Countries

Sudan arrests Communist Party figures as thousands protest coup

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces arrested leading anti-coup figures on Thursday, their party said, during protests by thousands against... Read more

20 May, 2022

Countries

WATCH | ‘Cancel this thing’ – Cyril Ramaphosa tells Nathi Mthethwa to scrap R22m flag project

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he told Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to scrap the R22... Read more

20 May, 2022

Countries

Dozens of girls sick in Equatorial Guinea after jabs

Malabo – Dozens of girls fell ill after receiving the diphtheria-tetanus vaccine in schools in Equatorial Guinea’s economic capital Bata,... Read more

20 May, 2022

Countries

‘Absolutely inhumane and unfair’ – Anger as Durban Metro cops allegedly throw away homeless people’s blankets

Cape Town – South Africans are fuming after pictures of Durban Metro Police officers allegedly throwing homeless people’s blankets... Read more

20 May, 2022

Countries

Rwanda says UK asylum seekers to arrive ‘in next few weeks’

Kigali – The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will... Read more

20 May, 2022

Countries

Mozambique approves tough anti-terror bill

Maputo – Mozambique’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough new anti-terror law that imposes stiff prison sentences for convicted jihadists,... Read more

20 May, 2022

News

SA hikes rates while inflation stays high; Guinea political parties defy ban on protesting | Here are your top headlines

Cape Town – From SA raising its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row; to dozens... Read more

20 May, 2022

Business

South Africa hikes rates as inflation stays high

Johannesburg – South Africa raised its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row on Thursday, as inflation... Read more

19 May, 2022

Countries

Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger

Friday Okonofua, University of Benin The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before... Read more

19 May, 2022

Countries

1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DRC

Lubumbashi – Authorities in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory,... Read more

19 May, 2022