Business

Senegal streets empty as transport workers extend strike

Dakar – Senegal’s transport unions went on open-ended strike on Friday over alleged police harassment and illicit competition, paralysing the... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Business

Zimbabwe’s main airport operating without radar

Harare – Planes are landing at Zimbabwe’s main international airport without any radar systems to guide air traffic controllers,... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Countries

WATCH | Cyril Ramaphosa honoured with chieftaincy during state visit to Ivory Coast

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Thursday honoured with the status of chieftaincy by the governor of... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Business

Omicron empties South Africa safari lodges

Hoedspruit – Sabine Stam didn’t expect to have her feet up, sipping white wine on the deck of a... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Agriculture

Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger

Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Business

Court dismisses application by environmental groups to block Shell’s seismic survey

Cape Town – A South African court has reportedly dismissed an urgent application to block Shell from going ahead... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa sees spike in child infections

Johannesburg – Doctors in South Africa said on Friday there had been a spike in hospitalisations among young children... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Countries

DRC struggles with Covid vaccine push

Kinshasa – A year ago, the world kicked off one of the greatest initiatives in medical history: the rush... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus

Despite Omicron surge, South Africa so far sees mild symptoms

Johannesburg – Omicron is fueling a steep surge in infections in South Africa but relatively few people are being... Read more

3 Dec, 2021

News

Two Benin soldiers killed in jihadist attack in north, military sources say

Cotonou – Two soldiers were killed on Thursday when jihadists attacked a military post in north Benin near the border... Read more

3 Dec, 2021