Business 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
Countries 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 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
World 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
Countries 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
World 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
Chad 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
Countries 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
Countries 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