 26 Apr, 2022