Business Tunisian bakers strike again over unpaid subsidies Tunis – Thousands of bakeries across Tunisia closed on Wednesday, less than two months after a similar strike demanding... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries South African government apologises over ‘devastating’ blackouts Johannesburg – The South African government on Thursday apologised to the country after a prolonged energy crisis took a... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Cyril Ramaphosa declares December 27 a public holiday Cape Town – South Africans will have an added public holiday this year after President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries At least 131 civilians killed in DRC by M23 rebels, says UN Kinshasa – M23 rebels last month massacred at least 131 civilians in eastern DR Congo and committed more than... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Former health minister Zweli Mkhize believes he can be SA’s next president Cape Town – Presidential candidate and former health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhiwe, believes he has what it takes to... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Nine dead in fresh Burkina Faso violence, sources say Ouagadougou – At least nine civilians have been killed in violent attacks in northern Burkina Faso, witnesses told AFP... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Misery in Zimbabwe over 19-hour power cuts Harare – When midnight strikes, most Zimbabweans jump out of bed to make stews, iron their clothes or collect... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Mayor Mpho Phalatse’s office says date for her public wedding ceremony to be announced soon Cape Town – After pictures of a private wedding ceremony that celebrated the love between Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Thousands flee violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile: UN Juba – Violence in South Sudan’s far north has forced thousands of civilians to flee in recent weeks, UN... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Countries Police investigate after 2 men, a South African and an Ethiopian, killed in spaza shop robbery Cape Town – Police in Mpumalanga are investigating two cases of murder following the killing of two men during... Read more 8 Dec, 2022