Politics Sudan youth radio gagged for 6 weeks after coup Khartoum – A lively youth-run radio station, Sudan’s 96.0 FM was muzzled for 46 days after authorities banished the... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Technology Internet guardians want to break web’s language barriers Paris – When website addresses using writing systems like Chinese and Arabic were introduced back in 2009, it was... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
World US court rejects Donald Trump bid to keep Capitol riot documents secret Washington – A US federal appeals court on Thursday rejected former president Donald Trump’s bid to prevent the release... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Countries Over 100 ANC councillors to ‘visit and present Jacob Zuma with a bull’ in Nkandla Cape Town – More than 100 ANC councillors are reportedly expected to pay a visit to former president Jacob... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
World Biden rings the alarm on state of democracy worldwide Washington – Democracy faces “sustained and alarming challenges” worldwide, US President Joe Biden said Thursday at the opening of... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Politics Tanzania marks 60 years of independence as fears grow for freedoms Dar es Salaam – Tanzania marked its 60th independence anniversary on Thursday, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan hailing the country’s... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Technology Facebook misidentified thousands of political ads, study shows Paris – Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Politics Burkina Faso PM, govt resign over security crisis Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s premier and government resigned on Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Agriculture ‘ANC thinks we are fools,’ says EFF’s Ndlozi as he explains why his party rejected the land expropriation bill Cape Town – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has slammed the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for... Read more 9 Dec, 2021
Politics Libya upper house calls for election delay Tripoli – Libya’s upper house on Wednesday proposed delaying December presidential elections by two months, the latest dispute over the... Read more 9 Dec, 2021