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France, Germany press Africa to condemn Russian aggression in Ukraine

Addis Ababa – The French and German foreign ministers called on Friday on Africa to condemn Russian aggression in... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Arts and Leisure

Cameroon’s ‘funeral music’ gives voice to frustrated youth

Yaounde – It began as a form of music chanted at wakes to comfort mourners – now it is... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

South African former heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee dies

Johannesburg – Former world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, whose fans included political icon Nelson Mandela, has died in Cape... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

Frene Ginwala remembered: trailblazing feminist and first speaker of South Africa’s democratic parliament

Shireen Hassim, Carleton University Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party,... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

PICS | ‘Mind your own water’ – Julius Malema, former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni on holiday and enjoying drinks on a boat

Cape Town – Social media users this week reacted to pictures of EFF leader Julius Malema and former ANC... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

Abandoned children of UN peacekeepers in DRC face stigma

Kavumu – Chance, 16, is different from the other children in her school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

‘Thank God you’re alive’ – Tears, grief as phones ring again in Tigray

Nairobi – Beniam Yetbarek didn’t even know his cousin was alive when the phone rang on Christmas Eve, and... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

Tourists allegedly shot at while on a boat at Jozini Dam as poaching war increases

Cape Town – Tourists were reportedly caught in the crossfire when a group of alleged armed poachers opened fire... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

News

Eskom defends price hike amid record blackouts; DRC rebels agree to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’ | Here are your top news headlines

From Eskom defending the price hike amid record blackouts; to DRC rebels agreeing to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’…Read these and... Read more

14 Jan, 2023

Countries

‘She was beaten, humiliated and stripped naked while people took videos of her’ – LGBTI community member assaulted in Khayelitsha

Cape Town – Cape Town LGBTI community groups have condemned the recent attack and humiliation of one of their... Read more

13 Jan, 2023