Countries

Zimbabwe Lake Kariba ferry disaster death toll rises to 84 as search continues

By Mary Taruvinga Harare – The death toll after an overloaded government ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has... Read more

17 Aug

Business

Ramaphosa targets regional trade, energy and infrastructure as SA takes SADC chair

Durban – President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for deeper economic integration among Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, saying... Read more

17 Aug

Countries

Shack dwellers protest outside Premier’s office

Shack dwellers from Mfuleni marched to the Western Cape Premier’s office in Cape Town on Friday to demand water... Read more

17 Aug

Countries

Drama at Madlanga Commission as fire alarm forces evacuation before Matlala testimony

Pretoria – A fire alarm at Brigitte Mabandla College in Pretoria briefly disrupted the Madlanga Commission on Monday morning,... Read more

17 Aug

Business

Thungela sees strong turnaround as coal prices and rail flows improve

Cape Town – South Africa’s largest producer of export coal, Thungela Resources, has reported a sharp improvement in its... Read more

17 Aug

Algeria

North African oil giant strikes into Dangote territory with first Jet A1 supply to Niger

Abuja -Algeria’s state-owned energy giant Sonatrach has begun supplying Jet A1 aviation fuel to Niger, opening a new fuel... Read more

17 Aug

Business

How Airtel and Starlink are changing mobile connectivity in Africa

Kinshasa – Airtel Africa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have launched Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-phone service in the Democratic Republic... Read more

17 Aug

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