Free Jacob Zuma ‘with no conditions’, his son Edward demands
Cape Town – Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s family has reportedly demanded that he be released from jail... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Somalia election partly under way, delays threaten process
Mogadishu – Voting began on Thursday in one of Somalia’s states, days late but ahead of the rest of the... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
SA’s port terminals restored following cyber-attack
Johannesburg – Operating systems have been restored at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm, the company said on Thursday following a... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Tunisia’s political crisis fuelled by endless economic pain
Tunis – Spiralling prices, stagnant wages, jobs lost to the pandemic: anger over deep economic woes in debt-hit Tunisia... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Food running out in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray
Nairobi – The United Nations called on Wednesday for the opening of critical aid routes in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray, warning... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
‘Hard part’ lies ahead for Ivory Coast after ex-foes hold warm meeting
Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s press on Wednesday gushed over an upbeat meeting between President Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo,... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Nigerian cleric detained since 2015 acquitted, freed, says lawyer
Kano – Shiite Muslim leader Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife detained for murder since 2015 in Nigeria have been... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Malawi ex-leader Mutharika in no-show at graft inquiry
Lilongwe – Malawi’s former president Peter Mutharika failed to appear before the country’s anti-corruption agency on Wednesday, a day after... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Ugandan weightlifter faces fraud charge over Olympics
Kampala – A young Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics was charged... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Zim approves J&J Covid-19 vaccine as third virus wave rages
Harare – Zimbabwe on Wednesday approved the US-made Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the first Western-manufactured jab... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
