PANIC IN THE SKY: Smoke forces British Airways jet back to Cape Town
Cape Town – A British Airways Airbus A350 (flight BA58) bound for London was forced to return to Cape... Read more
17 Apr
Mpox outbreak under control – health department
Cape Town — The Department of Health (DoH) has assured all South Africans that it has the Mpox outbreak... Read more
19 Aug, 2024
Ukraine claims new advances in Russia, Belgorod declares emergency
Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday pressed its surprise offensive in Russian territory and bombarded the neighbouring border region of... Read more
14 Aug, 2024
Australian towns endure night of ‘shocking’ bushfires
Sydney — Helicopters buzzed over bushfire-scarred swathes of eastern Australia on Wednesday, assessing the damage left by “shocking” blazes... Read more
1 Nov, 2023
3 children, 5 women among 16 dead in gas leak accident in Boksburg
Johannesburg – At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a slum near Johannesburg,... Read more
6 Jul, 2023
White House says US Covid emergency status to end May 11
Washington – The White House said on Monday that the national and public health emergencies declared just as the... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
Flood-hit Chad declares state of emergency
N’Djamena – Chad’s leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday declared a state of emergency as the country struggles... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Ethiopia lifts wartime state of emergency
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday lifted a state of emergency imposed last November when Tigrayan rebels threatened to... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Ethiopia cabinet backs shortening wartime state of emergency
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet on Wednesday endorsed cutting short a state of emergency imposed last... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
