Kenya failing to tackle record-high femicides, activists say
Nairobi – Two years after Kenyan athletics champion Agnes Tirop was stabbed to death, the prime suspect was released... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
Sexual predators at school: why SA law is failing to protect children from teachers
Cecile de Villiers, University of Cape Town Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
Malawi’s debt crisis deepens as aid cuts hurt
Lilongwe – Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi’s capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
WATCH | Level 4 storm chaos hits KZN – roads flooded, travel warning issued
Durban – Emergency services in Durban are on high alert following heavy rains on Thursday night, with more expected... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
Top uranium producer Namibia to open talks on nuclear energy plant
Windhoek – Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
VAT hikes can raise tax without hurting the poor: an economist sets out the evidence
Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s 2025-6 budget has been subjected to more comment than usual. This... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
No identity eight years after submitting DNA evidence
Nozamikhaya Bikhwe submitted DNA test results to Home Affairs eight years ago, but her 22-year-old daughter Inathi has still... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
LIGHTS ON! – Eskom suspends loadshedding after power boost
Johannesburg – Eskom announced early on Friday morning that it has suspended loadshedding following the recovery of 2,015 megawatts... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
Ramaphosa backs Ukraine truce push at Zelensky meeting
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to South Africa on Thursday... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
Fuel prices FALL again! – But the rand has other plans…
Cape Town – Following notable fuel price cuts in April — up to 72 cents for petrol and 86... Read more
25 Apr, 2025
