Crisis

Ramaphosa takes a stand against Transnet incompetence amidst ongoing ports crisis

Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured that the rail network crisis will be addressed, with a commitment... Read more

24 Nov, 2023

‘Food insecurity should be a disaster in Eastern Cape’ – SAHRC

Cape Town — The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) wants food insecurity in the Eastern Cape to be... Read more

11 Nov, 2023

WATCH | Joburg residents struggling as water crisis continues

Johannesburg — Johannesburg residents are upset with the service delivery and the ongoing water crisis affecting multiple areas throughout the city. The city is experiencing one of its most difficult periods, as the water crisis has left some residents without water for up to a week and many have resorted to extreme measures in a bid to survive, Daily Maverick… Read more →

‘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

Ukraine crisis to dominate EU leaders’ Versailles summit

Versailles – EU leaders will scramble Thursday to find ways to urgently address the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine... Read more

10 Mar, 2022

Uganda acts to ease border gridlock that triggered fuel crisis

Kampala – Uganda announced on Tuesday it was suspending mandatory Covid testing at the border with Kenya after the... Read more

18 Jan, 2022

Uganda hit by fuel shortage as trucks stuck in tailbacks

Kampala – Ugandans were struggling on Monday with a fuel shortage that has sent prices skyrocketing, as hundreds of trucks... Read more

18 Jan, 2022

Inequalities and infighting: The background to South Africa’s crisis

Johannesburg – South Africa is facing its most serious crisis since white-minority rule ended in 1994. Violence and looting... Read more

15 Jul, 2021