Mali peacekeeping force in the balance as countries withdraw
Niamey – A shadow has fallen over the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in jihadist-embattled Mali, one of the UN’s... Read more
20 Nov, 2022
Patrice Motsepe wants to ‘keep away from politics’; Nigeria’s voters divided before polls | Here are your top news headlines
Cape Town – From Patrice Motsepe seemingly turning down the nomination to run for the ANC presidency; to Nigerian... Read more
20 Nov, 2022
Cape Town hotel to launch new pet-friendly menu
Cape Town – Radisson Red V&A Waterfront in partnership with Pet Heaven will reportedly be launching a new pet-friendly... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Hundreds in Senegal march to demand release of journalist
Dakar – Several hundred journalists, civil society members and political party representatives demonstrated Friday in Senegal’s capital to demand... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso police use tear gas to disperse anti-French demo
Ouagadougou – Security forces in Burkina Faso used tear gas on Friday to scatter anti-French demonstrators staging the latest... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Young Africans at COP27 show grassroots innovations
Sharm el Sheikh – While negotiators at the UN climate meeting have haggled over policy on global warming, young... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
DRC town set to ‘disappear’ as mines expand
Kolwezi – “We’re screwed,” said Alphonse Fwamba Mutombo, standing on a plot of rubble overlooking an open-cast cobalt mine... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Cape Town mom appears in court after fire kills her 2 children locked in a shack
Cape Town – A 35-year-old Cape Town mother was reportedly arrested after her two children died in a shack... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
PICS | World’s oldest pupil dies in Kenya aged 99
Nairobi – The world’s oldest primary school student, Priscilla Sitieni, whose resolve to acquire an education in her 90s... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
WATCH | First copy of Jacob Zuma’s book sold for R20 000 at launch
Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma’s first printed copy of his book was bought for R20 000 at... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
