Almost 7.7 million in South Sudan face ‘crisis’ hunger levels: UN
Juba – Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said Wednesday,... Read more
10 Apr
Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new norm
Johannesburg – Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world’s most impoverished regions, pushing... Read more
20 Mar
WATCH | Holomisa welcomes SADC decision to withdraw troops
Cape Town — Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Bantu Holomisa has welcomed the decision to withdraw South... Read more
14 Mar
UN report finds women’s rights weakened in quarter of all countries
United Nations — Women’s rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a... Read more
6 Mar
World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks
Rome — Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out funding to protect nature Thursday, breaking a deadlock at... Read more
28 Feb
UN chief says flow of weapons to Sudan ‘must stop’
Addis Ababa – UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an end to the influx of weapons fuelling war in... Read more
14 Feb
Kenya deploys additional 144 police to Haiti
Nairobi – Kenya said on Thursday it had deployed more than 100 additional police officers to Haiti, after Washington... Read more
7 Feb
Young Africans add to pressure on museums over looted art, says UN
Addis Ababa – A new generation of young Africans is adding to the pressure on Western museums to return... Read more
28 Jan
WATCH | 2025 must be the year of justice for Africa – UN chief Guterres
Cape Town – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed optimism that Africa could secure a permanent seat on the... Read more
12 Dec, 2024
Trevor Manuel appointed to UN expert group addressing global debt crisis
Cape Town – The appointment of former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel to a UN expert group addressing... Read more
9 Dec, 2024
