Mauritius records first two Omicron cases, more feared
Port Louis – The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has recorded its first two infections of the Covid-19 Omicron... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Angola ruling party backs President Joao Lourenco for a second term
Johannesburg – Angola’s ruling party, which has run the country since independence in 1975, on Friday chose President Joao Lourenco... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
SA, Zimbabwe lead as Africa’s Covid-19 infections more than double
Paris – The Covid-19 pandemic continued its advance around the world this week, led by southern Africa where the... Read more
11 Dec, 2021
Violence ripples in Islamist-hit Mozambique as insurgency evolves
Maputo – Five months after foreign soldiers arrived to help Mozambique battle an insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado province, militants... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Zambia ex-postal chief charged with plundering UK-backed social fund
Lusaka – Zambian investigators on Thursday arrested the ex-head of postal services and two former directors for allegedly diverting... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Malawi arrests former minister, bank chief for lying to IMF
Lilongwe – Malawi police have arrested a former finance minister and an ex-central bank chief for fabricating figures in a... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Zambia arrests former ministers for alleged graft
Lusaka – Zambian graft investigators said on Tuesday they had arrested and charged the ex-foreign affairs minister and the former... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Mozambique jihadists kidnap 600 women, girls since 2018, HRW says
Johannesburg – Islamist militants waging a brutal insurgency in northern Mozambique have abducted more than 600 women and children over... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
Namibia detects 18 Omicron cases, destroys 150 000 jabs
Windhoek – Namibia’s president Hage Geingob announced on Monday that the first cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant had been... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
Zimbabwe court clears investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono
Harare – A Zimbabwean court on Monday dropped a case against investigative journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono, charged with... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
