Countries ‘Army of orphans’: The price of South Africa’s AIDS scourge Johannesburg – At the age of 13, Ndumiso Gamede was orphaned when his parents died at the peak of... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Business South Africa’s central bank imposes another steep rate hike Johannesburg – South Africa’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate again by a steep 0.75 percentage... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Countries Experts warn against bringing rebels into army to end DRC fighting Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army once absorbed rebels into its ranks as a way to end... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Business South Africa’s small-scale fishers have been marginalised since apartheid – what needs to change Kathleen Auld, World Maritime University and Loretta Feris, University of Pretoria South Africa is home to tens of thousands... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Countries UN chief discusses Western Sahara with Moroccan king Rabat – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a rare meeting with Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Wednesday, where the... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
News Ramaphosa gives brief on UK trip; Tanzania rations power because of drought | Here are your top news headlines From Cyril Ramaphosa briefing South Africa on his UK visit; to Tanzania starting to ration power because of drought…Read... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Countries DRC and Rwanda agree ceasefire at talks, says Angola Luanda – An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east... Read more 24 Nov, 2022
Countries SA Home Affairs officials arrested in connection with passport corruption and fraud Cape Town – Four former officials from the Department of Home Affairs have been arrested by the Hawks following... Read more 24 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso NGO says Burkina Faso jihadist attacks rob million students of school Ouagadougou – More than 5 700 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso due to the security situation, with... Read more 24 Nov, 2022
Countries 11 killed in jihadist raid on Mali displaced people Bamako – Eleven civilians living in a camp for displaced people were killed in a jihadist raid in northern... Read more 24 Nov, 2022