Police arrest man with uncut diamonds and foreign currency
Cape Town – Northern Cape police arrested a man who was found in possession of uncut diamonds and foreign... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Cholera cases rise ‘alarmingly’ in DRC camps, says MSF
Kinshasa – Aid workers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) warned Thursday of a possible “health disaster”... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso awards gold mine permit to Russian firm
Ouagadougou – Military-ruled Burkina Faso has awarded an exploration permit for a new gold mine to Russian firm Nordgold,... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda
Kampala – Uganda on Thursday received its first shipment of trial vaccines against a strain of Ebola that has... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
South Africa to decriminalise sex work
Johannesburg – South Africa on Friday said it would decriminalise sex work, hoping to tackle high levels of crime... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
South Africa urged to lift ‘secrecy’ over docked Russian freighter
Johannesburg – South Africa’s leading opposition party on Thursday challenged the government to explain why a Russian cargo ship... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
R1 million fine or life imprisonment: Drug syndicate member sentenced
Kwazulu-Natal – As the fight against drugs in South Africa rages on, a convicted syndicate member was given the... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Business anxiety grows as Spain-Algeria trade deadlock lingers
Madrid – Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara, trade between... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Niger finance minister rebuffs pressure to drop oil drive
Paris – Niger’s finance minister says lack of support from rich countries makes it impossible for his impoverished nation... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
SA Navy to give details about Russian vessel that ‘mysteriously’ docked in Simon’s Town
Cape Town – The SA Navy has reportedly said it will give details regarding the US-sanctioned Russian-owned vessel that dropped... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
