Countries

3,000 March on Cape Town: Protesters demand SA cut ties with Israel over Gaza war

Cape Town –  More than 3,000 people marched through Cape Town Saturday, calling for South Africa to cut trade... Read more

27 Sep

Countries

129 rapes a day – South Africans say ‘no more!’

Pretoria – Several hundred people marched on Friday against femicide and gender violence in South Africa, calling for the... Read more

12 Apr

Countries

98 arrested for Zimbabwe anti-government protests

Harare – Zimbabwean authorities remanded in custody on Tuesday 98 people arrested for taking part in demonstrations called to... Read more

1 Apr

Business

Union calls on government to save steelworkers’ jobs

More than 100 people under the banner of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa picketed outside the... Read more

23 Feb

World

Africa’s ‘bold generation’ see bright future at home

Nairobi – They see themselves as the “bold generation” and the “conscious youth” of the African continent. AFP met... Read more

18 Feb

Countries

Uganda opposition figure Besigye on hunger strike: lawyer

Kampala – Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday, months... Read more

13 Feb

Angola

Angola frees five critics, including HIV+ TikToker: Amnesty

Luanda – Five critics of Angola’s President Joao Lourenco have been freed after more than a year in detention,... Read more

8 Jan

Business

Mozambique vows to protect SA trade from vote protests

Johannesburg – Mozambique said on Wednesday it would boost security along a vital South African trade corridor to prevent... Read more

19 Dec, 2024

Countries

South Africa holds talks with Mozambique over election dispute

Johannesburg — Senior South Africa government and security officials held talks with their Mozambique counterparts on Wednesday amid fears... Read more

18 Dec, 2024

Countries

Mozambique opposition threatens ‘chaos’ if vote a ‘lie’

Maputo – Mozambique’s main opposition leader, who has claimed victory in the October 9 presidential election, on Monday threatened... Read more

17 Dec, 2024