Countries Jail term sought for Rwanda driver over genocide Paris – French prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a 15-year jail term for a former hotel driver accused of... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Kenya detects first cases of Omicron variant Nairobi – Kenya has detected its first three cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the country’s health minister... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Covid surge in Africa, but fewer deaths than before, says WHO Brazzaville – Africa has recorded a massive rise in Covid cases over the past week, but the number of... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries UK must compensate for economic damage caused by travel ban, says SA govt Cape Town – The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has reportedly called on the United... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries South Africa snips lions to manage species in small reserves Hoedspruit – On the cusp of sexual maturity, a young lioness is about to be sterilised. It’s to prevent... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Algeria Eni and Algeria’s Sonatrach sign $1.4bn oil deal Algiers – Algeria’s state oil firm Sonatrach signed a $1.4 billion exploration and production deal on Tuesday with Italian major... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries Court rules Jacob Zuma must go back to jail… says his medical parole is ‘unlawful’ Cape Town – The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reportedly set aside the decision by former National Commissioner... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries Gambia opposition asks Supreme Court to annul election results Banjul – The Gambia’s leading opposition party on Tuesday said it had petitioned the Supreme Court to annul a December... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Business Algeria lends $300m to cash-strapped Tunisia Tunis – Heavily indebted Tunisia said on Tuesday it had received a loan from oil-rich neighbour Algeria, the day before... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Business UK drops 11 African countries, including SA from its travel ‘red list’ London – The UK is to drop 11 African countries including South Africa from its “red list” barring incoming travel,... Read more 15 Dec, 2021