Zambia opposition leads in early vote count
Lusaka – Zambia was still counting votes on Saturday after a hard-fought general election, with the main opposition candidate... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
US envoys press Tunisia president on democracy
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed US concerns over threats to democracy in the North African... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
Mocimboa da Praia: Mozambican ghost town after jihadists ejected
Mocímboa da Praia – Except for dozens of soldiers on patrol, Mocimboa da Praia, occupied by jihadists until just... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
Zambia election results trickle in as social media returns
Lusaka – Social media access was largely restored in Zambia on Saturday as a first small set of results from... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
‘We’re winning,’ says Lungu as debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls
Lusaka – Zambians were voting in a general election on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes,... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Lawyers claim govt ‘interference’ in Tanzania opposition leader’s case
Dar es Salaam – Lawyers for the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party on Friday accused the government of... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Army re-inforcement, social media curbs as Zambia votes in tightly contested polls
Lusaka – President Edgar Lungu deployed more troops in parts of the country to quell election violence after Zambians... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Vote count under way in Zambia after hard-fought election as army reinforced
Lusaka – Vote counting was under way in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw social... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Graft weakened SA’s spy agency, Cyril Ramaphosa says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s intelligence agency became weakened by corruption under ex-president Jacob Zuma, his successor Cyril Ramaphosa said on... Read more
13 Aug, 2021
Cyril Ramaphosa admits rampant state graft while he was VP
Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday acknowledged there had been rampant state corruption while he was... Read more
12 Aug, 2021
