Countries Ramaphosa axes Tolashe, announces interim appointment Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed Sisisi Tolashe as Minister of Social Development. In a statement issued on... Read more 14 May
Countries Health minister suspends top officials over R1m fraud allegations Cape Town – Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has placed three senior officials in the national department of health... Read more 12 Mar
Countries Eswatini minister slammed for reported threat to expel LGBTQ pupils Mbabane – Rights groups blasted Eswatini’s education minister Tuesday for reportedly threatening to expel LGBTQ pupils from school, and... Read more 4 Feb
Countries Niger frees ex-minister after nearly a year in detention Niamey – Niger’s former oil minister, arrested by the country’s junta nearly a year ago, was released Tuesday, his... Read more 7 Jan
Countries Former DRC government minister arrested: party Kinshasa – A former presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested Tuesday in Kinshasa, his political... Read more 17 Dec, 2025
Countries Nigeria’s defence minister resigns amid security crisis: presidency Abuja – Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, as the country reeled from a security... Read more 2 Dec, 2025
Countries Singapore minister walks back Hong Kong ‘idiots’ remark Singapore – A Singapore minister says he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong football players and... Read more 20 Nov, 2025
Countries Mchunu’s chief of staff its back: ‘I’ll cooperate — I’ve nothing to hide!’ Cape Town – Cedrick Nkabinde, chief of staff to suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, appeared before the parliamentary Ad... Read more 14 Nov, 2025
Countries Minister hits back at misinformation: ‘Undocumented kids have a right to learn’ Cape Town – Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has reiterated that every child in South Africa — regardless of... Read more 16 Oct, 2025
Algeria Former Algeria minister handed 7 years in prison for embezzlement Algiers – An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced former labour minister Tijani Hassan Haddam to seven years in prison... Read more 1 Oct, 2025