Egypt replants mangrove ‘treasure’ to fight climate change impacts
Hamata – On Egypt’s Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a programme to... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Algeria boosts English tuition in blow to colonists’ French
Algiers – Algerian primary schools have scrambled to introduce English lessons, in a move critics say was rushed but... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
‘I am relieved to be free again,’ says Jacob Zuma as his prison sentence ends
Johannesburg – The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African president Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Jacob Zuma set free; Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods | Here are your top news headlines
From Jacob Zuma being set free after his 15-month prison sentence officially came to an end; to nearly 200 dying... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
Romay van Rooyen murder case: ‘He has a case to answer… Evidence only leads to him and nobody else’
Cape Town – The 18-year-old nephew of Western Cape magistrate, Romay van Rooyen, who is also the accused in... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
UN watchdog sounds alarm over suicides in Africa
Brazzaville – Africa needs to combat a suicide rate that is the highest in the world yet remains widely... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
‘Gold dust’: Liberians queue for rice
Monrovia – In the Clara Town suburb of Liberia’s capital Monrovia, Aminata Kanneh stands sweating under the hot midday... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Kenya lobby groups protest lifting of ban on GM crops
Nairobi – Activists and agriculture lobby groups on Thursday urged Kenya’s government to reverse its decision to lift a... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
French-backed ‘Foundation for Democracy’ launched in Africa
Johannesburg – A French-backed forum to promote democracy among young people in Africa began life on Friday, a year... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Jacob Zuma’s 15-month prison sentence has officially ended
Cape Town – Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s prison sentence has officially ended, the Department of Correctional Services... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
