Countries Nigeria looks to revive ailing palm oil sector Okomu – Standing beside the piles of dark red palm fruits ready for crushing for their essence, Nigerian farmer... Read more 3 Oct, 2021
Countries HRW slams Kenya’s response to surge in gender-based violence Kenya – Human Rights Watch has decried the Kenyan government’s response to a surge in gender-based violence (GBV) that... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries Why Zimbabwe’s ‘great river people’ feel cut off from their trade Binga – BaTonga tribe traditionally made their living fishing along the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba. But expensive permits... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray Addis Ababa – The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries Kenya drought leaves 2.4 million at risk of hunger by November, says WFP Nairobi – At least 2.4 million people risk going hungry by November as drought ravages northern and eastern Kenya, a... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries Nigeria’s Buhari orders Twitter ban lifted once conditions met Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had ordered the country’s ban on Twitter to be lifted... Read more 2 Oct, 2021
Countries FULL SPEECH | Over 8.6M South Africans ‘are fully vaccinated’, says Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved South Africa to lockdown adjusted alert level 1 with effect from October 1. Here... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
News WATCH | Mpho Moerane sworn in as new Joburg mayor Cape Town – The African National Congress (ANC) candidate Mpho Moerane has been sworn in as the new mayor... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Jacob Zuma Parole Jacob Zuma’s ‘welcome prayer’ planned for October 14 in KZN, says foundation Cape Town – A “welcome prayer” has been planned for former South African president Jacob Zuma in KwaZulu-Natal following... Read more 1 Oct, 2021
Countries Rwandan YouTuber jailed for 15 years after anti-Kagame posts Kigali – A Rwandan court on Thursday sentenced a prominent YouTube commentator and genocide survivor to 15 years in prison... Read more 1 Oct, 2021